Monday, March 26, 2012

Former Vipers Captain Mike Ullrich Named To CHL All-Rookie Team:

Former Vernon Vipers Captain, Mike Ullrich was named to the CHL All-Rookie team. Ullrich has been near the top of the rookie scoring list for the entire season. The 25-year old Alberta native has played in every single game this season for the CHL Tulsa Oilers and is tied for the team lead with 56 points. Ullrich has recorded two hat-tricks in first full professional season and has picked up multiple points in 12 outings. Ullrich is also a finalist for the CHL Rookie of the Year award. Ullrich is in his first season with the CHL Tulsa Oilers, played two years in Vernon (2005-2007).

Mike Ullrich's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=82968

This is posted on the CHL website:

CHL All-Rookie Team Announced

March 19, 2012

CHL Announces 2011-12 All-Rookie Team

GLENDALE, AZ (March 19, 2012) – The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced today the six member CHL All-Rookie Team for the 2011-12 season, selected through balloting of all 14 CHL head coaches. This year’s team is comprised of forwards Jared Brown of Quad City, Andrew Courtney of Missouri and Mike Ullrich of Tulsa. They are joined by defensemen Dylan King of Allen, Jeff Terminesi of Tulsa with goaltender Mark Guggenberger of Texas.

2011-2012 All-Rookie Team

F: Jared Brown, Quad City Mallards
F: Andrew Courtney, Missouri Mavericks
F: Mike Ullrich, Tulsa Oilers
D: Dylan King, Allen Americans
D: Jeff Terminesi, Tulsa Oilers
G: Mark Guggenberger, Texas Brahmas

Jared Brown, Forward (Quad City Mallards):

Jared Brown in the top scoring rookie in the CHL with 64 points (25-39=62) and his 25 goals are third in the league among all first-year players. The Gardner, Kansas native has been consistent since the beginning of the season recording double-digit points in four of the five months so far with 16 points in both December and February. Brown has 17 multiple-point games on the season and is third on the Mallards in scoring. Brown is one of five finalists for the CHL Rookie of the Year award.

Andrew Courtney, Forward (Missouri Mavericks):

Andrew Courtney is third among rookies with 54 points (28-26=54) on the season and his 28 goals are the most among all first-year players and his five game winning goals lead all rookies. The Belleville, Ontario native is third on the Mavericks in scoring and is one of five finalists for the CHL Rookie of the Year award.


Mike Ullrich, Forward (Tulsa Oilers):

Mike Ullrich is tied for second in the league among all rookies with 56 points (27-29=56) and is second among rookies with 27 goals (seven power play goals are tied for the most). The Banff, Alberta native was named the 50/50 Central CHL Rookie of the Month for November and is one of the five finalists for the CHL Rookie of the Year award.

Dylan King, Defenseman (Allen Americans):

Dylan King has been a steady defensive presence for the Americans scoring four goals with four assists in 44 games. His +11 is third among all rookie defensemen and earlier this season, the 21-year-old was called up to the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. In late December, King was named a member of the 2012 CHL All-Star Team and prior to the season he was a part of the NHL training camp of the Phoenix Coyotes.

Jeff Terminesi, Defenseman (Tulsa Oilers):

Jeff Terminesi is tied for fifth among all defensemen in scoring with 39 points (8-31=39) and his huge month of November (15 points) had him as the top scoring defenseman in the league for a good portion of the first half of the season. The Mississauga, Ontario native was named a member of the 2012 CHL All-Star Team.

Mark Guggenberger, Goaltender (Texas Brahmas):

Mark Guggenberger has been one of the elite goalies in the league since the start of the season earning him a place as one of the five finalists for the CHL Most Outstanding Goaltender award and the CHL Rookie of the Year award. The Richfield, Minnesota native is 21-8-3 on the season with a league-best 2.07 goals against average and he carries a .918 save percentage. Guggenberger was the winning goaltender in the 2012 CHL All-Star Game in January stopping 35 of 36 shots in his team’s 6-4 win. He led all rookie team voting appearing on 13 of the 14 ballots.

The All-CHL Team will be announced later today and the CHL Man of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, March 20 with the finalists being Allen’s Jason Deitsch, Arizona’s Tyler Butler, Dayton’s Greg Labenski, Fort Wayne’s Brent Henley and Rapid City’s Riley Weselowski.

2012 CHL Awards that have already been announced are:

CHL Athletic Trainer of the Year – Bryan Rogers, Dayton Gems
CHL Gunner Garrett Equipment Manager of the Year – Romeo Vivit, Rapid City Rush

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