October 18, 2011

ECHL Recognizes Barlow for Outstanding Play

PRINCETON, N.J. - Evan Barlow of the Elmira Jackals is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 14-16. It is the first time in his ECHL career that Barlow has won the weekly honor.

The 26-year-old scored three goals, added four assists and was a +3 as Elmira went 2-0-0 on the season's opening weekend.

Barlow recorded a hat trick and added three assists in Elmira's season-opening 7-3 win over Trenton on Friday. His six points in the game tied the team record for points in a game. On Saturday he added an assist in the Jackals 3-1 victory against the Titans.

A native of Strathmore, Alberta, Barlow leads the league in goals (3), assists (4) and points (7) after the opening weekend. He has 136 points (53g-83a) in 99 career regular-season games with Idaho and Elmira and has added 25 points (10g-14a) in 24 Kelly Cup Playoff games with the Steelheads in the previous two seasons. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game after recording four points (2g-2a) and was also named to the 2009-10 ECHL All-Rookie Team after scoring 75 points (32g-43a) in 58 games. Barlow also saw action in eight American Hockey League games with Abbotsford in 2009-10 scoring four points (1g-3a).

Prior to turning pro, Barlow played four seasons at Cornell where he scored 61 points (28g-33a) in 126 games.