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Allen's Bruce Graham Named Oakley CHL Player of the Week

January 3, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


TEMPE, AZanuary 3, 2011) -The Central Hockey League announced today that Allen forward Bruce Graham has been named the Oakley Central Hockey League Player of the Week for the period ending January 2, 2011.

In recognition of his achievement, Graham will receive a special gift from Oakley. To learn more about the wide range of Oakley products, visit www.oakley.com.

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Graham had a huge individual offensive week while his team went 3-1-0 scoring 30 combined goals in those four games. The Moncton, New Brunswick native scored seven goals with four assists in his four games notching multiple-point games in three of the four contests. The recently named all-star scored a pair of goals in the Americans 6-3 victory over Texas on Tuesday scoring the second and third goal of the game for Allen after his team fell behind 3-1. He followed that two goal effort up with a goal and two assists, along with a +3 plus/minus rating, in the Americans 10-1 win over Tulsa. One of his biggest offensive performances of the season came in a loss but nevertheless, Graham notched a hat trick with two assists in Allen's 11-6 loss to Colorado on Saturday night. In his fourth and final game of the week, Graham scored a goal in his team's 8-4 win at Tulsa. The 2010 finalist for the CHL Most Valuable Player awa rd scored a goal in each Allen game last week.

On the season, the 6-6, 235-pound forward is tied for seventh in the league with 41 points (18-23=41) and is tied for third in the league with seven power play goals. The Americans are the top team in the CHL at 23-6-1 sitting atop the Berry Conference with 47 points.

Oakley CHL Player of the Week

Bruce Graham, Allen Americans

Position: F

(Weekly Totals)

Games Played: 4

Goals: 7

Assists: 4

Points: 11

Plus/Minus: +2

Oakley CHL Player of the Week -- Previous Winners

Oct. 18- Brett Smith, Bossier-Shreveport

Oct. 25- Scott May, Colorado

Nov. 1- Steve Kaunisto, Wichita

Nov. 8- Neil Trimm, Laredo

Nov. 15- Derek LeBlanc, Rapid City

Nov. 29- Frankie DeAngelis, Fort Wayne

Dec. 6- Matt Summers, Mississippi

Dec. 13- Bill Bagron, Bloomington

Dec. 20- Tomas Klempa, Rio Grande Valley

Dec. 27- Kevin Ulanski, Colorado

Jan. 3- Bruce Graham, Allen



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