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Blake Speers named OHL Player of the Week

Devils prospect Blake Speers of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds has been named the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending March 20. Speers notched three goals and five assists for eight points in three games with a plus-2 rating.

The Sault Ste. Marie native was selected by the Devils in the third round of the 2015 NHL Draft.

Speers recorded three multi-point performances to help the Greyhounds earn four of a possible six points at home. The captain tallied two assists on Wednesday in a 5-4 loss to the Saginaw Spirit, then scored a goal and an assist as part of a 6-1 win over the Flint Firebirds on Friday.