PRINCETON, N.J. - Mississippi right wing Steffon Walby is the Sher-Wood ECHL Player of the Month for December.
Walby led the ECHL with 22 points (10g-12a) and had three power-play goals, two game-winning goals and a plus-minus rating of +12 in 13 games as Mississippi went 11-2-1 in December.
Walby began the month scoring two goals and three points in a 5-4 win against Pensacola on December 5. He scored two goals, including the game winner, and had three-points on December 7 in a 5-3 win at Louisiana, and scored two goals and three points in a 4-0 win against Columbus on December 20 and finished the month with six multiple-point games including four points (1g-3a) in Mississippi's 9-2 win at Texas on December 19.
Selected as a starter in the 2004 Par-A-Dice ECHL All-Star Game for the second straight year, Walby ended the month of December leading the ECHL with 47 points and was tied for the ECHL plus-minus lead with a +25 rating in 26 games. He was tied for third in the league with 18 goals, 29 assists and 19 power-play points (5g-14a) and was tied for fourth with 14 power-play assists.
For the second consecutive season in 2002-03, Walby was named First Team All-ECHL at right wing after tying for the league lead with seven shorthand goals and finishing second in the league with 10 game-winning goals. He tied for second in the league with 42 goals and 18 power-play goals while ranking fifth in scoring with a team-leading 89 points (42g-47a). In 2001-02, Walby became the first Mississippi player to be named First Team All-ECHL when he shared right wing honors with Rick Kowalsky.
Runners Up: Luke Curtin, Atlantic City (10 gp, 6g, 12a, 18 pts, +4), Kenny Corupe, Louisiana (14 gp, 8g, 12a, 20 pts, +10) and Randy Rowe, Peoria (12 gp, 11g, 8a, 19 pts, +13).
Also Nominated: Mike Scott (Alaska), Nic Bilotto (Charlotte), Garrett Prosofsky (Cincinnati), Alexandre Burrows (Columbia), Carlyle Lewis (Columbus), Martin Paquet (Dayton), Wes Goldie (Florence), Brian McCullough (Florida), Kevin Truelson (Fresno), Mike Bayrack (Greensboro), Kevin Doell (Gwinnett), Zenon Konopka (Idaho), Chad Cavanagh (Johnstown), Eric Schneider (Las Vegas), Jim Abbott (Pensacola), Judd Medak (Reading), Joe Dusbabek (Roanoke), Mark Pederson (San Diego), Curtis Huppe (South Carolina), Lukas Smital (Texas), Scott Bertoli (Trenton) and Eddie Pershin (Wheeling).
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