Eizenman is ECHL's Top Player in January

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Former Rensselaer forward Oren Eizenman, who currently plays for the Fresno Falcons, is the CCM TACKS ECHL Player of the Month for January.

The 6-foot and 190-pound Eizenman led the team in January with 14 assists and 20 points in 12 games to help the Falcons go 9-2-1 and move into move into second place in the Pacific Division with 56 points (25-11-6).

After beginning the month with a career-high four points, including a power-play goal and the game-winning goal, in a 5-4 overtime win at Las Vegas on Jan. 4, Eizenman assisted on the game-tying and the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime win at Las Vegas on Jan. 5. He scored two goals, including one on the power play, and added an assist in a 6-5 shootout loss at Victoria on Jan. 18, beginning a six-game point streak (4g-7a).

The 22 year old scored three points for the fifth time with a power-play goal and two assists in a 6-1 win against Idaho on Jan. 25 and he scored the game-winning goal on the power play goal and added an assist in a 5-2 win against Stockton on Jan. 27. He ended the month with an assist in a 4-2 win against Phoenix, extending his assist streak (7a) and scoring streak (4g-7a) to six games.

The Toronto, Ontario native is tied for the lead among rookies and overall with five game-winning goals while his 51 points in 41 games are tops among first-year players and tied for fourth overall. He is second among rookies and tied for sixth overall with 10 power-play goals while his 23 goals are second among first-year players and five overall.

Eizenman played four seasons at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he had 99 points (37g-62a) and 90 penalty minutes in 129 games from 2003-07. He was named to the East Coast Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team in 2003-04 after scoring 18 points (6g-12a) in 37 games.

Runners Up: Derek Damon, Florida (14 gp, 8g, 14a, 22pts), Travis Morin, South Carolina (14gp, 8g, 11a, 19pts) and Ryan Kinasewich, Utah (11 gp, 4g, 15a, 19pts).

Also Nominated: Olivier Filion (Alaska), Louis Goulet (Augusta), Mark Derlago (Bakersfield), Lou Dickenson (Gwinnett), Ryan Garlock (Johnstown), Adam Cracknell (Las Vegas), Gino Guyer (Phoenix), Brock Hooton (Reading), Ryan MacMurchy (Stockton), Brandon Benedict (Texas), Jim Henkel (Trenton), Jordan Krestanovich (Victoria) and Sean Collins (Wheeling).