The Odessa Jackalopes’ Sebastien Thinel was named the Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Player of the Month for the month of February on Wednesday. Thinel was red-hot for the Jacks in February, averaging nearly three points per game. He finished the month with 8 goals and 20 assists (28 points) in 10 games played. Thinel is currently second in the league in scoring with 81 points. The league’s release about February’s award follows:
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(Tempe, Arizona) - The Central Hockey League announced today that forward Sebastien Thinel of the Odessa Jackalopes has been named the Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Player of the Month for the month of February/2010. Thinel will receive a Sher-Wood/TPS portable DVD player, courtesy of Sher-Wood/TPS, to recognize his accomplishment.
Thinel recorded nearly three points per game during the month, the same month that saw him win the monthly award during the 2008-09 season. In 10 games, the St. Jerome, Quebec native scored eight goals with 20 assists for a stunning 28 points. His current total ranks second in the CHL (81 points) trailing only Colorado’s Kevin Ulanski (88 points). The reigning CHL Most Valuable Player recorded points in nine of the 10 games in January notching multiple-point efforts in eight of the 10 contests. On seven occasions, Thinel registered three points or more including a five assist performance on February 6 and a three goal, one assist effort on February 27. Thinel’s Jackalopes are currently leading the Southern Conference and all the CHL with 84 points in their quest for their second Governors’ Cup (regular season champions).
Other players receiving consideration for the monthly award for February include Allen’s Bruce Graham, Amarillo’s David Nimmo, Bossier-Shreveport’s David Rutherford, Colorado’s Kevin Ulanski, Riley Nelson and Ed McGrane, Corpus Christi’s Chad Woollard, Laredo’s Jeff Bes and Darryl Smith, Mississippi’s Darrell Stoddard, Missouri’s Jeff Christian, Odessa’s Mike Ramsay, Tulsa’s Aaron Davis and Wichita’s Paul Kelly.
Sher-Wood/TPS CHL Player of the Month
Sebastien Thinel, Odessa Jackalopes
Position: Forward
(February Totals)
Games – 10
Points – 28
Goals – 8
Assists – 20
Plus/Minus – +4
Sher-Wood/TPS CHL Player of the Month (Previous Winners)
October- Rob Hisey, Tulsa Oilers
November- Jesse Bennefield, Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
December- Jon Pelle, Rapid City Rush
January- Darryl Smith, Laredo Bucks
February – Sebastien Thinel, Odessa Jackalopes
