The Central Canada Junior A Hockey League (CCHL) is pleased to announce their Next Recruit/CCM Player/Goalie/Rookie of the Month awards for October. The ninth nationally ranked Carleton Place Canadians feature two of the three award winners this month. The Player of the Month is Canadians forward Lucas Batt. Batt amassed 23 (9G, 14A) points in 10 games helping the Canadians to an 8-2 record for October. The Canadians forward earned (5) game stars while also being selected to represent the Robinson division in the upcoming Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge (ECCASC). The Lewisporte, NL native currently leads the league in scoring with 42 (17G, 25A) points in 24 games. The Goalie of the Monthis Francis Marotte of the Nepean Raiders. The Raiders goaltender singlehandedly helped his team get back to their winning ways in October. Marotte went 5-2-1-1 in his nine starts while earning (5) game stars for his efforts. The Nepean netminder posted a stellar .934 Save Percentage stopping 267 of the 286 shots he faced and a 2.1 Goals Against. The Longeuil, QC native is currently 6th overall with a 2.65 Goals Against and .921 Save Percentage 2nd in the CCHL. Brett Murray of theCarleton Place Canadians is the Rookie of the Month for October. Murray collected 10 (2G 8A) points in 10 games and continues to be an impact player for the Canadians in his inaugural season. The Bolton, ON native was recently honored as CCHL Player of the Week, and currently leads all rookies in league scoring with 26 (10G 16A) points in 24 games. Murray will also join teammate and Player of the Month Lucas Batt on the Robinson Division All-Star team for November 16-18 ECCASC event in Cornwall. The Canadians forward has committed to Penn State for the 2017-18 season and was included in the initial 2016 NHL Central Scouting Pre-Season Watch list.
Honorable Mentions:
Player of the Month – F Shawn Cameron (Cumberland Grads), D Sean Rappleyea (Ottawa Jr. Senators) and F Tristan Elie (Cornwall Colts)
Goalie of the Month – Gabe Mollot-Hill (Pembroke Lumber Kings) and Ryan Coughlin (Cumberland Grads)
Rookie of the Month – D Matthieu Franche (Cumberland Grads) and F Charles Levesque (Hawkesbury Hawks)
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