Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that forward Mark Scheifele of the Barrie Colts is the OHL Player of the Week for the second straight week after recording 12 points in four games including six goals and six assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-4 for the playoff week ending May 12.

Scheifele opened the week with back-to-back five-point games in Barrie to give the Colts a 3-1 series lead over the London Knights in the Rogers OHL Championship Series. He scored two goals and three assists as first star of a 6-3 win in Game 3 last Monday night, then produced another five-points on Wednesday night in Game 4 scoring four goals in the third period to help the Colts comeback from a 3-1 deficit to win 6-4. Scheifele collected two assists on Friday in a 6-4 loss to the Knights in Game 5, but was held without a point in Game 6 of the series on Saturday night where the Colts fell 5-4 in overtime. The Colts now face the Knights in Game 7 of the Rogers OHL Championship Series for the Robertson Cup on Monday night in London. The Colts last won an OHL title in 2000 with a Game 7 victory on the road against the Plymouth Whalers.

Scheifele, a 20-year-old from Kitchener, ON, is playing in his third OHL season with the Colts. The Winnipeg Jets prospect selected in the first round of the 2011 NHL Draft currently leads the 2013 OHL Playoffs in scoring with 41 points in 21 games after finishing the regular season with 79 points in 45 games.

Also considered for the award this week was the Knights’ Ryan Rupert with eight points in four games including four goals and four assists, while the Colts’ Zach Hall also picked up eight points in four games scoring two goals and six assists. In goal, the Knights’ Jake Patterson won both of his starts and posted a goals-against-average of 3.95 and save percentage of .857.

2012-13 OHL Playoff Players of the Week:

May 6 – May 12: Mark Scheifele, Barrie Colts

April 29 – May 5: Mark Scheifele, Barrie Colts

Apr. 22 – Apr. 28: Max Domi, London Knights

Apr. 15 – Apr. 21: Tom Wilson, Plymouth Whalers

Apr. 8 – Apr. 14: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls

Apr. 1 – Apr. 7: Andreas Athanasiou, Barrie Colts

Mar. 25 – Mar. 31: Mitchell Theoret, Barrie Colts

Mar. 18 – Mar. 24: Scott Laughton, Oshawa Generals

2012-13 OHL Regular Season Players of the Week:

Mar. 11 – Mar. 17: Vince Trocheck, Plymouth Whalers

Mar. 4 – Mar. 10: Mark Scheifele, Barrie Colts

Feb. 25 – Mar. 3: Brett Ritchie, Niagara IceDogs

Feb. 18 – Feb. 24: Rickard Rakell, Plymouth Whalers

Feb. 11 – Feb. 17: Nick Cousins, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Feb. 4 – Feb. 10: Kerby Rychel, Windsor Spitfires

Jan. 28 – Feb. 3: Ryan Sproul, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Jan. 21 – Jan. 27: Vince Trocheck, Plymouth Whalers

Jan. 14 – Jan. 20: J.P. Labardo, Erie Otters

Jan. 7 – Jan. 13: Garret Ross, Saginaw Spirit

Dec. 31 – Jan. 6: Nikolay Goldobin, Sarnia Sting

Dec. 24 – Dec. 30: Brendan Gaunce, Belleville Bulls

Dec. 10 – Dec. 16: Alex Galchenyuk, Sarnia Sting

Dec. 3 – Dec. 9: Ryan O’Connor, Barrie Colts

Nov. 26 – Dec. 2: Charles Sarault, Sarnia Sting

Nov. 19 – Nov. 25: Scott Kosmachuk, Guelph Storm

Nov. 12 – Nov. 18: Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound Attack

Nov. 5 – Nov. 11: Connor Brown, Erie Otters

Oct. 29 – Nov. 4: Brett Ritchie, Niagara IceDogs

Oct. 22 – Oct. 28: Frank Corrado, Sudbury Wolves

Oct. 15 – Oct. 21: Hunter Garlent, Guelph Storm

Oct. 8 – Oct. 14: Dylan Smoskowitz, Mississauga Steelheads

Oct. 1 – Oct. 7: Joshua Leivo, Sudbury Wolves

Sept. 24 – Sept. 30: Ryan Kujawinski, Kingston Frontenacs

Sept. 20 –Sept. 23: Seth Griffith, London Knights