Wheeling's Klassen named Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week

Action photo of Gabe Klassen of the Wheeling Nailers

Gabe Klassen of the Wheeling Nailers is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for March 31-April 6.

Klassen scored four goals and added two assists for six points in three games against Reading last week.

The 21-year-old tallied a pair of goals and added an assist in a 6-3 win on Friday, posted a goal and an assist in a 5-4 loss on Saturday and had a goal in a 3-1 victory on Sunday.

Under contract to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, Klassen is tied for 12th among ECHL rookies with 43 points (19g-24a) in 65 games with the Nailers this season while also skating in two games for the Penguins.

Prior to turning pro, Klassen recorded 265 points (118g-147a) in 248 career games with Portland of the Western Hockey League.

On behalf of Gabe Klassen, a case of pucks will be donated to a Wheeling 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.