News release
27 March 2006
Elmira, NY The Elmira Jackals announced today that forward Konstantin Kalmikov was named Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday March 26th, 2006.
Konstantin Kalmikov is the first Jackals skater to earn the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week award this season. The 27-year old put up a 7-point (3 goals, 4 assists), +5 performance this week. Friday night against Adirondack Kalmikov had 3 assists in Elmiras first home win since Valentines Day. Saturday in Roanoke, the Kharkov, Ukraine native scored two goals in Elmiras 6-4 win. Sunday he added a goal and an assist to cap off another very successful week, where he tallied 18 shots on goal in three games. His 12 points in the past two weeks has put him over the 50-point mark for the year.
Since being acquired from Motor City in December, Kalmikov has 44 points (22 goals, 22 assists) in 46 games for Elmira. Overall he has 56 points (27 goals, 29 assists) in 65 games played. Kalmikov is currently riding a 4-game point-scoring streak. He is the first Elmira skater to earn the UHLs weekly award. Goalies Nick Boucher and Ryan McIntosh both earned the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goalie of the Week award; Boucher on February 6th and McIntosh on January 9th.
The Jackals are back in action on Friday March 31st as they head to Connecticut to face off with the Danbury Trashers at 7:30 pm. Elmira then returns to the First Arena for two games against the Roanoke Valley Vipers, beginning on Saturday, April 1st at 7:05 pm.