Amarillo left winger Scott Wray and Austin netminder Miroslav Kopriva have been named the recipients of the Oakley Central Hockey League Player and Goaltender of the Week awards for Week Seven of the CHL season. Wray enjoyed a dominant offensive week of play, scoring eight points in three contests for the Gorillas, while Kopriva maintained his perfect record with the Ice Bats by recording a pair of victories, including his first shutout of the season.

Wray has revitalized Amarillo’s offense, and was involved in eight of the Gorillas’ nine goals scored in three games this past week. He recorded an assist in Amarillo’s lone goal in a 6-1 loss at Odessa on Thursday, then scored twice and added an assist in a 6-3 loss in Oklahoma City Friday. He completed his outstanding week with a four point outing Sunday, scoring twice and adding a pair of assists in a 5-3 win at Fort Worth. Since rejoining the club on November 25th, Wray has scored five times and added six assists in just five games. In February, 2005, he was also selected as the CHL’s Sher-Wood Player of the Month, scoring 14 goals and adding five assists in 14 contests.

Austin goaltender Miroslav Kopriva, today celebrating his 22nd birthday, has been remarkable in four starts since being assigned to the Ice Bats on November 17th. A sixth round draft pick of Minnesota in 2003, Kopriva has compiled an unblemished record of 4-0-0 with Austin. During the past week of play he led the Ice Bats to a home and home sweep of division rival Corpus Christi, stopping 65 of 67 total shots. Thursday evening in Corpus Christi he made 31 saves in a 3-2 win, then recorded his first shutout of the season the following night on home ice, stopping all 34 Rayz shots in a 1-0 victory. To date this season Kopriva has compiled a miniscule goals against average of just 1.25, coupled with a .960 save percentage.

Oakley CHL Player of the Week – Week Seven
Scott Wray – Amarillo Gorillas



Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Date of Birth: December 19, 1979
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario

Weekly Totals:
Games Played: 3
Goals: 4
Assists: 4
Points: 8
Plus/Minus: 0

Season Totals:
Games Played: 5
Goals: 5
Assists: 6
Points: 11
Plus/Minus: 0


Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week – Week Seven
Miroslav Kopriva – Austin Ice Bats



Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-02
Weight: 176
Date of Birth: December 5, 1983
Hometown: Kladno, Czech Republic

Weekly Totals:
Games Played: 2
Shots: 67
Saves: 65
W/L/OTL: 2-0-0
Shutouts: 1
Save %: .970

Season Totals:
Games Played: 4
Shots: 125
Saves: 120
W/L/OTL: 4-0-0
Shutouts: 1
Save %: .960

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