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Former ECHL Defenseman Joe Corvo Named MeiGray Group ECHL Alumnus Of The Month

January 8, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Former ECHL and current Ottawa Senators defenseman Joe Corvo is the MeiGray Group ECHL Alumnus of the Month for December.

Selected in the fourth round (83rd overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1997 National Hockey League Draft, Corvo had 10 points (2g-8a) and a plus-minus rating of +10 as the Senators went 9-3-2 to improve to 27-10-4 and lead the Eastern Conference with 58 points.

After scoring a goal in a 5-2 loss against the New York Rangers on Dec. 1 and an assist in a 4-3 shootout loss at Tampa Bay on Dec. 4, Corvo extended his point streak to five games with two assists in a 5-4 win at Florida on Dec. 5.

The 6-foot-1 and 210-pound defenseman had a four-game point streak that included the game-winning goal against Atlanta on Dec. 15 as well as assists against Carolina on Dec. 12, at Pittsburgh on Dec. 13 and at Boston on Dec. 18.

In his first professional season in 1998-99, Corvo was scoreless in five regular season games and recorded an assist in four Kelly Cup Playoff games with Hampton Roads and scored 20 points (5g-15a) in 50 regular season games with Springfield of the American Hockey League.

The 30 year old has 134 points (40g-94a) and 144 penalty minutes in 315 regular season games and nine points (2g-7a) and six penalty minutes in 20 Stanley Cup playoff games in five seasons in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings and the Ottawa Senators.

The ECHL is the top developmental league for both the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League. It has affiliations with 26 of the 30 teams in the NHL, marking the 11th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL, and with 26 of the 29 teams in the AHL. There have been 341 former ECHL players who have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL.

Twelve former ECHL players have made their NHL debut this season: former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Kevin Doell (Atlanta on Jan. 4), former Roanoke Express and Wheeling Nailers left wing Jason Jaffray (Vancouver on Dec. 12), former Toledo Storm goaltender Drew MacIntyre (Vancouver on Dec. 13), former San Diego Gulls left wing Cody McLeod (Colorado on Dec. 19), former Columbia Inferno center Brandon Nolan (Carolina on Dec. 22), former Johnstown Chiefs and Fresno Falcons goaltender Dmitri Patzold (San Jose on Oct. 7), former Reading Royals goaltender Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles on Dec. 6), former Stockton Thunder left wing Liam Reddox (Edmonton on Dec. 7), former Gwinnett Gladiators left wing Colin Stuart (Atlanta on Dec. 29), former San Diego goaltender Tyler Weiman (Colorado on Oct. 4), former Charlotte Checkers right wing Craig Weller (Phoenix on Oct. 4) and former Phoenix RoadRunners center Daniel Winnik (Phoenix Coyotes on Oct. 4).

The leading distributor of game-worn hockey jerseys and "Official Game-Worn Jersey Source of the ECHL," MeiGray has sold more than 4,000 game-worn ECHL jerseys since the program began in 2002-03, including nearly 1,000 each of the past three seasons.

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