Jacksonville's Girduckis named Inglasco/ECHL Player of the Week

Action photo of Abbott Girduckis of the Jacksonville Icemen

Abbott Girduckis of the Jacksonville Icemen is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for April 19-25.

Girduckis notched six assists in three games last week, helping the Icemen to a 3-0-0 record.

The 25-year-old had one helper in a 3-2 win at South Carolina on Wednesday, dished out three assists in a 4-1 victory at Florida on Friday and added a pair of assists in a 5-4 win against the Everblades on Saturday.

A native of Belleville, Ontario, Girduckis has 21 points (8g-13a) in 26 games with the Icemen this season.

Girduckis has tallied 60 points (26g-34a) in 82 career ECHL games with Jacksonville and Toledo, while also appearing in nine career games with Cleveland of the American Hockey League.

Prior to turning pro, Girduckis recorded 93 points (30g-63a) in 146 career games at R.I.T.

On behalf of Abbott Girduckis, a case of pucks will be donated to a Jacksonville 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 43,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Runner Up: Charlie Gerard, Utah (3 gp, 3g, 2a, 5 pts.).

Also Nominated: Anthony Petruzzelli (Fort Wayne), Michael Pelech (Indy), Bryan Lemos (Kansas City), Andrew Cherniwchan (South Carolina), Austin Fyten (Wheeling) and Spencer Dorowicz (Wichita).