Rapid City's Bennett named Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week

Action photo of Blake Bennett of the Rapid City Rush

Blake Bennett of the Rapid City Rush is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 17-23.

Bennett scored four goals and added two assists for six points in three games at Utah last week.

The 26-year-old dished out a pair of assists in a 5-3 win on Friday, scored a goal in a 3-2 victory on Saturday and notched a hat trick in a 5-2 win on Sunday.

A native of Grand Island, New York, Bennett has recorded 23 points (12g-11a) in 16 games with the Rush this season after beginning the year in Germany with Landshut EV of the DEL-2, where he had four points (3g-1a) in 16 games.

Bennett has posted 91 points (48g-43a) in 103 career games with Rapid City.

Prior to turning pro, Bennett tallied 72 points (43g-29a) in 80 career games at American International College.

On behalf of Blake Bennett, a case of pucks will be donated to a Rapid City youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 51,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.