Kalamazoo's Sirota Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Player of the Month
Published on April 4, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Kalamazoo Wings right wing Nick Sirota is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Player of the Month for March.
The 28-year-old tallied 10 goals and added seven assists for 17 points in 15 games, helping the K-Wings to their third consecutive North Division championship.
Sirota tallied at least one point in 13 of 15 games during the month, including a three-point game (1g-2a) in 6-1 win at Toledo on March 28, and a pair of two-point efforts on March 18 at Toledo and on March 25 against Cincinnati. He also registered a nine-game goal streak during March, tied for the sixth-longest goal-scoring streak in the ECHL's 24-year history.
A native of Beaver Dam, Wis., Sirota finished second on the K-Wings with 23 goals this season and was tied for fifth on the club with 45 points.
Sirota has tallied 48 points (23g-25a) in 63 career ECHL games with Kalamazoo and Idaho. He also has 107 points (45g-62a) in 128 games with Missouri of the Central Hockey League.
Runners Up: Mike Radja, Elmira (14 gp, 14g, 4a, 18 pts.) and Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll, Florida (14 gp, 10g, 8a, 18 pts.).
Also Nominated: Judd Blackwater (Las Vegas), Kyle Kraemer (Ontario), Yannick Riendeau (Reading), Pierre-Luc O'Brien (South Carolina), Derek Brochu (Toledo) and Mitch Wahl (Utah).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
MONTH PLAYER TEAM
October Eric Lampe Las Vegas Wranglers
November Jeff Prough Greenville Road Warriors
December Wes Goldie Alaska Aces
January Justin Bowers Greenville Road Warriors
February Kevin Ulanski Colorado Eagles
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