The Central Canada Junior A Hockey League (CCHL) is pleased to announce the Next Recruit/CCM Player/Goalie/Rookie of the Month awards for January. The Player of the Month is Derek Varrin of the Pembroke Lumber Kings. Varrin who recently earned the league’s 1st star for the month of January amassed 18 (9G, 9A) points in eleven games. The Lumber Kings forward enjoyed seven multiple point games while being selected a game star in five games. The Greely, ON native leads the Lumber Kings in overall scoring with 35 (18G, 17A) points in 49 games and helped the Pembroke to a 7-3-1 record for the month. The Goalie of the Month honor goes to Cumberland Grads Thierry Messervier. The Cumberland goaltender was solid with a 4-1-2 record in January helping the Grads remain a top team in the CCHL. The Carigan, QC native posted a 3.0 Goals Against and .904 Save Percentage while only losing twice in regulation in his last 17 starts. Messevier is 15-2-4-1 is currently 7th overall with a 2.52 and tied for 1st in Save Percentage with .917. The Rookie of the Month for January is Bobby Dow of the Kemptville 73’s. Dow was instrumental in the 73’s posting a stellar 8-1-2 record for the month. The Ottawa, ON native collected 12 (8G, 4A) points in ten games including a hat-trick and 5 point game against the Kanata Lasers. He also earned two 1st game stars and will play an integral role for the 73’s in the years to come.
Honorable Mentions:
Player of the Month – D Jonathan Kovacevic (Hawkesbury Hawks), F Jody Sullivan (Ottawa Jr. Senators) and F Matt Tugnutt (Kemptville 73’s)
Goalie of the Month – Nick Hodgins (Kemptville 73’s), Ian Andriano (Ottawa Jr. Senators) and Gabe Mollot-Hill (Pembroke Lumber Kings)
Rookie of the Month – F Charles Levesque (Hawkesbury Hawks) and F Sam Meisenheimer (Nepean Raiders)
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