News release
27 November 2006
Elmira, NY The Elmira Jackals are proud to announce that left wing Scott Wray has been named the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week for Week 7 by the United Hockey League Monday afternoon.
Left wing Scott Wray led the Jackals in scoring this week and earned the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week award. Wray scored 5 goals and was +1 on the weekend, the highest single week goal output of the season for one Jackal. The Ottawa, Ontario native scored one goal Wednesday in a 4-1 walkover of Chicago, then scored two key goals including the game-tying goal with 3:05 remaining in regulation Friday night in Elmiras comeback shootout win. Saturday Wray scored both of the Jackals goals in their 4-2 loss to the Hounds. On the week Wray fired 21 shots on goal, giving him a 23.8% shooting percentage against Chicago goaltender Marty Magers. Wrays 20 points leads the Jackals in scoring and ties him for 7th in the UHL in points. He also leads the Jackals in goals (11), power play goals (5) and shots (82).
The 26-year old playing in his 9th professional season becomes the third Jackals player to receive a UHL weekly award; Kris Tebbs was named the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week for Week 2 and Brent Cullaton was the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week for Week 4.