Bryan Ewing Named ECHL Rookie Of The Year
Bryan Ewing of the Wheeling Nailers has been named the 2009 CCM ECHL Rookie of the Year and the latest recipient of the John A. Dailey Memorial Trophy.
Ewing won the award based on an outstanding season.
Ewing, who was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team on Wednesday and First Team All-ECHL on Thursday, leads league rookies with 43 goals, six shorthand goals, 91 points, 19 power-play assists and 32 power-play points while his 48 assists and six shorthand points tie him for the rookie lead and his 13 power-play goals tie him for second among rookies. His six shorthand goals are tied for the overall league lead while his 91 points are second overall and his 43 goals rank third. Ewing is tied for third with six shorthand points while his 48 assists and 13 power-play goals are tied for fifth. The 43 goals break the Wheeling rookie record of 42 goals by Steve Gibson in 1995-96 and Ewing is the first Nailers player to score 90 points since Eric Royal had 92 points in 1996-97. Ewing is under contract to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League and he has four penalty minutes in three games for the Penguins.
The award is named after John Daley, who died in 1996. Daley was one of the original founders and leading lights of the ECHL.
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