Monday, February 13, 2012

TIGERS' ETEM NETS 51 GOALS IN 50 GAMES

Press Release

Medicine Hat, AB – Emerson Etem of the Medicine Hat Tigers became the first Western Hockey League player in 11 seasons to record 50 goals in 50 of fewer games.

The 19-year-old from Long Beach, CA, scored a pair of goals – his 50th and 51st of the season – in Sunday night’s 4-2 victory over the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings. It was his 50th game of the season.

The last player to accomplish the feat was Layne Ulmer of the Swift Current Broncos, who netted 51 in 47 games in 2000-01. Pavel Brendl netted 50 goals in 43 games for the Calgary Hitmen during the 1998-99 season. Mark Parrish scored 50 goals in 50 games for the Seattle Thunderbirds in 1997-98.

So far, Etem has enjoyed a terrific 2011-12 WHL season, helping the Tigers to a spot among the Eastern Conference leaders.

The Anaheim Ducks prospect scored in each of his first eight games of the season, was held off the goal column for one game, then scored in his next eight straight games again to give him goals in 16 of his first 17 games.

Etem enjoyed an 11-game goal streak, racking up 14 goals from December 10th to January 27th. The 6’1”, 197-lb sniper has also enjoyed 11 multi-goal games, including five hat tricks.

Congratulations to Emerson Etem of the Medicine Hat Tigers for scoring 51 goals in 50 games!

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

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