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Bulls Tangradi named Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week
Monday April 13, 2009
Toronto, ON The Ontario Hockey League today announced that forward Eric Tangradi of the Belleville Bulls is the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 12. Tangradi scored four goals and three assists for seven points with a plus-minus rating of plus-6 in two games.
Tangradi was at his best offensively on Tuesday night in the 5-2 game five win for the Bulls over their second round playoff series opponent the Niagara IceDogs. He was part of every Bulls goal with a five-point game including four goals and adding one assist as first of the game. His only other five-point game this season came on November 19 when he scored two goals and three assists in an 8-1 win over the IceDogs and was later named the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the week ending November 23. On Thursday night Tangradi counted two assists in the sixth and final game of the second round series with the Bulls prevailing 5-2. Belleville will now face the Brampton Battalion for the Bobby Orr Trophy in the Rogers Eastern Conference Championship Series.
Tangradi, a 20-year-old from Philadelphia, PA, is in his third OHL season with the Bulls. He set career-best numbers and ranked eighth in the regular season with 88 points including 38 goals and 50 assists in 55 games with a plus-minus rating of plus-39. The Bulls captain is currently tied for first in playoff scoring with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 11 games. A Pittsburgh Penguins prospect, Tangradi was selected in the second round, 42nd overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Honourable mention this week goes to Evgeny Grachev of the Brampton Battalion. The OHLs Rookie of the Year scored two goals and three assists for five points in three games, helping the Battalion advance to the Rogers Eastern Conference Championship series. Adam Henrique of the Windsor Spitfires scored a hat-trick as first star of the game Saturday in a 4-2 win over the Plymouth Whalers. The game six win brings the Spitfires to the Rogers Western Conference Championship series where they will face the London Knights. In goal, Mike Murphy of the Belleville Bulls posted a goals-against-average of 2.00 and a save percentage of .945 in his two wins.
2008-09 Boston Pizza OHL Players of the Week
Apr. 13 Eric Tangradi, Belleville Bulls
Apr. 6 Dale Mitchell, Windsor Spitfires
Mar. 30 Chris Terry, Plymouth Whalers
Mar. 23 Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Mar. 16 Logan Couture, Ottawa 67s
Mar. 9 John Tavares, London Knights
Mar. 2 Mark Katic, Sarnia Sting
Feb. 23 Matt Caria, Plymouth Whalers
Feb. 16 Jeff Skinner, Kitchener Rangers
Feb. 9 Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Feb. 2 Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion
Jan. 26 Thomas McCollum, Brampton Battalion
Jan. 19 Brett Parnham, Oshawa Generals
Jan. 12 Marcus Carroll, Owen Sound Attack
Jan. 5 Eric ODell, Sudbury Wolves
Dec. 15 Cameron Gaunce, Mississauga St. Michaels Majors
Dec. 8 John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Dec. 1 John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Nov. 24 Eric Tangradi, Belleville Bulls
Nov. 17 Mathew Sisca, Niagara IceDogs
Nov. 10 Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion
Nov. 3 Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires
Oct. 27 Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Oct. 20 Brandon Foote, Brampton Battalion
Oct. 13 Justin DiBenedetto, Sarnia Sting
Oct. 6 Stefan Della Rovere, Barrie Colts
Sept. 29 Luke Pither, Guelph Storm
Sept. 22 Matt Lyall, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds