2006-07 ECHL All-Rookie Team Announced
April 4, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Wednesday announced its
All-Rookie Team for 2006-07 as determined in a vote of ECHL coaches, who
were asked to select a goaltender, two defensemen and three forwards. A
rookie is defined as a player who has played in less than 25 professional
games prior to the start of the current season.
2006-07 ECHL All-Rookie Team
F - Colton
Fretter, Gwinnett Gladiators (49 gp, 35g, 29a, 64 pts, +3)
F - Todd
Griffith, Bakersfield Condors (46 gp, 26g, 17a, 43 pts, +10)
F - Julian
Talbot, Alaska Aces (64 gp, 18g, 32a, 50 pts, +23)
D - Paul
Albers, Texas Wildcatters (67 gp, 12g, 30a, 42 pts, +4)
D - Jamie
Milam, Gwinnett Gladiators (66 gp, 22g, 23a, 45 pts, -7)
G - Cedrick
Desjardins, Cincinnati Cyclones (42 gp, 24-17-1, 2.52 GAA, .919 Save
Pct.)
Despite not playing since Feb. 14, Colton
Fretter of Gwinnett leads ECHL rookies with 35 goals, 17 power-play
goals and 64 points in 49 games, and he received the most votes overall
among all rookies. Selected in the eighth round (230th overall) by Atlanta
in the 2002 National Hockey League Draft and under American Hockey League
contract to the Chicago Wolves, he is tied for third overall in power-play
goals and is fifth in goals. The 25-year-old had a 16-game point streak
(15g-12a) when he was injured at Florida on Feb. 14, including scoring a
goal in the first period, and registered a point in 39 games. He was named
the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for October and was selected
to the Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Star Game where he scored the
game-winning goal for the American Conference in a 6-3 win.
Julian
Talbot of Alaska is third among ECHL rookies in plus-minus rating at
+23 and is tied for third with 10 power-play goals. He is fifth in rookie
scoring with 50 points and is tied for fifth with 32 assists. He was
selected to the Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Star Game where he scored a goal
for the National Conference. The 22-year-old has also played in the
American Hockey League with Providence where he has three points (1g-2a) in
seven games and scored the game-winning goal in his first-ever AHL game.
Despite not playing since Mar. 13, Todd
Griffith of Bakersfield is second among ECHL rookies with 26 goals and
has 43 points in 46 games. The 22-year-old was selected to the Rbk
Hockey ECHL All-Star Game and has also played in the American Hockey
League where he has two penalty minutes in one game with Bridgeport.
Jamie
Milam of Gwinnett leads ECHL rookie defensemen with 22 goals, 13
power-play goals and is tied for the lead with 45 points in 66 games. He is
second overall among league rookies with 13 power-play goals while his 22
goals tie him for sixth and his 45 points tie him for 11th. He is second
among all ECHL defensemen in goals and power-play goals and is tied for
sixth in points. He was named the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the
Month for February after scoring 13 points (3g-10a) in 12 games.
Paul
Albers of Texas is second among ECHL rookie defensemen with 12 goals
while his six power-play goals are third and his 30 assists and 42 points
are fourth. Under contract to Minnesota of the National Hockey League, he
is tied for seventh overall among league rookies in assists and is tied for
14th in power-play goals. He is tied for ninth among all ECHL defensemen in
goals and is tied for 12th in points. He was selected to play in the Rbk
Hockey ECHL All-Star Game where he had two assists for the American
Conference in its 6-3 win.
Cedrick
Desjardins of Cincinnati is 24-17-1 and is fifth in the ECHL with a
save percentage of .919 and a goals-against average of 2.52. Under contract
to Hamilton of the American Hockey League, he is sixth in the league with
four shutouts and was chosen to play in the Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Star
Game where he was the winning goaltender after stopping all nine shots he
faced in the second period of the American Conference's 6-3 win.
The ECHL will announce its First-Team All-ECHL and Second-Team All-ECHL
teams on Thursday.
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