Cohen Selected to ECHL All-Star Game
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TRENTON, N.J. -- The ECHL announced today that Trenton Devils
defenseman Matt Cohen, a former Yale standout, has been selected to
the ECHL All-Star Game which will take place in Reading, PA on
January 21, 2009. Cohen will represent the American Conference.
A native of New York City, Cohen is in his second full season with
the Trenton Devils. Cohen is second among Devils defensemen with 14
points (3g, 11 a) in 20 games.
The 23-year-old Cohen played collegiately at Yale, where he
lettered for four seasons and tallied 18 points (7g, 11a) in 118
games for the Bulldogs. He served as the team captain in his senior
year.
After finishing his career at Yale in 2007, Cohen signed a
professional contract with Trenton. He played in nine games at the
end of the season and had 8 penalty minutes.
Cohen was one of three Trenton Devils to play in all 72 games of
the 2007-08 season, as he totaled 22 points (5g, 17a) in his first
full season of professional hockey. Cohen was rewarded with a
promotion to the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League at the
conclusion of the season and saw action in three games.
The Reading Royals, the City of Reading and the Sovereign Center
will host the 17th Annual ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 21, 2009 and
the 12th Annual All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 20, 2009.
There have been 46 players from the All-Star Game who have gone on
to play in the National Hockey League, including 29 since 2002 when
the lineups began to include players who coaches felt were
prospects to move up to a higher level.
The starting lineups are determined in voting by American
Conference coaches, team captains, media directors, broadcasters
and media members. Coaches also submitted the top prospects from
within their conference to determine the final roster, with each of
the 12 teams having a representative.
