Sea Wolves Rookie Forward Cruthers Named to All-Star Team
December 31, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
PRINCETON, NJ- The ECHL announced on Wednesday that Sea Wolves rookie forward Ryan Cruthers has been named to the American Conference team for the 17th Annual ECHL All-Star Game, which will be hosted by the Reading Royals, the City of Reading and the Sovereign Center on Jan. 21, 2009.
A native of Farmingdale, N.Y., Cruthers leads ECHL rookies as well as the Sea Wolves with 18 goals and is second among ECHL rookies with 35 points in 29 games this season. Currently on loan to Lake Erie of the American Hockey League, Cruthers has scored two assists and is +1 in three games with Lake Erie since being loaned on December 26.
There are 11 rookies on the American Conference roster and 18 of the 21 players are making their first appearance in an ECHL All-Star Game.
There have been 46 players from the All-Star Game who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 29 since 2002 when the lineups began having players who coaches felt were prospects to move up to a higher level.
The starting lineups are determined in voting by American Conference coaches, team captains, media directors, broadcasters and media members. Coaches also submitted the top prospects from within their conference to determine the final roster with each of the nine teams having a representative.
The Stanley Cup and the Patrick J. Kelly Cup will both be on display throughout the event, marking the ninth time in the last 10 years that the NHL championship trophy and the ECHL championship trophy have been displayed together at the All-Star Game.
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