Pensacola's May Named CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month

March 3, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Pensacola center Scott May is the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for February.

Selected in the seventh round (222nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2002 National Hockey League Draft, May tied for the team lead in scoring with 16 points (8g-8a) and in plus-minus (+6) in 12 games in the month of February. He was runner-up for ECHL Player of the Week after scoring five points (3g-2a) in two games.

The 23-year-old May scored in nine of the 12 games he played and recorded multiple-point games five times helping the Ice Pilots go 10-2-0 in February and maintain first-place in the American Conference. He started the month with a five-game scoring streak (4g-7a) and scored the game-winning goal against Texas on February 11.

Since joining Pensacola on January 15, the 5-11 and 195-pound May has scored in 15 of 21 games, accumulating 23 points (11g-12a), two game-winning goals and a plus-minus rating of +11.

Under contract to St. John's of the American Hockey League, May played five games for St. John's in 2003-04, scoring a goal and an assist, after completing his senior season at Ohio State University. He started 2004-05 with St. John's and had one assist and 21 penalty minutes in 16 games before joining Pensacola.

A native of Surrey, British Columbia, May scored 34 points (15g-19a) in his senior year at Ohio State and helped the Buckeyes win their first Central Collegiate Hockey Association Championship since 1972. May, who played four seasons at Ohio State, appeared in 124 consecutive games and finished with 116 points (46g-70a) in 161 career games.

Runners Up: Brett Jaeger, Fresno (5-0-2, 1.05 GAA, .971 save pct.), Colt King, Augusta (11 gp, 5g, 7a, 12 pts), D'Arcy McConvey, Columbia (15 gp, 6g, 8a, 14 pts).

Also Nominated: Vladimir Novak (Alaska), Colin Shields (Atlantic City), Yutaka Fukufuji (Bakersfield), Ryan Lang (Charlotte), Mike Ayers (Dayton), Simon Ferguson (Greenville), Jeff Campbell (Gwinnett), Marco Rosa (Long Beach), Pascal Pelletier (Louisiana), Lucas Drake (Mississippi), Gregg Johnson (Pee Dee), Kris Kasper (Peoria), Tom Galvin (Reading), Guillaume Fournier (San Diego), Joe Tenute (South Carolina), Kevin Cooper (Texas), Brent Robinson (Trenton) and Cam Paddock (Wheeling).

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