SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today that Abitibi Eskimos goaltender Sylvain Miron has been named the Gongshow Gear Inc. player of the month for February.
In six starts during the month that was the 18-year-old rookie netminder, who hails from Iroquois Falls, was unbeaten in regulation time posting a 4-0-0-2 record helping Abitibi pick-up 10 of a possible 12 points in the NOJHL standings.
His efforts saw him register a solid 2.12 goals-against average in that span along with a firm .933 save percentage.
Miron and the rest of his Abitibi teammates return to the ice Saturday evening as they host the Espanola Rivermen in a pivotal match-up at Jus Jordan Arena, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m.
Espanola currently leads the Eskimos by one point in the race for third place overall.
Honourable mention for January player of the month honours went to forwards Darcy Haines of the Soo Thunderbirds and Samuel Wilbur of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners.
Haines amassed 17 points in nine games on four goals and 13 assists for Sault Ste. Marie while Wilbur had seven tallies and nine helpers for 16 points in eight outings for Kirkland Lake.
NOJHL – GONGSHOW GEAR PLAYER OF THE MONTH RECIPIENTS
February: Sylvain Miron, (G) Abitibi Eskimos
January: Brett Wagner, (F) Elliot Lake Bobcats
December: Darcy Haines, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
November: Brennen Dubchak, (F) Espanola Rivermen
October: Joel Horodziejczyk, (G) Soo Thunderbirds
September: Steven Babin, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
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Founded in 2002 by three teammates in the Central Junior “A” Hockey League after identifying the need for a hockey apparel brand that would accurately represent the exciting and exclusive lifestyle that hockey players live. Gongshow was the first Lifestyle Hockey Apparel brand in the world to hit the market in 2002, and this game changing company has since grown into the largest hockey lifestyle clothing brand in the world – selling in over 500 retail locations, in 15 countries internationally, and has hailed comparisons to such pioneering lifestyle brands as Billabong (Surfing Lifestyle), and Burton (Snowboarding Lifestyle).
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