Simms awarded for a heck of a week!

* Courtesy of sjhl.ca

Tuesday, January 15, 2008


SJHL FORWARD OF THE WEEK
Winner: Matt Sawa, Kindersley Klippers
Highlights: Sawa tore up the SJHL last week with 4-goals and 6-assists in 3-games played and now has 15-goals and 26-assists in 41-games overall. The Regina SK product did the bulk of his damage against the Weyburn Red Wings, scoring a goal and five assists on Friday night as his team lit up the Wings for ten goals overall. Sawa also had a goal and an assist on Sunday versus Weyburn. He kicked off the week with a two goal effort in Yorkton.
Runners-up: Kirk Pearce, Kindersley; Taylor Watt, Melfort; Matt Kirzinger, Humboldt; Rylan Schwartz, Notre Dame; Kevin Stringfellow, Yorkton.

SJHL DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK
Winner: Stephen Simms, Weyburn Red Wings
Highlights: Simms is one of the most productive offensive blueliners in the league and he delivered his calling card last week with three goals and three assists in four games. He scored once and set up two others in a win over Kindersley on Sunday and also had a two point performance in a low scoring game against Melfort last Tuesday. Simms now has 8-goals and 24-assists in 45-games.
Runners-up: Matthew Rintoul, Humboldt; Harley Garrioch, Flin Flon; Brady Gordon, Melfort; Jock Sutter, Yorkton; Tommy Brown, Melfort.

SJHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Winner: Ilia Ejov, Melfort Mustangs
Highlights: Ejov started all four games for the Mustangs last week and he went 3-0-and-1 with a 1.00-
GAA and .962-SPCT as he kicked out 100 of 104 shots overall. He ended the week with a 27-save shutout against the Nipawin Hawks on Saturday night. And, in the game his club lost, Ejov still only allowed two goals. For the season, Ejov is making a case for Goaltender of the Year honors and he’s on track to join Taylor Nelson and set a new SJHL standard for lowest GAA (current record is 2.25 set by Weyburn’s Russ Monette). Ejov is 22-4-2-1, 2.12, .920.
Runners-up: Travis Bosch, Melville; Joel Danyluk & Lynden Sammartino, Yorkton; Taylor Nelson, Humboldt.

- posted by Troy Kramm