Joffrey Lupul - WHL Player of the Week

Calgary - The Western Hockey League Player of the Week is forward Joffrey Lupul of the Medicine Hat Tigers. Lupul earned player of the week honours by recording six goals and nine points, including three multi-goal games, during the week of February 3rd to February 9th. Lupul’s performance helped lead the Tigers to a 2-0-0-1 record for the week.

On Tuesday, February 4th, Lupul registered two goals and one assist in a 10-3 home victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. On Friday, February 7th, Lupul scored two goals in a 5-4 overtime loss to the visiting Swift Current Broncos.

On Saturday, February 8th, Lupul recorded two goals and two assists in a 9-2 win against the visiting Kootenay Ice.

Lupul, a 19-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta, was drafted in the 1st round, 7th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

WHL Players of the Week, 2002-03:

Feb 3 – Feb 9: Joffrey Lupul, Medicine Hat Tigers

Jan 27 – Feb 2: Jeremy Jackson, Lethbridge Hurricanes

Jan 20 – Jan 26: Darren Lynch, Vancouver Giants

Jan 13 – Jan 19: Tim Krymusa, Spokane Chiefs

Jan 7 – Jan 12: Kelly Guard, Kelowna Rockets

Dec 30 – Jan 6: Greg Black, Seattle Thunderbirds

Dec 23 – Dec 29: Josh Harding, Regina Pats

Dec 9 – Dec 15: Dan Baum, Prince George Cougars

Dec 2 – Dec 8: Ben Kilgour, Tri-City Americans

Nov 25 – Dec 1: Brett Jaeger, Saskatoon Blades

Nov 18 – Nov 24: Cam Ward, Red Deer Rebels

Nov 11 – Nov 17: Jordin Tootoo, Brandon Wheat Kings

Nov 4 – Nov 10: Ben Ondrus, Swift Current Broncos

Oct 28 – Nov 3: Nigel Dawes, Kootenay Ice

Oct 21 – Oct 27: Stephen Mann, Saskatoon Blades

Oct 15 – Oct 20: Boyd Gordon, Red Deer Rebels

Oct 7 – Oct 14: Jordan McLaughlin, Vancouver Giants

Sept 30 – Oct 6: Tim Konsorada, Brandon Wheat Kings

Sept 20 – Sept 29: Jonas Johansson, Kamloops Blazers