SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Monday, Nov. 9, 2015
Dryden’s Unruh named Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions players of the week
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Dryden GM Ice Dogs goaltender Taylor Unruh has been named Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Corp. player of the week for the period ending Nov. 8.
In two starts last week the 18-year-old Regina, Sask., product won both of them helping the GM Ice Dogs earn a road sweep of the Minnesota Iron Rangers.
Unruh began by stopping 26 of the 27 shots he faced in a 3-1 triumph at Minnesota Friday.
Saturday night he made 26 more stops in a 5-2 triumph over the Iron Rangers in Hoyt Lakes.
Unruh currently leads all SIJHL netminders in goals-against average at 1.98 and sits second in save percentage at .920.
Also earning consideration for Amyotte’s player of the week honours was Pierce Dushenko, (G) Fort Frances Lakers; Kenny Turner, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars; Konnar Dechaine, (F) English River Miners and Tristyn Sabina (F) Minnesota Iron Rangers.
SIJHL Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Corp. player of the week recipients
Week 1: Derek McPhail, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 2: Dylan Kooner, (F) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 3: Alex Maticic, (F) English River Miners
Week 4: Bradley Thrower, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars/Dylan Robertson, (F) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 5: Kris Hamlin, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 6: Pierce Dushenko, (G) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 7: Robbie Bonthron, (D) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 8: Taylor Unruh, (G) Dryden GM Ice Dogs