PHOTO courtesy Bob Lefebvre icelevel.com
The Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) is pleased to announce the CCM/HESN Player/Goalie/Rookie of the Month awards for December.
The Player of the Month is Grant Hebert of the Cumberland Grads. Hebert was outstanding compiling 15 (5G, 10A) points in 6 games played in December. Cumberland went 6-2-0-0 helping keep the Grads in play-off contention. The Grads forward scored in every game while earning a 1st and two 2nd game stars for his efforts. The St. Andrews West, ON native leads the team and the CCHL in overall scoring with 52 (15G, 37A) in 37 games. The Robert Morris University commit has enjoyed a great season thus far also being chosen to represent the Yzerman Division in the 2016 Eastern Canada Cup.
Joining Hebert in the monthly honours is Cumberland teammate Ryan Coughlin selected as the leagues Goalie of the Month. The Grads netminder was solid posting a 5-1 record with a 3.0 GAA and .921 Save Percentage including one shutout. The West Island, QC native won his first 5 starts in December while being selected a 1st game star twice and 2nd star once in three contests. He also was an Yzerman Division All-Star in the 2016 Eastern Canada Cup and sits in the top 10 overall league goalie statistics with a 2.91 GAA and .907 Save Percentage.
The Rookie of the Month for December is Joey Warywoda of the Carleton Place Canadians. The ’1999 born Carleton Place, ON native registered 3 goals and totaled 4 points in 6 games over the month. He earned a 1st Star honour in the Canadians 4-0 victory over Ottawa and overall helped Carleton Place to a 5-1-0-0 record. The 6-0, 180lb winger has 6 goals and 8 points in 20 games this season.
Honorable Mentions:
Player of the Month – D William Cullen (Carleton Place Canadians), and Brendan Browne (Pembroke Lumber Kings)
Goalie of the Month – Ian Andriano (Ottawa Jr. Senators), and Liam Lascelle (Cornwall Colts)
Rookie of the Month – F Zachary Fournier (Hawkesbury Hawks), and Marc Shannon (Smiths Falls Bears)
