Fort Wayne’s Graber named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Player of the Month

Will Graber of the Fort Wayne Komets has been named the Warrior Hockey ECHL Player of the Month for March. Graber scored nine goals, added 15 assists and was a +12 in 13 games during the month. The 25-year-old recorded at least one point in 12 of his 13 outings in March, including 10 multi-point games. Graber had a goal and two assists on March 23 at Iowa and notched a hat trick on March 25 at Indy. He was named ECHL Player of the Week for the week ending March 27 after recording 10 points (4g-6a) in four games. Under contract to Hershey of the American Hockey League, Graber leads the ECHL with 54 assists, 77 points and a +39 rating in 50 games with the Komets. He has also skated in two games with Hershey. A native of Broomfield, Colorado, Graber has tallied 78 points (23g-55a) in 61 career ECHL games with Fort Wayne and South Carolina while adding four points (1g-3a) in 22 career games with Hershey. Prior to turning pro, Graber recorded 97 points (35g-62a) in 123 career games at Dartmouth College and 41 points (13g-28a) in 134 career games in the United States Hockey League with Sioux Falls, Muskegon and Fargo. Runners-Up: Ben Finkelstein, Newfoundland (12 gp, 6g, 18a, 24 pts.) and Brandon Hawkins, Toledo (14 gp, 11g, 9a, 20 pts.). Also Nominated: A.J. White (Idaho), Craig Martin (Jacksonville), Darik Angeli (Kansas City), Michael Brodzinski (Orlando), Cedric Montminy (Trois-Rivières) and Patrick Watling (Wheeling).