Monday
October
24,
2011
Toronto,
ON –
The
Ontario
Hockey
League
announced
that
Brandon
Saad
of
the
Saginaw
Spirit
is
the
OHL
Player
of
the
Week
for
the
week
ending
October
23
after
leading
the
league
with
10
points
in
three
games
scoring
an
impressive
six
goals
with
four
assists
and
a
plus-minus
rating
of
plus-2.
The
week
was
filled
with
personal-bests
for
Saad
who
led
the
Spirit
to
three
straight
wins
on
the
road
beginning
Thursday
night
with
a
5-2
win
over
the
Brampton
Battalion.
Saad
recorded
his
first
career
five-point
and
four-goal
game
in
the
contest
putting
the
Spirit
on
the
board
with
a
natural
hat-trick
to
start
the
game
at
14:29
of
the
first
period
on
the
power
play,
followed
by
two
second
period
goals
including
one
shorthanded
marker
which
held
as
the
game-winner.
His
fourth
goal
also
came
on
the
power
play
in
the
third
period
and
he
was
named
first
star
of
the
game.
Saad
then
claimed
second
star
honours
on
Saturday
night
in
Peterborough
scoring
a
goal
in
the
9-1
win
over
the
Petes.
He
finished
the
week
with
a
four-point
game
on
Sunday
night
against
the
Oshawa
Generals
as
first
star
of a
7-6
win
where
he
tallied
a
goal
along
with
a
career-high
three
assists.
Saad,
who
will
celebrate
his
19th
birthday
on
October
27,
is
from
Gibsonia,
Pennsylvania,
and
playing
in
his
second
OHL
season
with
the
Spirit.
Selected
43rd
overall
in
the
2011
NHL
Entry
Draft
by
the
Chicago
Blackhawks,
Saad
played
two
NHL
games
this
season
before
returning
to
the
Spirit
where
he
has
recorded
13
points
in
five
games.
Also
considered
for
the
award
this
week
was
Nick
Cousins
of
the
Sault
Ste.
Marie
Greyhounds
and
Matt
Rupert
of
the
London
Knights
who
each
scored
four
goals
and
two
assists
for
six
points
in
three
games
for
their
respective
clubs.
In
goal,
Mark
Visentin
of
the
Niagara
IceDogs
won
two
games
including
a
shutout
victory
posting
a
goals-against-average
of
0.50
and
a
save
percentage
of
.984.
2011-12
OHL
Players
of
the
Week:
Oct.
17 –
Oct.
23:
Brandon
Saad,
Saginaw
Spirit
Oct.
10 –
Oct.
16:
Nail
Yakupov,
Sarnia
Sting
Oct.
3 –
Oct.
9:
Greg
McKegg,
Erie
Otters
Sept.
26 –
Oct.
2:
Seth
Griffith,
London
Knights
Sept.
21 –
Sept.
25:
Tanner
Pearson,
Barrie
Colts