Stingrays' Courtenay Named CCM TACKS Player of the Month

Published on March 3, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - South Carolina right wing Ed Courtenay is the CCM TACKS ECHL Player of the Month for February.

Courtenay scored 22 points (8g-14a) as the Stingrays went 6-5-4 in February.

Now in his 16th full professional season and his third with South Carolina, Courtenay had seven multiple-point games in February, including three points (2g-1a) and the game-winning goal in a 4-3 win against Greenville on February 5 and six points (2g-4a) in a 6-0 win at Pee Dee on February 25. The Verdun, Quebec native had three consecutive games where he scored multiple points - February 4 against Gwinnett (0g-2a), February 5 against Greenville (2g-1a), and February 8 at Pee Dee (1g-1a). The 6-4 and 220-pounder had a plus-minus rating of +10 for the month, finishing even or better in 13 of 15 games and scoring at least one point in 10 of 15 games.

Courtenay ranks third on the Stingrays with 43 points (16g-27a) and leads the team in plus-minus rating (+15). He had a league season-high 12-game home scoring streak, during which he scored 19 points (7g-12a) from November 11 to February 18.

In 2003-04 with South Carolina, Courtenay scored 66 points (29g-37a) in 69 regular season games and seven points (2g-5a) in seven Kelly Cup Playoff games. The 37-year-old played in the ECHL for Jacksonville in 1995-96, scoring two assists in three regular season games and 17 points (5g-12a) in 18 Riley Cup Playoff games. In 1996-97 with South Carolina, Courtenay (54g-56a) finished tied with teammate Mike Ross (50g-60a) for the ECHL lead in scoring with 110 points as the Stingrays won the inaugural Kelly Cup Championship.

Since his first full professional season in 1989-90, Courtenay has played in the International Hockey League, the West Coast Hockey League, the British Superleague, the Quebec Senior Provincial Hockey League and in the National Hockey League with the San Jose Sharks, scoring 20 points (7g-13a) in 44 career NHL games.

Runners Up: Jamie Johnson, Augusta (11 gp, 9g, 10a, 19 pts), Dusty Jamieson, Charlotte (15 gp, 13g, 4a, 17 pts) and Trevor Demmans, Columbia (15 gp, 1g, 12a, 13 pts).

Also Nominated: Joe Talbot (Alaska), Colin Shields (Atlantic City), Paul Rosebush (Bakersfield), Brent McDonald (Florida), John Wroblewski (Fresno), Colin Pepperall (Greenville), Kris Goodjohn (Gwinnett), Chris M. Thompson (Louisiana), Anthony Battaglia (Mississippi), Scott May (Pensacola), Trevor Baker (Peoria), Eric Fortier (Reading), Max Birbraer (San Diego), Andrew Ianiero (Texas), Scooter Smith (Toledo), Nick Deschenes (Trenton), and Evgeny Lazarev (Wheeling).

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