COCCIMIGLIO NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH

February 2, 2012                                                                                            

MAVERICKS’ FORWARD BRANDON COCCIMIGLIO NAMED CHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri – The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced Thursday Missouri forward Brandon Coccimiglio has been named the Sher-Wood Central Hockey League Player of the Month for January 2012.  Coccimiglio will receive a Sher-Wood/CHL logoed watch courtesy of Sher-Wood and the CHL to recognize his accomplishment.

Coccimiglio, 24, was a key contributor and one of the main catalysts for the Mavericks’ surge in the month of January helping his team to an 8-3-1 record.  The Burlington, Ontario native scored eight goals with 10 assists along with a +5 plus/minus rating in 12 games during the month of January.

The Mavs struggled in December going 6-7-1 but the start of the New Year was a positive one for Missouri winning back-to-back games on January 6 and 7 thanks in large part to Coccimiglio.  In the Mavs 4-3 win over Tulsa on Jan. 6, Coccimiglio scored a pair of goals (including the game winner) and added an assist.  The following night in a 6-3 win over Quad City, the 6-foot-2, 197-pound forward recorded two more goals.

Coccimiglio had seven multi-point games in January and three times scored two goals in one game.  He also had nine games where he was an even or plus player.

On the season, the second-year forward has 31 points (17-14=31) in 33 games.  Last season, Coccimiglio played in 20 games with Missouri scoring 13 points (7-6=13) with 20 games played.  He also had eight points (4-4=8) in nine post-season contests with the Mavs.

Coccimiglio had a solid collegiate career with Mercyhurst College totaling 35 goals and 42 assists in 111 career games.  Along with his 20 games with Missouri, the young forward played seven games in the ECHL (Greenville, Alaska).

Sher-Wood Central Hockey League Player of the Month
Brandon Coccimiglio, Missouri Mavericks
Position: Forward
(January Totals)
Games – 12
Points – 18
Goals – 8
Assists – 10
Plus/Minus – +5
Sher-Wood Central Hockey League Player of the Monthly Winners
October- Matt Summers (Wichita Thunder)
November- Brett Smith (Fort Wayne Komets)
December- Alex Bourret (Wichita Thunder)
January- Brandon Coccimiglio (Missouri Mavericks)

The Mavs host the Arizona Sundogs for two games on Friday and Saturday this weekend before closing out their seven-game home stand against the Rapid City Rush on February 7. Tickets for all regular season games are on sale via www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.