Pederson Wins ECHL Sportsmanship Award
Published on April 2, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO â San Diego Gulls veteran forward Mark Pederson has been named as the recipient of the 2003-04 ECHL Sportsmanship Award, the league announced Friday.
The ECHL Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to the player who is judged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship combined with a high standard of playing ability.
Pederson, who was named to the All-ECHL Second Team Thursday, has 36 penalty minutes this season. He leads the league with 44 goals and 18 power-play markers. Overall, he has 81 points (44g 37a), which leads the Gulls and is sixth in the ECHL. The veteran left-winger is also tied for fourth in the league with eight game-winning goals and is tied for fifth with 32 power-play points (18g, 14a).
From late December to early February, Pederson put together a 20-game point streak, which is second only to teammate Sylvain Deschatelets' league-high 23-game point streak. He also set a franchise record with a nine-game goal-scoring streak, which ties an ECHL season high.
This is Pederson's second season with the Gulls. He came to San Diego after spending the previous seven years playing in Europe. In 2002-03 Pederson was named as the West Coast Hockey's League Forward of the Year and Playoff MVP. He was also selected to the All-WCHL team.
During his 16-year career, Pederson has led his team in points and goals six different seasons. He was a first round selection (15th pick overall) of the Montreal Canadiens in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Pederson played parts of five seasons in the NHL with Montreal, Philadelphia, San Jose and Detroit.
"This is just another deserved award for Mark," Gulls head coach and general manager Steve Martinson said. "Like I've said all along, Mark is a fantastic player on the ice, but his off-ice leadership and obviously his sportsmanship is what sets him apart."
The ECHL Sportsmanship Award was determined in a vote of ECHL coaches.
So far the Gulls have garnered three postseason awards in 2003-04:
Mark Pederson â Sportsmanship Award
Mark Pederson â All-ECHL Second Team
Greg Barber â All-Rookie Team
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