PRINCETON, N.J. – Daniel Sisca of the
Phoenix RoadRunners is the CCM TACKS ECHL Player of the Month for October.
The 5-foot-9 and 160-pound Sisca had four goals, two power-play goals, one game-winning goal, one shorthand goal, four assists and a plus-minus rating of +4 as the RoadRunners went 3-2-0.
After registering a shorthand goal in a 4-2 win on Oct. 19 against Utah, Sisca scored the game-winning goal on the power play and also had an assist in a 6-0 win against the Grizzlies. He had two goals, including one on the power play, and an assist in a 6-2 win on Oct. 21 while helping Phoenix to its best start ever at 3-0-0. He closed out the month on Oct. 26 with a pair of assists in a 6-5 loss to Bakersfield.
The native of Woodbridge, Ontario played in Italy last season with Milan where he had 24 points (9g-15a) and 26 penalty minutes in 32 regular season games and two points (1g-1a) and 14 penalty minutes in nine playoff games.
The 24 year old played for the
Florida Everblades in 2005-06 and was selected to ECHL All-Star Game and the ECHL All-Rookie Team after finishing second among league rookies and tied for seventh overall with 79 points (29g-50a) in 71 regular season games. He also played in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the Everblades and had four points (2g-2a) and 12 penalty minutes in seven games.
B2 Networks' Video of Daniel Sisca's Goals
Runners Up: P.J. Atherton, Reading (7 gp, 3g, 3a, 6 pts),
Scott Burt, Utah (6 gp. 4g, 3a, 7pts) and Matt W. Reid (5 gp, 4g, 2a, 6 pts).
Also Nominated:
Matt Shasby (Alaska),
Aaron Slattengren (Augusta),
Brett Lutes (Bakersfield),
Blake Bellefeuille (Charlotte),
Brad Ralph (Columbia),
Mathieu Melanson (Florida),
Luke Curtin (Fresno), Jeff Campbell (Gwinnett),
Chris Ferraro (Las Vegas),
Jean-Claude Sawyer (Pensacola) and Joe Rooney (Trenton).