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Aces' Leavitt Named CCM Vector ECHL Rookie Of The Month

February 3, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Alex Leavitt of the Alaska Aces is the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for January.

The 5-foot-10 and 175-pound center had two game-winning goals with 19 assists and 23 points in 14 games as the Aces went 13-2-0 to move into first place in the ECHL with 69 points and a 33-6-3 record.

Leavitt, who turned 22-years-old on Jan. 31, scored in the first four games of the month (2g-6a), including a career-high two goals and four points at San Diego on Jan. 8. The four-game streak at the beginning of the month extended his career-best scoring streak to 10 games (3g-16a) and his career-best assist streak to 10 games (16a). He also had a six-game scoring streak (2g-11a) that included a career-high and team season-high four assists and five points in a 6-3 win against Stockton on Jan. 21.

Leavitt, who scored a goal to help the National Conference win 7-6 in the ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 25, has had 10 multiple-assist games and leads the ECHL with 39 assists while he ranks second among league rookies and tied for sixth overall with 49 points (10g-39a) in 43 games. He has a plus-minus rating of +26 which leads ECHL rookies and ranks third overall while his four game-winning goals tie him for third among rookies. He has 19 power-play assists which leads ECHL rookies and ties him for second overall while his 23 power-play points tie him for the rookie lead.

The native of Edmonton, Alberta played in the Western Hockey League with Swift Current from 2003-04 and with Everett from 2004-05 and scored 130 points (43g-87a) in 135 regular season games and 15 points (8g-7a) in 16 playoff games. He also played two seasons at the University of Wisconsin where he had 39 points (13g-26a) in 67 games from 2001-03.

Runners Up: Jamie Holden, Fresno (6-1-1, 2.48 GAA, .932 save pct.), Justin Aikins, Long Beach (11gp, 4g, 8a, 12 pts.) and Andy Franck, Wheeling (5-2-1, 2.02 GAA, .932 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Jeff Glass (Charlotte), Les Haggett (Greenville), Marco Peluso (Las Vegas), Adam Courchaine (Pensacola), Dany Roussin (Reading), Jesse Bennefield (San Diego), Evan Schwabe (South Carolina), Bracken Kearns (Toledo), Dustin Traylen (Trenton), Matt Craig (Utah) and Adam Taylor (Victoria).

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