Florida's Saviano Wins ECHL Sportsmanship Award
April 6, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Thursday announced that Florida Everblades
right wing Steve Saviano is the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award for
2005-06 as voted by league coaches.
The award is presented annually to the player who is judged to have
exhibited the best sportsmanship combined with a high standard of playing
ability.
Scott Cameron, who began the season with Dayton and is now with
South Carolina, and Jeff Campbell of the Gwinnett Gladiators
finished tied for second.
In his second professional season, the 24-year-old Saviano has four penalty
minutes in 42 games with the Everblades and he is tied for the team lead
with five game-winning goals and is second with 45 assists, 70 points, 25
power-play points and a plus-minus rating of +28. In his rookie season with
Florida, Saviano had 52 points (14g-38a) in 58 regular season games for and
he played six games in the AHL with Lowell where he had one assist. He led
the Everblades in the postseason with 14 assists and was second on the team
with 18 points in 17 games, helping the Everblades reach the Kelly Cup
Finals for the second year in a row.
The recipient of the CCM TACKS Rookie of the Year will be announced
on Friday.
ECHL Sportsmanship Award Winners
2005-06 Steve Saviano, Florida Everblades
2004-05 Kris Goodjohn, Gwinnett Gladiators
2003-04 Mark Pederson, San Diego Gulls
2002-03 Rejean Stringer, Columbia Inferno
2001-02 Ben Stafford, Trenton Titans
2000-01 Jamie Ling, Dayton Bombers
1999-00 Jamie Ling, Dayton Bombers
1998-99 Jamie Ling, Dayton Bombers
1997-98 Cal Ingraham, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
1996-97 Mike Ross, South Carolina Stingrays
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