Toronto, ON
The
Ontario
Hockey
League
announced
the top OHL
Performers
of the Month
for
November,
2010.
OHL
Player of
the Month
Jason Akeson,
Kitchener
Rangers
Jason Akeson
of the
Kitchener
Rangers led
the OHL with
an
impressive
29 points in
10 games
played in
November. He
scored six
goals and
added 23
assists and
tied for
second in
the league
with a
plus-minus
rating of
plus-15. He
recorded
points in
all 10 games
this month
with
multi-point
efforts in
seven
contests to
lead the
Rangers to
an 8-1-0-1
record in
November. He
was named
the CHL and
OHL Player
of the Week
for the week
ending
November 7
after
scoring 15
points in
three games
highlighted
by a
career-high
six point
game
November 5
with two
goals and
four assists
as first
star of an
8-0 win over
the
Belleville
Bulls.
Akeson, a
20-year-old
from
Orleans, ON,
is playing
in his
fourth OHL
season with
the Rangers.
He currently
leads the
OHL in
scoring with
48 points
including 12
goals and 36
assists in
24 games.
OHL
Rookie of
the Month
Eric Locke,
Windsor
Spitfires
Eric Locke
of the
Windsor
Spitfires
led all OHL
rookies with
nine goals
in November
and added
three
assists for
12 points in
10 games
with a
plus-minus
rating of
plus-4. He
recorded
three-point
performances
in three
different
games this
month
including
the first
two
hat-tricks
of his OHL
career. His
first career
hat-trick
included the
game-winning
goal as
first star
of a 7-3 win
over the
London
Knights on
November 19,
and he was
also named
first star
of the game
scoring
three goals
in a 7-2 win
over the
Peterborough
Petes to
close out
the month on
November 28.
Locke, a
17-year-old
from
Toronto, ON,
was selected
by the
Spitfires in
the 13th
round of the
2009 OHL
Priority
Selection.
Eligible for
the 2012 NHL
Entry Draft,
Locke is
second among
rookies in
goals with
15 and tied
for sixth
overall in
scoring with
22 points in
27 games.
OHL
Defenceman
of the Month
Ryan
Ellis,
Windsor
Spitfires
Ryan Ellis
of the
Windsor
Spitfires
scored five
goals and 12
assists for
17 points in
10 games in
November. He
produced
five
multi-point
games
including a
season-high
four-point
game with
two goals
including
the overtime
winner plus
two assists
as third
star of a
6-5 victory
over the
Sault Ste.
Marie
Greyhounds
on November
20. He also
recorded
three
assists in
front of a
hometown
crowd
November 26
as first
star of a
5-2 win over
the Oshawa
Generals on
a night
where he was
honoured
pre-game for
setting a
new
Spitfires
record for
points by a
defenceman
with 230. He
set the
record with
an assist on
November 10
breaking the
record
previously
held by
Chicago
Blackhawks
Head Coach
and Spitfire
great Joel
Quenneville.
Ellis, a
19-year-old
from
Freelton,
ON, is
playing in
his fourth
OHL season.
Recently
named to
Canadas
National
Junior Team
Selection
Camp Roster
for the
third
straight
year, the
Nashville
Predators
prospect
captained
Team OHL at
the 2010
SUBWAY Super
Series and
is second in
scoring
among
defencemen
with 32
points in 24
games.
OHL
Goaltender
of the Month
Scott
Wedgewood,
Plymouth
Whalers
Scott
Wedgewood of
the Plymouth
Whalers
earned a
7-1-0-0
record in
November
with a
league-best
goals-against-average
of 1.65 and
save
percentage
of .947. He
was named
the Vaughn
CHL
Goaltender
of the Week
for the week
ending
November 28
highlighted
by a shutout
victory
November 24
in a 3-0 win
over the
Saginaw
Spirit with
37 saves. He
made a total
of 248 saves
in November
including 40
as first
star of a
3-2 shootout
win over the
Brampton
Battalion on
November 4.
He also
stopped all
six shots he
faced in his
start for
Team OHL
sharing a
4-0 shutout
win with
Scott
Stajcer over
Team Russia
in the
SUBWAY Super
Series game
played
November 11
in London,
ON.
Wedgewood,
an
18-year-old
from
Brampton,
ON, is
playing in
his third
OHL season
with the
Whalers.
Selected in
the third
round of the
2010 NHL
Entry Draft
by the New
Jersey
Devils, he
is among the
league
leaders with
a
goals-against-average
of 2.48 and
save
percentage
of .920 and
is tied for
second in
the league
with two
shutouts.
2010-11
OHL Top
Performers
of the Month
Player of
the Month:
November
Jason Akeson,
Kitchener
Rangers
October
Garrett
Wilson, Owen
Sound Attack
Rookie of
the Month:
November
Eric Locke,
Windsor
Spitfires
October
Nail Yakupov,
Sarnia Sting
Defenceman
of the Month:
November
Ryan Ellis,
Windsor
Spitfires
October
Ryan Murphy,
Kitchener
Rangers
Goaltender
of the
Month:
November
Scott
Wedgewood,
Plymouth
Whalers
October
Mavric
Parks,
Saginaw
Spirit