Reading's Labelle named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Olivier Labelle of the Reading Royals is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Nov. 7-13.

The 26-year-old scored six goals, including four power-play tallies, and added an assist as Reading went 2-2-0 last week to move into first place of the Atlantic Division with an overall record of 7-6-1 for 15 points.

Labelle scored two goals in a 5-2 loss at Trenton on Wednesday and followed that up with a second straight two-goal performance in a 5-4 win at Elmira on Friday. Labelle added a goal in a 4-2 loss to the Jackals on Saturday and ended the week with a goal and an assist in a 6-2 victory over Elmira on Sunday. His goal on Sunday gives him 54 as a member of the Royals, setting a new team record.

A native of St. Eustache, Quebec, Labelle leads the Royals with 10 goals and 14 points. His 10 goals are second in the league, while his five power-play goals and three game-winning goals are tied for the league lead.

Labelle has 170 points (96g-74a) in 215 career ECHL games with Utah, Victoria and Reading and has added 40 points (21g-19a) in 47 career Kelly Cup Playoffs games. He also has scored 39 points (15g-24a) in 124 American Hockey League games with Syracuse, Bridgeport, Manitoba and Providence.

On behalf of Olivier Labelle, a case of pucks will be donated to a Reading youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 25,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runners Up: Ethan Cox, Alaska (3 gp, 5g, 0a, 5 pts.), Joey Haddad, Gwinnett (4 gp, 4g, 3a, 7 pts.) and Bryan Rufenach, Toledo (3 gp, 4g, 2a, 6 pts.)    

Also Nominated: Matt Marquardt (Bakersfield), Chad Costello (Colorado), Evan Barlow (Elmira), Rylan Galiardi (Florida), Marc-Olivier Vallerand (Greenville), David Fredriksson (Idaho), Dean Strong (Kalamazoo), Peter MacArthur (Las Vegas), C.J. Stretch (Ontario), Nick Tabisz (South Carolina), Mitch Fadden (Utah) and Chris Barton (Wheeling).

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