Former Vernon Viper Marino Named MVP At CHL All-Star Game:

Former Vernon Vipers forward, Brandon Marino was named MVP at the 2011-12 CHL All-Star Team. Marino who played just two games with the 2002-2003 Vernon Vipers is in his third season with the CHL Quad City Mallards.

Brandon Marino's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93732

This is posted on the Mallards website:

MARINO NAMED ALL-STAR MVP

01/11/2012 5:27 PM

The Quad City Mallards’ Brandon Marino was named Central Hockey League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player after scoring the winning goal and collecting three assists as the CHL All-Stars defeated the host Arizona Sundogs 6-4 in Wednesday night.

Marino provided the deciding goal when he walked in alone to snap a 4-4 tie with 3:59 left in the third period. Marino then added his game-high fourth point when he assisted on the clinching empty net goal scored by the Tulsa Oilers’ Jeff Terminesi with just 36 seconds left in the contest.

Marino, who was chosen as an All-Star starter, notched his first assist at 16:21 of the first period when the Allen Americans’ Bruce Graham scored for the All-Stars to break a 1-1 deadlock. Marino then recorded his second assist by setting up the Wichita Thunder’s Matt Robinson for the third All-Star goal at 7:25 of the second period.

Marino (22-24-46) leads the CHL in goals and power play goals (9), is tied for second in shorthanded goals (3) and ranks third in points. He is riding an 11-game point scoring streak (10-8-18) and has produced points in 17 of his last 18 games (14-13-27). Marino’s point scoring streak is the longest active run in the CHL and also the longest for a Mallard this season. By picking up two points in Sunday’s win over Missouri- his thirty-second game- Marino eclipsed his previous career high of 44 points in a season, a total he reached as a rookie in 73 games in 2009-10.

The Mallards return from the All-Star break to meet the Dayton Gems Friday night at 7:05 p.m. at the i wireless Center. The Mallards will wear special edition Central Hockey League twentieth anniversary jerseys during that contest. Those jerseys will be up for bid in a silent auction during Friday evening’s game to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley and the Central Hockey League Player Assistance Fund.