Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Toronto - The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Owen Sound Attack captain Bobby Ryan is the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday April 9, 2006 after scoring four goals and one assist in two playoff games.

Ryan, a 19-year-old native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, scored a goal and an assist in Owen Sound's 6-3 loss to the London Knights in the first game of their Western Conference semi-final playoff series on April 7. The following night, he scored a hat trick and was the first star in a 5-3 win that evened the series at one game each.

Ryan, the second overall pick of the Might Ducks of Anaheim in the NHL Entry Draft last summer, scored 31 goals and 64 assists for 95 points in 59 regular season games this year.

2005-06 OHL Players of the Week

Apr. 10 - Bobby Ryan, Owen Sound Attack
Apr. 3 - Kevin Beech, Sudbury Wolves
Mar. 27 - Rob Schremp, London Knights
Mar. 20 - Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Mar. 13 - Radek Smolenak, Kingston Frontenacs
Mar. 6 - Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Feb. 26 - Francois Thuot, Saginaw Spirit
Feb. 19 - Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Feb. 12 - Anthony Guadagnolo, Windsor Spitfires
Feb. 5 - Rob Schremp, London Knights
Jan. 30 - Steve Downie, Peterborough Petes
Jan. 23 - Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Jan. 16 - Rob Schremp, London Knights
Jan. 9 - Daren Machesney, Brampton Battalion
Jan. 2 - Luch Aquino, Brampton Battalion
Dec. 19 - Ryan MacDonald, Guelph Storm
Dec. 12 - James Neal, Plymouth Whalers
Dec. 5 - Justin Donati, Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Nov. 28 - Bryan Little, Barrie Colts
Nov. 21 - Bryan Bickell, Ottawa 67's
Nov. 14 - Bobby Hughes, Kingston Frontenacs
Nov. 7 - Chad Painchaud, Sarnia Sting
Oct. 31 - Michael Blunden, Erie Otters
Oct. 24 - Daren Machesney, Brampton Battalion
Oct. 17 - Rob Schremp, London Knights
Oct. 11 - Bobby Ryan, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 3 - Marc Staal, Sudbury Wolves
Sep. 26 - Evan McGrath, Kitchener Rangers