Newest RoadRunner Named ECHL Player of the Week
January 6, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, are pleased to announce that forward Michael Cohen has been named the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4.
Cohen, 23, was acquired by the RoadRunners Monday from Cincinnati to complete a previous trade from Oct. 28 that sent defenseman Tom Sawatske to the Cyclones.
Cohen had six goals and seven points to help Cincinnati win two games on the road against division leader Johnstown. He scored his first career hat trick and collected a career-high four points in a 6-1 win at Johnstown on Friday and added two more goals, including the game winner, in a 4-2 win on Saturday.
Cohen has a three-game goal streak and a three-game point streak with six goals and one assist, and has 19 points in 31 games including a career-high 12 goals.
Cohen ranked sixth on the Cyclones in scoring at the time of the trade with 12 goals and 19 points and a plus-three rating in 31 games. The Williamsville, N.Y. native and second-year professional tallied 10 goals and 35 points in 65 games as a rookie last season in the ECHL between the Johnstown Chiefs and the Pensacola Ice Pilots. Cohen signed a free agent contract with Cincinnati on Oct. 22.
Cohen was a four-year letter winner at NCAA Division I Canisius (N.Y.) College where he led the Griffs in scoring in three out of four seasons and finished his collegiate career with 42 goals, 58 assists, and 100 points in 134 games.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday when they welcome the Stockton Thunder for a two-game series.
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