Brule Named Mighty Ducks Player of the Year

April 15, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cincinnati RailRaiders News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - Right wing Steve Brule has been named the Fifth Third Bank Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Player of the Year for the 2001-2002 season. Brule, 27, recorded a club-high 63 points (21 goals, 42 assists) in 77 games with Cincinnati this season.

He led the club in shots (250), first goals (four) and game-tying goals (two), while adding six power-play goals and three-game winning goals. A seven-year pro, Brule compiled a season-high, seven-game point streak March 16-29 and had two, six-game point streaks (December 2-21 and January 23-February 3) during the season.

The 6-0, 200-pound native of Montreal, Quebec was New Jersey's sixth choice (143rd overall) in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Brule spent the 2000-2001 season with Manitoba in the now-defunct International Hockey League, leading his team with 69 points (21-48-69) in 78 games.

Fifth Third Bank is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company has $70 billion in assets, operates 16 affiliates with 939 full-service Banking Centers, including 143 Bank Mart locations open seven days a week inside select grocery stores and 1,930 Jeanie ATM's in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Florida, Michigan and Illinois.



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