Jakob Chychrun Name OHL Defenceman of the Month
THURSDAY MARCH 3, 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Metcalfe Photography
Draft
eligible defenceman Jakob
Chychrun of the Sarnia Sting is
the OHL's Defenceman of the
Month for February. Chychrun
scored twice and added 11
assists for 13 points in 13
games with a plus/minus rating
of plus-6. He had points in nine
of his 13 contests with a pair
of multi-point outings,
highlighted by four assists in a
6-2 win over Barrie on February
26th. Chychrun has points in his
last three games, following up
his four assists with a goal in
a 4-1 win over Owen Sound on
February 27th and an assist in a
5-2 win over Guelph on February
28th.
A native of Boca Raton, Florida,
Chychrun is fourth among
defencemen with 45 points
(10-35--45) in 57 games this
season, with seven of his 10
goals coming on the powerplay.
Chychrun was named to the OHL's
first all-rookie team last
season after scoring 16 goals,
17 assists and 33 points in 42
games. He represented Team
Cherry at the 2016 BMO CHL/NHL
Top Prospects Game in Vancouver.
Chychrun was the first overall
pick of the 2014 OHL Priority
Selection and is the second
ranked North American skater in
NHL Central Scouting's Midterm
Rankings.
