Topeka RoadRunners' Forward Name NAHL South Division Star Of The Week

The Topeka RoadRunners took a big step towards climbing the South Division standings with a weekend road sweep in Texas against the Tornado. Veteran forward Kyle Sharkey, 20, came through in the clutch with four goals in the weekend sweep and was also a +4. The native of Moore, Oklahoma, started the weekend off in style with a hat-trick on Friday in Topeka's 5-3 win. On Saturday, Sharkey scored again in a 5-2 win against the Tornado, which completed the weekend road sweep. For the season, the three-year veteran ranks 4th in NAHL goal scoring with 25 goals and his 50 points ranks tied for 8th. Sharkey is committed to play NCAA hockey next season at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. "Kyle is a smart player and knew we were not scoring a ton of goals heading into the weekend series with Texas," said RoadRunners head coach Scott Langer. "He just worked hard as he always does, kept with it, dug down deep and kept trying to score. Kyle never gives upon a play. The bigger the game, the bigger he steps up for us."