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<p>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins left wing Conor Sheary was selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending on Nov. 15.</p><p>Sheary tallied a goal and seven assists for eight points in three weekend games, helping the Penguins extend their winning streak to a franchise-record 11 straight contests.</p><p>Sheary established a career high with four points on Friday night, scoring one goal and assisting on three others as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rolled past Hershey, 7-0. He was scoreless in Saturday&#8217;s 3-1 win over Rochester, but he notched his second four-point game in less than 48 hours on Sunday evening, picking up four assists as the Penguins rallied for a 7-6 overtime victory at Hartford.</p><p>Sheary is tied for third in the AHL with 12 assists and has totaled 14 points in 13 games for the Penguins this season, his second professional campaign. A 23-year-old native of Melrose, Mass., Sheary tied for seventh in AHL rookie scoring in 2014-15 with 45 points, giving him 22 goals and 37 assists for 59 points in 73 career regular-season games. The former standout at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst has also tallied 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points in 23 Calder Cup Playoff contests for the Penguins.</p><p>Sheary is the first Penguins player to be named CCM/AHL Player of the Week since Matt Murray was given the title on Mar. 8. Before Sheary, the last Penguins skater to be named CCM/AHL Player of the Week was Philip Samuelsson for the week of Jan. 19, 2014.</p><p>In recognition of the achievement, Sheary will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Penguins home game.</p><style>
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Conor Sheary named AHL Player of the Week