Wheeling's Goebel Named CCM TACKS ECHL Player of the Month

November 6, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Wheeling Nailers rookie right wing Tommy Goebel is the CCM TACKS ECHL Player of the Month for October.

The 23 year old, who is under contract to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, led the ECHL in October with a plus-minus rating of +10 and tied for the league lead with seven goals and 15 points in six games to help Wheeling get off to its best start in 17 years.

The Parma, Ohio native had career highs with three goals and four points in a 5-3 win against Trenton on Oct. 26. He registered a point in each of his first six games and had an assist in his first five games.

He was named the ECHL Player of the Week for Oct. 20-26 after scoring nine points (4g-5a) and having a plus-minus rating of +5 in three games and won the Plus Performer of the Month award for October.

Goebel signed with Rochester in the American Hockey League in 2007-08 after completing his career at Ohio State University and had five points (2g-3a) in five games for the Americans.

He played two seasons at OSU and had 62 points (33g-29a) and 69 penalty minutes in 71 games after playing two years at Michigan State University where he had 53 points (21g-32a) and 54 penalty minutes in 76 games from 2003-05.

Runners Up: Josh Soares, Alaska (5 gp, 6g, 4a, 10 pts), Matt Caruana, Bakersfield (5 gp, 6g, 0a, 6 pts) and Dan Riedel, Dayton (4 gp, 5g, 1a, 6 pts).

Also nominated: Jonathan Paiement (Florida), Jordan Fox (Gwinnett), Jon Francisco (Ontario), Kimbi Daniels (Phoenix), Tyler Doig (Reading), Travis Morin (South Carolina) and Eric Castonguay (Trenton).

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