Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Toronto
Maple Leafs prospect Connor Brown of the Erie Otters is the CHL Player
of the Week for the week ending January 12 with 12 points in three games
scoring four goals and eight assists with a plus-minus rating of
plus-5.
Brown helped the OHL’s first place Otters win three straight games
last week bringing the club’s record to 34-7-2-0. His week was
highlighted by a career-high six-point performance on Sunday scoring
twice and adding four assists as second star of a 9-0 win over the
Windsor Spitfires. Brown also collected a pair of three-point games on
the road scoring once and adding two assists in each contest including a
6-5 win over the Barrie Colts on Thursday, and in a 4-0 win over the
Owen Sound Attack on Friday earning third star honours.
Brown, a 20-year-old from Etobicoke, ON, celebrated his birthday on
Tuesday. Playing in his third OHL season, the Otters’ captain currently
leads the league in scoring with 88 points including 28 goals and 60
assists in 43 games played. Signed to an entry-level contract by the
Maple Leafs, Brown was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NHL
Draft.
Also considered for the award this week was Tampa Bay Lightning
prospect Adam Erne of the Quebec Remparts with five goals and five
assists for 10 points in four games, meanwhile Prince George Cougars’
forward Todd Fiddler scored five goals with four assists for nine points
in four games.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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