Lamar Hunt Jr.'s Missouri Mavericks were awarded the Sher-Wood ECHL player of the week honor thanks to Tyler Barnes. Barnes is the leading point-scorer for the Mavericks.

Kansas City, MO -- (SBWire) -- 11/12/2015 --Lamar Hunt Jr.'s Missouri Mavericks announced that their leading point-scorer, Tyler Barnes, was declared the official Sher-Wood ECHL Player of the Week. Barnes was player of the week from October 26th through November 1st.

With a combined 2 goal per game average in the last three games, 25 year old Barnes has helped the Mavericks will multiple games as their top performing point-scorer. He has a healthy point scoring history of experience in the ECHL with over 70 games played for two teams and more than 80 combined points scored. Barnes currently plays for the Mavericks in addition to being contracted by the AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

Peter Sakaris from the Wichita Thunder was a close runner up in the player of the week competition. The Mavericks will play their rival team the Wichita Thunder in the next Independence Cup Series game, Friday November 13th.

Information on upcoming games can be found at http://www.missourimavericks.com

About the Missouri Mavericks
The Missouri Mavericks are a professional ice hockey team based in Independence, Missouri and the proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders (NHL) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Mavs are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL—the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in North America, led by General Manager Brent Thiessen and Head Coach Richard Matvichuk. Founded in 2009, the Mavericks are entering into their seventh season in franchise history at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. Missouri competed for five seasons in the (now defunct) Central Hockey League (CHL) before formally joining the ECHL on Oct. 7, 2014 ahead of their 2014-15 campaign. Lamar Hunt Jr. was announced as the new President and Owner of the Missouri Mavericks on Feb. 6, 2015.

About Lamar Hunt Jr.
Lamar Hunt, Jr. founded and participates in the Loretto Companies group that includes the Kansas City based private charitable organization Loretto Foundation, LLC. One of the major goals of the foundation, besides making contributions to charities, is to educate the public about what the Christian faith has to say about business and our work in the world. Hunt is also the owner of the Independence, MO hockey team the Missouri Mavericks, LLC (member of the East Coast hockey League).