Jackson, Burnett named NAHL Stars of the Week (Sept. 19)

By @MichaelCaples –

The North American Hockey League announced its first full set of stars of the week today, and two Michigan natives were honored by the league.

Rochester native Andrew Jackson was named the East Division Star of the Week, while Brighton native Ryan Burnett was named South Division Star of the Week.

Jackson powered his Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights to their first win of the 2016-17 season this past weekend in a split series against New Jersey. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound forward posted a hat trick in a 4-3 overtime victory – one of which came as the game winner in OT.

“Andrew is a veteran member of our program,” said Knights head coach Tom Kowal. “He stepped up in a big way for us in a big game. At the end of the day, it’s great to see his hard work pay off. He got his first three NAHL goals and it helped us get our first win of the season.”

Burnett helped his Wichita Falls Wildcats claim five of a possible six points in a home series against the Corpus Christi IceRays. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound forward posted seven points in the three contests – four goals and three assists.

“Ryan has a lot of speed and he gets in the dirty areas and has been rewarded for it,” said Wildcats head coach Tony Curtale. “He has done a good job of getting himself into scoring position and understanding little things it is going to take to try and get to the NCAA Division I level. He is providing us with important leadership on a very young team.”