Wheeling's Brown named CCM/ECHL Player of the Month

Thursday, January 3rd

Wheeling Nailers’ forward Cam Brown has been named the CCM ECHL Player of the Month for December.

Brown scored seven goals, assisted on 19 others and was a +14 in 13 games during the month.

The 25-year-old, who earned two ECHL Player of the Week awards during December, had at least one point in 12 of his 13 games, ending the month on a 12-game point streak. Brown had nine multi-point games in December, including a pair of four-point games. He had four assists in a 5-1 win against Indy on Dec. 9 and posted two goals and two assists in a 5-1 victory over Norfolk on Dec. 15.

A native of Natick, Massachusetts, Brown is tied for eighth in the ECHL with 34 points (8g-26a) in 30 games this season. He has also appeared in one game with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

Brown has tallied 94 points (27g-67a) in 94 career ECHL games with Wheeling and Adirondack.

Prior to turning pro, Brown tallied 106 points (23g-83a) in 146 career games at the University of Maine.

Runners Up: Reid Gardiner, Kalamazoo (15 gp, 12g, 11a, 23 pts.), Chris McCarthy, Reading (11 gp, 7g, 14a 21 pts.) and Ralph Cuddemi, Wichita (15 gp, 11g, 10a, 21 pts).

Also Nominated: Jesse Schultz (Cincinnati), Jake Kamrass (Fort Wayne), Reid Petryk (Idaho), Kevin Dufour (Indy), Scott Pooley (Newfoundland), Jonne Tammela (Orlando), Andrew Cherniwchan (South Carolina), Greg Wolfe (Toledo), Ryan Tesink (Tulsa) and Nick Sorkin (Wichita).