BRENDAN CONNOLLY IS CO-RECIPIENT OF ECHL PLUS PERFORMER OF THE YEAR AWARD
PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL on Monday announced that Brendan Connolly of the Greenville Road Warriors and Trent Daavettilla of the Kalamazoo Wings are the recipients of the Reebok Plus Performer of the Year award after each finishing with a plus-minus rating of +28.
Connolly was ECHL Plus Performer of the Month in November after leading the league with a +12 during the month. He was named to the starting line-up for the ECHL All-Stars at the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic but was unable to participate due to an injury. Connolly finished tied for second on the Road Warriors with 22 goals and was sixth on the squad with 50 points.
Daavettila, who was named Second-Team All-ECHL on Wednesday, finished the season tied for fifth in ECHL scoring with 80 points (32g-48a) in 71 games. He went +24 over the final 19 games of the regular season, and was the ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for February after leading the league with a +15 during the month. The 26 year old also appeared in one game with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League this season.
Bobby Raymond of Florida finished third with a plus-minus rating of +26 followed by Alaska’s Wes Goldie with a plus-minus rating of +25. Wheeling’s Ben Street, Ethan Cox of Alaska and Kalamazoo’s Andrew Fournier finished tied for fifth at +21.
The ECHL will announce the winner of the Coach of the Year and recipient of the John Brophy Award on Tuesday.
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Mark your calendars! The Road Warriors will return to home ice at the BI-LO Center for Game 3 of the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs to battle the Elmira Jackals in a best-of-five series at 7:35 p.m. Group seating remains available for the game and to book your outing call a Road Warriors representative at 864-674-PUCK. Groups of 10 or more get discounts off the box office price and preferred seating based on availability. Individual playoff tickets are the same price as they were for the regular season with tickets available for $9, $13, or $17 with discounts of $2 available for children, senior citizens, and military personnel and veterans. There will be a $2 day-of-game charge for playoff tickets so fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance.
