PRINT EMAIL RSS SHARE

Grizzlies' Kinasewich
On Record Goal Pace

November 9, 2009

Ryan Kinasewich of the Utah Grizzlies has scored two goals in each of his last two games and he leads the ECHL with 13 goals, four game-winning goals and 20 points in eight games.

He was named Reebok Hockey ECHL Player of the Month after leading the league in October with nine goals and three game-winning goals while tying for the lead with 14 points in five games.

He has had five two-goal games and one three-goal game while registering multiple points in seven games. He has a six-game point streak (10g-6a) during which he has had two four-point games, two three-point games and three two-point games.

Kinasewich is averaging 1.63 goals per game and is on pace to score 117 goals. The ECHL record for goals is 85 by Trevor Jobe of Nashville in 1992-93 while the record for goals per game is 1.40 by Bill McDougall of Erie in 1989-90. Kinasewich is averaging 2.5 points per game and is on track to score 180 points. Jobe also set the league record for points (161) and points per game (2.63) in 1992-93.

He led the Grizzlies in scoring for three seasons in a row from 2005-08 and is the team’s all-time leader with 121 goals and is second all-time with 273 points in 188 regular season games.

The native of Edmonton, Alberta has played in the ECHL each of his first six professional seasons and has 311 points (137g-174a) in 231 regular season games and 20 points (11g-9a) and 36 penalty minutes in 26 Kelly Cup Playoff games with Utah and Reading. He has also played in the American Hockey League where he has 15 points (6g-9a) and 18 penalty minutes in 61 games for Bridgeport, Hamilton, Lake Erie and Manchester.

TOP