Tom Kuhnhackl – The Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week

Tom Kuhnhackl #14 against the Plymouth Whalers. 9/23/10
Photo: Joe Lemire/In Play! Magazine

(Windsor) Rookie centre Tom Kuhnhackl is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, October 24th, 2010. In two games last week, Kuhnhackl scored three goals with a +2 plus/minus rating.

On Thursday, Kuhnhackl scored two goals and was selected as the game’s second star in Windsor’s 4-1 victory over the Belleville Bulls at the WFCU Centre. The following night, he scored one goal in the Spitfires 4-3 road loss to the Guelph Storm.

Kuhnhackl, an 18 year-old native of Landshut, Germany is in his first season with Windsor and was selected by the Spitfires with the 24th overall pick in the 2010 CHL Import Draft. He was also selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fourth round, 110th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft. In 13 games this season, he has five goals and two assists for seven points.

The two-time defending MasterCard Memorial Cup and Rogers OHL Champions will host the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds this Thursday (October 28th) at the WFCU Centre. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.

2010-2011 Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week

Tom Kuhnhackl – Oct. 18 – Oct. 24

Eric Locke – Oct. 11 – Oct. 17, 2010

Zack Kassian – Oct. 4 – Oct. 11, 2010

Kyle Tarini – Sep. 27 – Oct. 3, 2010

Alexander Khokhlachev – Sep. 21 – Sep. 27, 2010

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