Utah's McGauley named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Player of the Month

Tim McGauley of the Utah Grizzlies has been named the Warrior Hockey ECHL Player of the Month for December.

McGauley scored 10 goals, added 15 assists and was a +22 in December, 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 history 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 Hockey 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 Hockey 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).