Thursday, November 4, 2010

OHL Top Performers of the Month for October

Press Release

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the OHL Performers of the Month for October, 2010.

OHL Player of the Month – Garrett Wilson, Owen Sound Attack
Garrett Wilson of the Owen Sound Attack led the OHL with 14 goals in 12 games played in October and added 10 assists for 24 points. He produced a league-best plus-minus rating of plus-15 and recorded points in 11 games with a league-high seven-game goal scoring streak. He also recorded points in 10-straight games in October along with eight multi-point games. He earned OHL Player of the Week honours after being named first star of the game in three straight contests beginning on October 14 when he scored his first hat-trick of the season in a 6-2 win over the Barrie Colts.

Wilson, a 19-year-old from Elmvale, ON, is playing in his fourth OHL season and third with the Attack. Selected in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers, Wilson will also compete for Team OHL in the 2010 SUBWAY Super Series on Thursday November 11 in London, ON.


Kal Tire OHL Rookie of the Month – Nail Yakupov, Sarnia Sting
Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting led the OHL in scoring with 25 points in 13 games in October scoring 11 goals and 14 assists. He recorded points in 12 of his 13 games played producing two seven-game scoring streaks this season including points in his first seven career OHL games from September 24 to October 9, and again from October 14-31. He recorded nine multi-point games this season including a career-best four-point game to celebrate his 17th birthday on October 6 as first star of a 5-2 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds where he scored a goal and three assists.

Yakupov, a 17-year-old from Nizhnekamsk, Russia, was selected second overall by the Sarnia Sting in the 2010 CHL Import Draft. With 27 points in 16 games so far this season, Yakupov is not eligible for the NHL Entry Draft until 2012.


OHL Defenceman of the Month – Ryan Murphy, Kitchener Rangers
Ryan Murphy of the Kitchener Rangers led all OHL defencemen in October scoring with 18 points in 12 games scoring seven goals and 11 assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-3 and just two penalty minutes. He produced five multi-point games in October after earning just three in 62 games as a rookie last season. He opened the month with his first career five-point game on October 1 against the Erie Otters where he was named first star with a goal and four assists in the 7-3 win. One week later on October 8 he produced a four-point game with a goal and three assists as second star of a 7-5 win over the Barrie Colts.

Murphy, a 17-year-old from Aurora, ON, is playing in his second OHL season with the Rangers. Eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Murphy will represent Team OHL at the 2010 SUBWAY Super Series on Thursday November 11 in London, ON.


Vaughn OHL Goaltender of the Month – Mavric Parks, Saginaw Spirit
Mavric Parks backstopped the Saginaw Spirit to a 6-1-0-1 record in October posting a league-low goals-against-average of 2.20 and a league-high save percentage of .935. He made a total of 261 saves in eight games turning aside more than 30 shots on four occasions including a career-high 52 saves on October 29 as first star of a 5-2 win over the Owen Sound Attack. He also posted 38 saves on October 22 in a 3-2 win over top Eastern Conference opponent the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors helping the Spirit secure a place in the BMO CHL MasterCard Top-10 Rankings as top team in the OHL’s Western Conference with 26 points in 16 games.

Parks, a 20-year-old from Eganville, ON, is playing in his fourth OHL season and first with the Spirit. In 11 games between the pipes this season, he carries the second lowest goals-against-average in the OHL with a mark of 2.33 and the best save percentage at .933.

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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