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02-01-2008, 02:45 PM
QUAD CITY RIGHT WING GRANT STEVENSON NAMED CCM/AHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. . The American Hockey League announced today that Quad City
Flames right wing Grant Stevenson has been named the CCM/AHL Player of the
Month for January. Stevenson scored 12 goals and added eight assists for 20
points in 12 games last month.
Stevenson, who enters February riding an 11-game scoring streak, recorded two
goals and an assist in a 4-3 loss at Peoria on Jan. 6, then picked up two
assists and notched the decisive shootout goal in a 5-4 win over Grand Rapids
on Jan. 9. He netted the tying goal in the third period of a 3-2 shootout win
at Iowa on Jan. 12, then tied an AHL season high with a four-goal effort in a 4-
2 victory over Rochester on Jan. 20. Stevenson added another game-winning goal
in a 4-1 win at Rochester on Jan. 23 and closed out the month with the Flames'
only goal in a 2-1 loss at Toronto on Jan. 26. All told, Stevenson recorded a
point on 20 of Quad City's 32 goals for the month.
In recognition of his achievement, Stevenson will be presented with an etched
crystal award prior to an upcoming Flames home game.
A fifth-year pro, Stevenson is in his first season with Quad City after four
years in the San Jose Sharks organization. The 26-year-old native of Spruce
Grove, Alta., is tied for second in the AHL with 24 goals and ranks fifth with
51 points while skating in all 47 games for the Flames. He has recorded 73
goals and 110 assists for 183 points in 271 career AHL games, and also has 10
goals and 12 assists in 47 career NHL contests, all with San Jose in 2005-06.
Other nominees for CCM/AHL Player of the Month include Albany left wing Brandon
Nolan, Binghamton defenseman Lawrence Nycholat, Bridgeport left wing Jeff
Tambellini, Chicago center Jason Krog, Grand Rapids center Mark Hartigan,
Hamilton center Corey Locke, Hartford left wing Dane Byers, Houston center
Serge Payer, Iowa right wing Konstantin Pushkarev, Lowell right wing Trevor
Kell, Manchester right wing Teddy Purcell, Manitoba center Alexandre Bolduc,
Milwaukee defenseman Janne Niskala, Peoria left wing Charles Linglet,
Providence right wing Jeff Hoggan, Rochester right wing Mark Mancari, Rockford
forward Martin St. Pierre, Syracuse goaltender Adam Munro, Toronto right wing
Jeremy Williams and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Kurtis McLean.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. . The American Hockey League announced today that Quad City
Flames right wing Grant Stevenson has been named the CCM/AHL Player of the
Month for January. Stevenson scored 12 goals and added eight assists for 20
points in 12 games last month.
Stevenson, who enters February riding an 11-game scoring streak, recorded two
goals and an assist in a 4-3 loss at Peoria on Jan. 6, then picked up two
assists and notched the decisive shootout goal in a 5-4 win over Grand Rapids
on Jan. 9. He netted the tying goal in the third period of a 3-2 shootout win
at Iowa on Jan. 12, then tied an AHL season high with a four-goal effort in a 4-
2 victory over Rochester on Jan. 20. Stevenson added another game-winning goal
in a 4-1 win at Rochester on Jan. 23 and closed out the month with the Flames'
only goal in a 2-1 loss at Toronto on Jan. 26. All told, Stevenson recorded a
point on 20 of Quad City's 32 goals for the month.
In recognition of his achievement, Stevenson will be presented with an etched
crystal award prior to an upcoming Flames home game.
A fifth-year pro, Stevenson is in his first season with Quad City after four
years in the San Jose Sharks organization. The 26-year-old native of Spruce
Grove, Alta., is tied for second in the AHL with 24 goals and ranks fifth with
51 points while skating in all 47 games for the Flames. He has recorded 73
goals and 110 assists for 183 points in 271 career AHL games, and also has 10
goals and 12 assists in 47 career NHL contests, all with San Jose in 2005-06.
Other nominees for CCM/AHL Player of the Month include Albany left wing Brandon
Nolan, Binghamton defenseman Lawrence Nycholat, Bridgeport left wing Jeff
Tambellini, Chicago center Jason Krog, Grand Rapids center Mark Hartigan,
Hamilton center Corey Locke, Hartford left wing Dane Byers, Houston center
Serge Payer, Iowa right wing Konstantin Pushkarev, Lowell right wing Trevor
Kell, Manchester right wing Teddy Purcell, Manitoba center Alexandre Bolduc,
Milwaukee defenseman Janne Niskala, Peoria left wing Charles Linglet,
Providence right wing Jeff Hoggan, Rochester right wing Mark Mancari, Rockford
forward Martin St. Pierre, Syracuse goaltender Adam Munro, Toronto right wing
Jeremy Williams and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Kurtis McLean.
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