Gaunce Named OHL Defenseman of the Month

Published on January 9, 2009 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors News Release


Mississauga ON - The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors are pleased to announce that defenceman Cameron Gaunce has been named OHL Defenceman of the Month for December by the Ontario Hockey League.

Cameron Gaunce led all OHL defencemen in December scoring with four goals and 12 assists for 16 points and has a plus-minus rating of plus-5 in 11 games for the Majors. Gaunce led the Majors to a December record of 8-2-1-0 which included a season-high seven game winning streak. Gaunce had five multi-point games, scoring three points in four different games. He was named third star of the game twice and second star of the game two different times including his two goal and one assist performance in a 7-5 win over the Kitchener Rangers on December 28. Gaunce was named the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the week ending December 14.

Gaunce, an 18-year-old from Markham, ON is in his second season with the Majors. His 13 goals and 21 assists for 34 points in 37 games rank him sixth amongst OHL defencemen in scoring. Gaunce was selected in the second round, 50th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

As further announced by the OHL, the 2008-09 OHL Performers of the Month (and months past) are as follows:

All Weather Windows OHL Player of the Month

December - Chris Terry, Plymouth Whalers

November - Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion

October - Justin DiBenedetto, Sarnia Sting

Kal Tire OHL Rookie of the Month

December - John Carlson, London Knights

November - Evgeny Grachev, Brampton Battalion

October - John McFarland, Sudbury Wolves

OHL Defenceman of the Month

December - Cameron Gaunce

November - T.J. Brodie, Saginaw Spirit

October - Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires

OHL Goaltender of the Month

December - Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls

November - Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls

October - Andrew Engelage, Windsor Spitfires

For more information, visit the Ontario Hockey League website at www.ontariohockeyleague.com.

Mississauga is on the road tonight to visit the Sudbury Wolves at 7:30 p.m., and the Ottawa 67's tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. Then, they visit the London Knights on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. All Majors road games are available via webcast at www.stmichaelsmajors.com.

The Majors New Years' blow-out sale continues! Every Majors replica jersey is priced at only $75.00 (PST and GST included). For more details, visit the Majors official merchandise store, the Maniac Shack, or call the Majors office at 905-502-7788.

Bring home a piece of the Majors hockey club's most memorable events and games this season! The Majors will continue to put autographed memorabilia and products up for auction on eBay, so visit the Majors website for a link to view a list of all Majors items currently available.

Tickets to the Majors regular season home games can be purchased through the Hershey Centre box office two hours prior to puck drop on game-days or during regular business hours or by logging on to the Majors web site (www.stmichaelsmajors.com).

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