Storm's Blight Named CCM Vector ECHL Rookie Of The Month

Published on April 7, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Chris Blight of the Toledo Storm is the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for March.

The 23-year-old Blight led the Storm in March with 20 points in 16 games, helping Toledo go 12-4-0 to improve to 43-21-5 and clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the second straight year and the 12th time in team history. He was second on the team in March with 13 assists and a plus-minus rating of +8 and tied for second with seven goals.

The 6-foot and 190-pound right wing began the month with three straight multiple-point games, scoring two points (1g-1a) in a 3-1 win over Trenton on Mar. 1, registering two assists in an 8-2 win over the Titans on Mar. 4 and two points (1g-1a) in a 4-3 win over Greenville on Mar. 4. He scored in 10 of his 16 games in March with seven of the 10 being multiple-point games including four points (1g-3a) in a 4-0 win against Trenton on Mar. 17.

He is second on the team with 27 goals and is tied for second with nine power-play goals while his 58 points in 62 games ties him for second on the Storm and ties him for 10th among ECHL rookies.

The Cambridge, Ontario native spent four years at Clarkson University where he tallied 96 points (40g-56a) in 144 games. He scored a team-leading 20 goals in 2004-05 and was selected to receive the Fran Neragin Memorial Award which is presented to the Clarkson Athlete with the best sportsmanship and academic performance.

Runners Up: Jon Awe, Gwinnett (14 gp, 7g, 13a, 20pts.), Dan Hacker, Idaho (15gp, 7g, 12a, 19pts.) and Mike McKenna, Las Vegas (5-1-0, 1.81 GAA, .935 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Alex Leavitt (Alaska), Ken Scuderi (Augusta), Daniel Sparre (Charlotte), Kevin Nastiuk (Florida), Jamie Holden (Fresno), Brad Bonello (Greenville), Brad Woods (Phoenix), Eric Werner (Reading), Michael Mole (San Diego), Evan Schwabe (South Carolina), Rejean Beauchemin (Trenton), Matt Craig (Utah) and Taggart Desmet (Victoria).

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