Laredo's Darryl Smith Named Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Player of the Month
February 4, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
(Tempe, Arizona) - The Central Hockey League announced today that forward Darryl Smith of the Laredo Bucks has been named the Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Player of the Month for the month of January/2010. Smith will receive a Sher-Wood/TPS portable DVD player, courtesy of Sher-Wood/TPS, to recognize his accomplishment.
Smith, 22, led the CHL with 10 goals during the month of January and finished with 16 points overall. The All-Star and 2009 CHL Rookie of the Year was a +3 in his 12 January games and two of his 10 goals served as game winners for his team. His recent goal scoring tear saw him record multiple-goal games four times including in three straight games (Jan. 20, Jan. 22 and Jan. 23) earning him Oakley CHL Player of the Week honors. For the season, the Thorold, Ontario native is second in the CHL with 23 goals and he sits with 41 total points.
Other players receiving consideration for the monthly award for January include Allen's Justin Bowers, Amarillo's Stuart MacRae, Arizona's Kyle Hood, Bossier-Shreveport's David Rutherford, Colorado's Kevin Ulanski and Jim Jackson, Corpus Christi's Chad Woollard, Laredo's Jeff Bes, Mississippi's Ryan Held, Missouri's Jeff Christian and Nick Sirota, Odessa's Mike Ramsay, Rapid City's Les Reaney, Texas' Jordan Cameron and Tulsa's Aaron Davis.
Sher-Wood/TPS CHL Player of the Month
Darryl Smith, Laredo Bucks
Position: Forward
(January Totals)
Games - 12
Points - 16
Goals - 10
Assists - 6
Plus/Minus - +3
Sher-Wood/TPS CHL Player of the Month (Previous Winners)
October- Rob Hisey, Tulsa Oilers
November- Jesse Bennefield, Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
December- Jon Pelle, Rapid City Rush
January- Darryl Smith, Laredo Bucks
Central Hockey League Stories from February 4, 2010
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- Mudbugs Are At Your Service On February 17 - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Mavericks Sign Defenseman, Trade For Another - Kansas City Mavericks
- Laredo's Darryl Smith Named Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Player of the Month - CHL
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- Rapid City's Danny Battochio Named Sher-Wood/Tps CHL Goaltender Of The Month - Rapid City Rush
- Rapid City's Danny Battochio Named Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Month - CHL
- Bees Make Defensive Swap With Missouri - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
- Jacks Celebrate Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary - Odessa Jackalopes
- Former Captain Dube Returns To Bucks - Laredo Bucks
- Reaney's Overtime Goal Lifts Rush To 6-5 Victory, First Place - Rapid City Rush
- Sundogs Extend Points Streak To Four Games As Rapid City Earns OT Win, 6-5 - Arizona Sundogs
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