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Utah's Haskins Named CCM Vector Rookie Of The Month

February 5, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


Utah center Tyler Haskins is the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for January.

The native of Madison, Ohio had 16 points with 11 goals, including two hat tricks, and a plus-minus rating of +7 as the Grizzlies went 7-6-1.

After beginning the month with a goal in a 5-4 win at Idaho, the 6-foot-1 and 190-pound Haskins had back-to-back games where he scored career highs with three goals and four points in home wins over Phoenix on Jan. 16 and 18. The 21 year old scored a goal on Jan. 19 against Phoenix to extend his goal streak (7g) and point streak (7g-2a) to three games.

After scoring a goal in a 3-2 shootout loss at Las Vegas on Jan. 27, he closed out the month with an assist in a 3-2 win at Bakersfield on Jan. 29 and tied his career best with four points (2g-2a) in a 6-3 win against Alaska on Jan. 31.

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and under contract to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, Haskins leads the Grizzlies with 21 assists and is tied with fellow rookie Keith Johnson for second in scoring with 34 points in 33 games. He has also played in the AHL where he has 10 penalty minutes in 12 games for the Sound Tigers.

Before turning professional, Haskins played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League where he had 244 points (72g-172a) and 312 penalty minutes in 300 regular season games and 31 points (16g-15a) and 58 penalty minutes in 49 playoff games for Guelph, Saginaw and Toronto St. Michael's from 2002-07. He also played in the United States Hockey League where he had 11 points (3g-8a) and 20 penalty minutes in 46 games for Sioux City in 2001-02.

Runners Up: Mark Derlago, Bakersfield (11 gp, 11g-3a, 14 pts.), Jeff Jakaitis, Columbia (10 gp, 5-2-3, 1.76 GAA, .946 save pct.) and Oren Eizenman, Fresno (12 gp, 6g-14a, 20 pts.).

Also Nominated: Josh Soares (Alaska), Bobby Goepfert (Augusta), Benoit Doucet (Elmira), Preston Callander (Florida), Matt Anderson (Gwinnett), Kevin Lalande (Las Vegas), Jason Tejchma (Mississippi), Gino Guyer (Phoenix), Charlie Kronschnabel (Reading), Pierre-Luc O'Brien (South Carolina), Tim Boron (Stockton), Brandon Benedict (Texas), Ryan Gunderson (Trenton) and Curtis Darling (Wheeling).

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