Rage's Rycroft Named Sher-Wood/CHL Player of the Month
Published on February 1, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
The Central Hockey League announced today that Daymen Rycroft of the Rocky Mountain Rage has been named the Sher-Wood/Central Hockey League Player of the Month for the month of January/2008. Rycroft will receive a custom leather jacket from Sher-Wood, the official stick, glove, pant and protective equipment supplier to the CHL to recognize his accomplishment.
Rycroft led the league in the month with 16 goals, five power play goals and 26 points. The Beaverlodge, Alberta native currently leads the CHL with 34 goals and ranks fifth with 58 points (34-24=58). Additionally, he leads the league with 15 power play goals and eight game winning goals. During the month, Rycroft had a CHL season-high 10-game goal scoring streak that saw him score 15 goals. The 5-11, 185-pound forward has eight multiple-goal games on the season. Rycroft has had particular success this season versus the Rage's in-state rivals, the Colorado Eagles, scoring eight goals with four assists in six games versus the Eagles.
Rycroft has been a key ingredient to the Rage's outstanding season helping the second-year team to first place in the Northwest Division at 28-7-4. Rocky Mountain currently leads the division by seven points over Colorado.
Other players receiving consideration for the monthly award for January include Amarillo's Bill Vandermeer, Arizona's Tyler Redenbach and Alex Leavitt, Austin's Ted Vandermeer, Bossier-Shreveport's Kevin Cooper, Colorado's Riley Nelson and Ed McGrane, Laredo's Jeff Bes, Rocky Mountain's Brent Cullaton, Rio Grande Valley's Rob Voltera and Tulsa's Jeff Christian and Warren McCutcheon.
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