THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Dryden GM Ice Dogs forward Xavier Halterman has been named its Play It Again Sports Player of the Week for the period ending March 8.
In three outings during the time frame, the 19-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., produced points in each of them, collecting six in total, helping Dryden pick up a pair of victories and move back to the .500 mark in the SIJHL standings.
In all, Halterman scored once and dished out five assists for the GM Ice Dogs to help him extend a consecutive game point streak to five in succession.
He is playing at close to a point-per-game pace for his club in 2019-20 with 47 in 51 games on 12 tallies and 35 helpers to lead Dryden in offensive production, heading into the final week of the regular season.
Also earning consideration for player of the week honours were Tyler Malpass, (F) Fort Frances Lakers; Tyler Johnson, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies; Cody Bruchkowski, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars; Bryce Krauter, (F) Red Lake Miners and Nathan Mueller, (G) Wisconsin Lumberjacks.
SIJHL – Play It Again Sports Players of the Week
Week 1: Alex Bugeja, (G) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 2: Shaye Sommerfeld, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 3: Noah Loveday, (F) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 4: Cody Bruchkowski, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 5: Xavier Halterman, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 6: Connor Kalthoff, (D) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 7: Cade Moreland, (F) Wisconsin Lumberjacks
Week 8: Jacob Brown, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 9: Bryce Johnson, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 10: Ryan Howe, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 11: Cody Bruchkowski, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 12: Jack Michels, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 13: Justin Pitari, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Week 14: Jordan Baranesky, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 15: Seth Purcilly, (G) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 16: Hunter Adams, (G) Wisconsin Lumberjacks
Week 17: Jordan Baranesky, (F) Red Lake Miners
Week 18: Bryce Johnson, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 19: Hunter Adams, (G) Wisconsin Lumberjacks
Week 20: Kyle Uzelman, (F) Fort Frances Lakers
Week 21: Nick Harder, (F) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 22: Cody Bruchkowski, (F) Thunder Bay North Stars
Week 23: Caleb Sauer, (G) Thief River Falls Norskies
Week 24: Xavier Halterman, (F) Dryden GM Ice Dogs
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