Utah's McGauley Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Player of the Month
January 3, 2020 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Tim McGauley of the Utah Grizzlies has been named the Warrior Hockey ECHL ¬ËPlayer of the Month for December.
McGauley scored 10 goals, added 15 assists and was a +22 in ¬ËDecember, helping the Grizzlies to a 9-1-2 record during the month.
The 24-year-old picked up at least one point in 10 of his 12 games, and had six multi-point games. Included in that was a seven-point performance (1g-6a) on Dec. 17 at Wichita when he became the 18th player in ECHL ¬Ëhistory to notch at least six assists in a game. McGauley had four points (2g-2a) on Dec. 20 at Kansas City, three goals on Dec. 6 at Rapid City and three assists on Dec. 27 against Tulsa.
Under an American ¬ËHockey League contract with Colorado, McGauley leads the ECHL with a +30 rating and is tied for second with 37 points (12g-25a) in 26 games with the Grizzlies this season.
A native of Wilcox, Saskatchewan, McGauley has recorded 118 points (43g-75a) in 152 career ECHL games with Utah and South Carolina and added 11 points (2g-9a) in 40 career American Hockey League games with Colorado and Hershey.
Prior to turning pro, McGauley tallied 259 points (102g-157a) in 276 career games in the Western ¬ËHockey League with Saskatoon and Brandon.
Runners Up: Tyler Sheehy, Allen (14 gp, 10g, 17a, 27 pts.), Michael Brodzinski, Orlando (13 gp, 3g, 14a, 17 pts.) and Shane Berschbach, Toledo (13 gp, 8g, 12a, 20 pts).
Also Nominated: Shawn Szydlowski (Fort Wayne), A.J. White (Idaho), Spencer Watson (Indy), Kyle Blaney (Kalamazoo), Giorgio Estephan (Newfoundland), Dan DeSalvo (South Carolina) and Christopher Brown (Wheeling).
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