Derek Roy - OHL Player of the Week

Toronto - The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Kitchener Rangers centre Derek Roy is the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday January 19, 2003 after scoring four goals and two assists for six points in three games.

Roy, a 19-year-old native of Rockland, opened the week with two goals and an assist to help the Rangers to a 6-4 win over the Barrie Colts on January 17. He followed up with the game-winning goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over London on January 18 and concluded the week by scoring the game-winning goal in a 4-1 win over the Guelph Storm on January 19.

Roy, who won a silver medal with Canada's national junior team at the World Junior Championships in Halifax, improved his season scoring totals to 20 goals and 39 assists for 59 points in 32 games.

OHL Players of the Week

January 12 - Chad Larose, Plymouth Whalers

January 5 - Peter Hamerlik, Kingston Frontenacs

December 30 - Carlo Colaiacovo, Erie Otters

December 23 - Nathan O'Nabigon, Kitchener Rangers

December 15 - T.J. Aceti, Erie Otters

December 8 - David Currie, Peterborough Petes

December 1 - Luc Chiasson, Barrie Colts

November 25 - Ryan Ramsay, Plymouth Whalers

November 18 - Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's

November 11 - Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's

November 4 - James Wisniewski, Plymouth Whalers

October 28 - Matt Foy, Ottawa 67's

October 21 - Corey Locke, Ottawa 67's

October 15 - Kyle Wellwood, Windsor Spitfires

October 7 - Chad LaRose, Plymouth Whalers

September 30 - Daniel Sisca, Mississauga IceDogs

September 23 - Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion