Haydar Named to All-Rookie Team
Published on March 27, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Rookie left wing Darren Haydar was named to the American Hockey League's All-Rookie Team as voted by the players and media in each of the league's 28 member cities. Haydar becomes the first Admiral player to receive a post season AHL honor in the two seasons that the Admirals have played in the league.
Haydar has eclipsed all Admirals' AHL scoring marks set a year ago and currently leads all Admiral scorers and all AHL rookie scorers with 71 points (27g-44a). He is also the team leader in goals scored (27), assists (44), multiple-point games (20), game-winning goals (8) and +/- (+21). Haydar became the team's first AHL player to ever score 20 goals when he registered a goal January 31st against the Grand Rapids Griffins.
The former University of New Hampshire star has also shattered records set by players that have played professionally in Milwaukee since the beginning of the team's affiliation agreement with the Nashville Predators in 1998. His 71 points surpassed Jason Cipolla's previous Predator era high mark of 67 points set in the 1998-99 season. He surpassed last year's leading scorer, Petr Sachl, with his 44th point on January 22nd vs. the San Antonio Rampage.
The 23-year-old Milton, Ontario native, who finished second in the nation in scoring at the University of New Hampshire last year, has also played two NHL games with Nashville in 2002-03. Haydar recorded two goals and an assist for the Canadian team at the 2003 AHL All-Star Game.
The remainder of the AHL All-Rookie team includes three Binghamton Senators, one Hamilton Bulldog and top rookies from the Cleveland Barons and San Antonio Rampage. Because of a tie in the balloting, the team consists of one goaltender, two defensemen and four forwards.
2002-03 AHL All-Rookie Team
Goaltender Ray Emery Binghamton Senators
Defenseman Mike Komisarek Hamilton Bulldogs
Defenseman Filip Novak San Antonio Rampage
Forward Darren Haydar Milwaukee Admirals
Forward Brad Boyes Cleveland Barons
Forward Jason Spezza Binghamton Senators
Forward Antoine Vermette Binghamton Senators
Haydar and the Admirals begin a three game road trip with a pair of contests in San Antonio Friday night and Sunday afternoon. After a stop in Chicago for a game on Wednesday, April 2nd, The Admirals close the regular season with home games Thursday, April 3rd against Cleveland and Back-to-back clashes with the Utah Grizzlies Saturday night and Sunday afternoon April 5-6.
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