Florida's Surma Named CCM TACKS ECHL Player of the Month

November 4, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Florida left wing Damian Surma is the CCM TACKS ECHL Player of the Month for October.

The 23-year-old Surma led the ECHL in October with seven goals, 12 points and a plus-minus rating of +9 while tying for the league lead in power-play goals with three. In five games, the 5-10 and 205-pound Surma had two multiple-goal games, including his first professional hat trick, and four multiple-point games, including a career professional best four points.

Selected in the sixth round (174th overall) by Carolina in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and under contract to Lowell of the American Hockey League, the 5-10 and 205-pound Surma scored a power-play goal and had an assist in the Everblades 6-2 season-opening win against Texas and scored both Florida goals in a 3-2 loss to Texas on October 23. After picking up an assist in a 4-3 win against Gwinnett, Surma scored his first hat trick and had an assist for a career-high four points in a 6-3 win against Mississippi on October 29. He closed out the month with three points (1g-2a) while establishing the league season high for plus-minus rating (+4) in a 5-4 loss at Pensacola on October 30.

Born in Lincoln Park, Mich., Surma was one of three players who played in the ECHL, the American Hockey League and the National Hockey League in 2003-04. Surma had 15 points (6g-9a) in 18 regular season games and nine points (5g-4a) in 16 games in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the Everblades in 2003-04. He scored eight points (3g-5a) in 48 regular season games with Lowell of the AHL and had one assist in one game with Carolina in the NHL. The others who played in the ECHL, the AHL and the NHL were goaltenders Dan Ellis (Idaho, Utah and Dallas) and Adam Munro (Gwinnett, Chicago and Atlanta).

Runners Up: Connor James, Bakersfield (4 gp, 3g, 4a, 7 pts, +5) and Eduard Pershin, Charlotte (4 gp, 3g, 4a, 7 pts, +6).

Also Nominated: Mike Lee (Alaska), Luke Curtin (Atlantic City), Ken Magowan (Augusta), Chris Durno (Gwinnett), Brent Kelly (Johnstown), Jason McBain (Las Vegas), Kerry Ellis-Toddington (Mississippi), Brian Collins (Pee Dee), Jordan Krestanovich (Pensacola), Igor Valeev (Peoria), Jon Francisco (Reading), Darren Clark (San Diego), Matt Reid (South Carolina), Ryan Fultz (Texas), Nick Parillo (Toledo), Rick Kowalsky (Trenton) and Ed McGrane (Wheeling).

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