For the second time in four weeks, a Sarnia Sting freshman has been named the Ontario Hockey League's rookie of the week.
Forward Alessandro Di Iorio takes home the honour for the week ending on October 20. He put up five assists over three contests.
Di Iorio helped the Sting earn five of a possible six points with a pair of wins followed by a shootout loss on the team's northern road trip.
He contributed a pair of assists in both Thursday’s 3-1 win over the North Bay Battalion and Friday's 5-1 win in Sudbury.
The Sting closed out their road trip with a 5-4 shootout loss to the Soo Greyhounds on Sunday as Di Iorio recorded another assist.
A 16-year-old centreman from Vaughan, ON, Di Iorio ranks seventh among all rookie point-getters, tallying seven points (two goals and five assists) through his first 11 OHL contests.
The Sting selected Di Iorio second overall in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection from the Vaughan Kings U16 AAA program.
Fellow Sting rookie Beckham Edwards was the rookie of the week, for the week ending on October 6.