Cullaton And Reid Named Finalists For CHL Year-End Awards
March 11, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release
Broomfield, Colo. - The Central Hockey League has announced that two Rocky Mountain Rage players have been nominated as finalists for two of the league's four year-end awards. Captain and leading scorer Brent Cullaton is a finalist for Most Valuable Player, and Scott Reid, who entered today tied for the league lead in victories, has been nominated for Most Outstanding Goaltender.
The five finalists for each of four significant CHL awards were selected by the CHL front office following nominations from member clubs. Balloting will take place among CHL Head Coaches, team Communications Departments and selected media members to determine the recipients of the CHL's Most Valuable Player, Most Outstanding Goaltender, Most Outstanding Defenseman and Rookie of the Year awards.
2007-2008 CHL Most Valuable Player candidates include Arizona's Alex Leavitt (the CHL's leading scorer), Laredo's Jeff Bes, New Mexico's Konrad Reeder, Rocky Mountain's Brent Cullaton and Bossier-Shreveport goaltender John DeCaro.
DeCaro is also one of the finalists for the Most Outstanding Goaltender, an award he won last season. He is joined by Odessa's Alexandre Vincent, Youngstown's Andy Franck, Laredo's Dustin Traylen and Rocky Mountain's Scott Reid.
The selected finalists to receive Most Outstanding Defenseman consideration include Oklahoma City's Mike Burgoyne, New Mexico's Vladimir Hartinger, Laredo's Adam Rivet, Arizona's Chris Bartolone and Colorado's Aaron Schneekloth.
Rookie of the Year honors will be determined amongst Bossier-Shreveport's Tyrel Lucas, Amarillo's David Nimmo, Laredo's Andrew Desjardins, Arizona's Mark Kolanos and Odessa's Vincent.
Additional awards to be determined include Coach of the Year, Equipment Manager of the Year and Athletic Trainer of the Year, as determined by their CHL peers, along with six member All-CHL and All-Rookie teams. The CHL's regular season point leader will receive the Joe Burton Scoring Champion award, while the CHL front office will determine the recipients of both the Man of the Year (for outstanding leadership and contributions to the community) and Rick Kozuback (perseverance, determination and commitment to hockey) awards based on nominations and supporting material from CHL member teams.
The Rage face-off against the Colorado Eagles tonight at Broomfield Event Center at 7:05 p.m. in the first of a home-and-home with their Front Range rivals. Rocky Mountain leads the season series with a record of 6-3-1 but trails Colorado in the Northwest Division standings by two points. The two teams conclude their season series tomorrow at the Budweiser Events Center.
Single-game tickets are still available for tonight's tilt with prices ranging from $18 - $43 per seat (parking included). Fans can purchase tickets at Broomfield Event Center's box office or through Ticketmaster by logging-on to www.Ticketmaster.com, calling (303) 830-TIXS, or visiting any Ticketmaster retail outlet.
For group ticket information, please call the Rage at (303) 439-RAGE or visit www.rockymountainrage.com.
About Broomfield Event Center: Located on the south side of U.S. Highway 36 between 112th and 120th Avenues, the $45 million Broomfield Event Center is a state-of-the-art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center that includes 25 suites, 900 club seats, up to 8,000 total seats, restaurants, bars and a separate basketball practice facility. Broomfield Event Center hosts sporting events, concerts, trade shows, rodeos, and other special events. It is the home of the Central Hockey League's Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club of the NBA Development League (affiliate of the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, and Toronto Raptors).
About Arista: Broomfield Event Center is a major anchor for the 215 acre multi-use development known as Arista. In addition to the event center, Arista will include retail, office and residential space. For more information, visit www.AristaBroomfield.com.
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