Bretton Cameron Named ECHL Player of the Week

Published on January 18, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stockton Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks, has announced in conjunction with the ECHL that rookie right winger Bretton Cameron (KAM-er-ihn) has been named Sher-wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week, ending Jan. 16.

Cameron, 21, is the first Thunder player to receive the award this season. He scored seven points (3g-4a) last week as the Thunder went 3-0-0 to extend their winning streak to four games.

Additionally, he scored a goal last night to boost Stockton's winning streak to five games, in a 6-3 win at Utah.

Cameron opened last week with four points (1g-3a) in a 5-3 win against Bakersfield on Wednesday and then added a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win at Utah on ‚¬Ë†Friday, completing a ‚¬Å“Gordie Howe Hat Trick ‚¬Â feat with a fight in the game. He closed the week with a goal on ‚¬Ë†Saturday in ‚¬Ë†the Thunder's 4-1 win over the ‚¬Ë†Grizzlies, extending his goal scoring streak to four games.

The Didsbury, Alberta native leads the Thunder with 13 goals and a +10 rating. He is tied for second on the team with 23 points (13g-10a) in 29 games this season.

The 5-foot-11, 181-pound forward skated with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 Prospects Camp and led Medicine Hat of the Western ‚¬Ë†Hockey League last season with 40 goals in 68 games. Over his three-year junior career, he scored 120 points (62g-58a) in 173 regular-season games and added 13 points (6g-7a) in 23 postseason contests.

On behalf of Cameron, a case of pucks will be donated to a Stockton youth hockey organization by Sher-Wood Hockey, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Sher-Wood Hockey has donated more than 23,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

THUNDER ALL-TIME ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK SELECTIONS

Date Awarded

1. Joel Irwin March 14, 2006

2. Mathieu Melanson March 13, 2007

3. Brock Radunske March 27, 2007

4. Cory Urquhart January 14, 2009

5. Mike Lalonde January 23, 2009

6. Matt Robinson December 15, 2009

7. Bretton Cameron January 18, 2011

A two-time recipient of the ECHL ‚¬Å“Award of Excellence, ‚¬Â Thunder has led the ECHL in attendance for four consecutive seasons, was voted "Best Local Sports Team" by readers of the San Joaquin Magazine for the third straight year, and drew over 200,000 fans for the fifth consecutive season in 2009-10. Season Tickets, mini-plans and individual tickets for 2010-11 are on sale now. For more information about tickets, merchandise, or other inquiries contact the Stockton Thunder offices at (209) 373-1500 or visit http://www.stocktonthunder.com/.

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