Tenute Named Second Team All ECHL

April 8, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release

Princeton, NJ The ECHL announced today that Joe Tenute have been selected to the All ECHL Second Team. Tenute was awarded rookie of the month for March and is a member of the All Rookie Team with team mate Mark Ardelan.

“Joe has had a great season for us this year and it is nice to see that his efforts have been recognized by the rest of the league,” commented Head Coach Jason Fitzsimmons. “Joe adapted to this level early in the season and performed at a high level consistently all season long.”

Joe Tenute leads all ECHL rookies with in points with 73 and goals with 34. The Hamilton, Ontario native leads the Stingrays in scoring and is third in the entire league in goals. Tenute had his biggest season as a junior in 2002-03 with Sarnia, when he scored 41 goals and added 71 assists for 112 points. His fine play that year earned him an eighth round draft pick by the New Jersey Devils. He was signed as a free agent by the Stingrays in September of 2004. Tenute, who scored a goal for the American Conference in the 2005 ECHL All-Star Game, scored a point in an ECHL season-high 14 consecutive games (8g-16a) and he tied the ECHL season highs for assists (5) and points (6) in a 7-3 win against Texas on March 8. He has 18 multiple-point games, including seven two-goal games and seven games with multiple assists.

The Stingrays have two games remaining in the regular season to determine their seeding in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Rays are currently in second place in the East Division, one point behind the Columbia Inferno. The Stingrays will play at Pee Dee on Friday and at Charlotte on Saturday.

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