Former Vernon Viper Brandon Marino Falls Three Points Short Of Winning CHL Scoring Title:

Former Vernon Vipers forward, Brandon Marino (41-49-90) finishes his season leading the league in goals and ranked second in point scoring fell just short of winning the Central Hockey league's scoring title after Evansville forward Todd Robinson earned the Joe Burton Scoring Championship finishing the regular season with 92 points (23 goals, 69 assists).

Marino & the CHL Quad City Mallards ended their season with a 5-2 win over the Bloomington Blaze Saturday night. The Mallards went 37-27-2 (76 points) this season and finished fifth in the Central Hockey League’s Turner Conference. Marino who was named to the All-Central Hockey League Team last week is also a finalist for the CHL Most Valuable Player. Marino 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

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IceMen's Todd Robinson Wins Scorinng Championship

March, 25th 2012

Todd Robinson Wins Joe Burton Scoring Championship

GLENDALE, AZ (March 25, 2012) – With the conclusion of the Central Hockey League’s (CHL) regular season, Evansville forward Todd Robinson has earned the Joe Burton Scoring Championship finishing the regular season with 92 points (23 goals, 69 assists).

The award is given annually to the league’s leading scorer and is presented in honor of Joe Burton, the CHL’s career leader with 985 points accumulated over 11 seasons with the Oklahoma City Blazers and the first person inducted into the CHL Hall of Fame this past January.

CHL Scoring Leaders

Robinson led the league in scoring for a majority of the season and along the way captured three Oakley CHL Player of the Week awards. The Trail, British Columbia native led the league in assists as well and finished two points ahead of the second leading scorer in the league, Quad City’s Brandon Marino (90 points).

The veteran forward is a finalist for the CHL Most Valuable Player award which will be announced on Monday, March 26. The other five finalists joining Robinson are Allen’s Bruce Graham, Rapid City’s Shawn Limpright, Marino and Wichita’s Matt Robinson.

Robinson was a CHL All-Star this season and was named to the All-CHL Team. He finished the year with 22 multi-point games and had three points or more 11 times during the season.

CHL Joe Burton Award (winners since 2001, named after Joe Burton starting in 2003-04)

2011-12 – Todd Robinson (Evansville)
2010-11 – Sebastien Thinel (Odessa)
2009-10 – Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)
2008-09 – Sebastien Thinel (Odessa)
2007-08 – Alex Leavitt (Arizona)
2006-07 – Jeff Christian (Youngstown)
2005-06 – Derek Hahn (Amarillo)
2004-05 – Jason Duda (Wichita)
2003-04 – Jeff Bes (Laredo)
2002-03 – Don Parsons (Memphis)
2001-02 – Dan Price (Austin)

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
CHL All-Rookie Team – Jared Brown (QDC), Andrew Courtney (MIZ), Mark Guggenberger (TEX), Dylan King (ALN), Jeff Terminesi (TUL) and Mike Ullrich (TUL)
All-CHL Team – Frankie DeAngelis (FTW), Mark Guggenberger (TEX), Shawn Limpright (RPD, Brandon Marino (QDC), Todd Robinson (EVA) and Riley Weselowski (RPD)
CHL Man of the Year – Riley Weselowski, Rapid City Rush
CHL Rookie of the Year – Mark Guggenberger, Texas Brahmas
CHL Coach of the Year – Kevin McClelland, Wichita Thunder
CHL Most Outstanding Defenseman – Riley Weselowski, Rapid City Rush
CHL Most Outstanding Goaltender – Mark Guggenberger, Texas Brahmas