Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey
League today announced that forward Seth Griffith of the London
Knights is the OHL Player of the Week for the opening week of
the 2012-13 OHL Regular Season ending September 23 after scoring
five goals and one assist for six points in two games with a
plus-minus rating of plus-3.
Griffith and the Knights opened the
season with an 8-2 win over the Erie Otters on home ice Friday
night where the defending Robertson Cup champs were honoured
with a pre-game ceremony that raised their 2011-12 Championship
Banner to the rafters. Griffith recorded his fourth career
hat-trick scoring all three goals in the second period and was
named first star of the game. On Sunday afternoon he scored a
pair of goals and added an assist as third star of an 8-2 win
over the Guelph Storm.
Griffith, a 19-year-old from
Wallaceburg, ON, is playing in his fourth season with the
Knights after leading the club with 85 points in 68 games last
season scoring 45 goals and 40 assists. In June, Griffith was
selected in the fifth round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the
Boston Bruins.
Also considered for the award this
week was Cameron Brace of the Owen Sound Attack who scored three
goals and three assists for six points in two games, while
defenceman Cody Ceci of the Ottawa 67’s picked up a goal and
four assists for five points in two games. In goal, John Gibson
of the Kitchener Rangers went 2-0-0-0 with a shutout victory and
a goals-against-average of 0.96 and save percentage of .964.
2012-13 OHL Regular Season
Players of the Week:
Sept. 20 –Sept. 23: Seth Griffith,
London Knights