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Gwinnett's Campbell Named CCM Vector Most Valuable Player

April 12, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced on Wednesday that Gwinnett center Jeff Campbell has been named the CCM Vector Most Valuable Player for 2005-06.

The annual award is presented to the ECHL player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team as voted by the coaches of the ECHL teams.

The 24-year-old Campbell was named First Team All-ECHL on Apr. 5 after being named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team a year ago. He was fifth in the league with 53 assists and 83 points in 62 games while he was tied for second with seven game-winning goals and five shorthand goals. He also played seven games in the American Hockey League with Lowell scoring two points (1g-1a) in seven games. Selected to the ECHL All-Star Game in each of his first two seasons, Campbell tied for second in the voting for the ECHL Sportsmanship award and is the only player in Gladiators history to post back-to-back 30-goal seasons.

Gwinnett was 50-15-7 and finished first in the American Conference and third overall with 107 points. The Gladiators tied the 2004-05 Pensacola Ice Pilots for the sixth-highest point total in ECHL history and became only the ninth team in league history to win 50 games. Gwinnett set team records for wins (50), home wins (29) and road wins (21).

Fresno left wing Luke Curtin (64 gp, 21g, 61a, 82 pts) finished second while Alaska goaltender Matt Underhill (50 gp, 36-10-3, 5 shutouts, 2.28 GAA, .917 save pct.) was third and Las Vegas goaltender Marc Magliarditi (51 gp, 34-11-5, 3 shutouts, 2.47 GAA, .909 save pct.) was fourth.

CCM Vector Most Valuable Player Award Winners

2005-06 Jeff Campbell, Gwinnett Gladiators

2004-05 Scott Gomez, Alaska Aces

2003-04 Scott Stirling, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

2002-03 Buddy Smith, Arkansas RiverBlades

2001-02 Frederic Cloutier, Louisiana IceGators

2000-01 Scott King, Charlotte Checkers

1999-00 Andrew Williamson, Toledo Storm

1998-99 Chris Valicevic, Louisiana IceGators

1997-98 Jamey Hicks, Birmingham Bulls

1996-97 Mike Ross, South Carolina Stingrays

1995-96 Hugo Belanger, Nashville Knights

1994-95 Vadim Slivchenko, Wheeling Thunderbirds

1993-94 Joe Flanagan, Birmingham Bulls

1992-93 Trevor Jobe, Nashville Knights

1991-92 Phil Berger, Greensboro Monarchs

1990-91 Stan Drulia, Knoxville Cherokees

1989-90 Bill McDougall, Erie Panthers

1988-89 Daryl Harpe, Erie Panthers

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