Friday, April 25, 2014

Former Vernon Viper Forward Gill Finishes Sixth In ECHL Rookie Scoring:

Former Vernon Vipers forward Sahir Gill finished his rookie regular season with the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) Wheeling Nailers sixth in rookie scoring and lead the team in scoring collecting (13-goals-41-assists-54-points)  Gill ended the regular season on a ten-game point streak lead the Nailers into the playoffs, leading the team with 41 assists and 54 points in just 44 games.  The Nailers finished 2nd place in the Atlantic Division with a regular season record of 39-27-1-5.  Gill & the Nailers have a 3-0 series lead over the South Carolina Stingrays in the opening round of the ECHL playoffs.

Gill was suppose to enter his fourth and final season with Boston University this season but left school signing with the Nailers early in the season. Gill played parts of two seasons in Vernon (2008-2010). Gill left the Vipers in July of 2009 for the USHL Chicago Steel but after just 26 games would return to Vernon in mid January of 2010. In 71 regular season games with the Vipers Gill recorded (21-goals-30-assists-42-points).

Sahir Gill's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=119313

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