WHEELING -- The Wheeling Nailers shattered the ECHL record by placing four players on the All-Rookie Team for 2008-09. The old record of two players from the same team has happened six times including in 2005-06 by Wheeling with goalie Andy Franck and forward Sean Collins. The announcement was made by the ECHL on Wednesday as determined in a vote of ECHL coaches.

2008-09 ECHL All-Rookie Team

F - Bryan Ewing, Wheeling Nailers (64 gp, 43g, 47a, 90 pts, +2)

F - Jordan Morrison, Wheeling Nailers (60 gp, 24g, 47a, 71 pts, -1)

F - Matt Pope, Bakersfield Condors (54 gp, 30g, 33a, 63 pts, -4)

D - Elgin Reid, Wheeling Nailers (47 gp, 13g, 21a, 34 pts, +13)

D - Mitch Ganzak, Wheeling Nailers (61 gp, 7g, 32a, 39 pts, +15)

G - Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, Alaska Aces (50 gp, 32-16-2, 2.33 GAA, .922 Save Pct.)

Ewing leads ECHL rookies with 43 goals, six shorthand goals, 90 points, 19 power-play assists and 32 power-play points while his 47 assists and six shorthand points tie him for the rookie lead and his 13 power-play goals tie him for second among rookies. His six shorthand goals are tied for the overall league lead while his 90 points are second overall and his 43 goals rank third. He is tied for third with six shorthand points while his 47 assists are tied for fourth and his 13 power-play goals tie him for fifth. The 43 goals break the Wheeling rookie record of 42 goals by Steve Gibson in 1995-96 and Ewing is the first Nailers player to score 90 points since Eric Royal had 92 points in 1996-97. Ewing is under contract to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League and he has four penalty minutes in three games for the Penguins.

Jordan Morrison is tied for the league rookie lead with 47 assists and is third with 71 points, 16 power-play assists and 27 power-play points. He leads league rookies with four shorthand assists and is tied for third with five shorthand points. Morrison is tied for second overall with four shorthand assists while his 47 assists are fourth overall and his 71 points rank eighth. He is under contract to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL and he has one assist and eight penalty minutes in seven games for the Penguins.

Elgin Reid, who is out for the rest of the season with an inujry, leads ECHL defenders with three shorthand goals while his 13 goals are tied for second and his 34 points are tied for 14th.

Mitch Ganzak ranks sixth among league defenders with 32 assists and is tied for seventh with 39 points. He has also played in the American Hockey League appearing in two games with Albany and one game with Norfolk.

Since the ECHL began naming the All-Rookie Team in 2000-01, seven players selected have gone on to play in the NHL: Kevin Doell (2003-04), Vern Fiddler (2001-02), Simon Gamache (2001-02), Mike Glumac (2002-03), Jason Jaffray (2002-03), Joey Tenute (2004-05) and Zenon Konopka (2002-03).

The ECHL will announce its First-Team All-ECHL and Second-Team All-ECHL teams on Thursday.