Brandon Hawkins is becoming quite familiar with winning scoring titles for a playoff-caliber team.
For the second consecutive season, the Toledo Walleye right winger has won the ECHL scoring championship.
The 5-foot-10, 198-pound native of Macomb Township, Mich. led the ECHL with 89 points (37-52-) in 71 games this season. He also recorded 40 penalty minutes and had a +20 rating.
Hawkins is the third player in league history to win consecutive scoring titles, joining Chad Costello - who led the league in scoring in three straight seasons (2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17) - and John Spoltore (1998-99 and 1999-2000).
Tahoe’s Sloan Stanick (29g-50a) and Rapid City’s Ryan Wagner (29g-50a) were tied for second with 79 points each, followed by Peter Bates of the Wichita Thunder (28g-50a) with 78 points and the Norfolk Admirals' Brady Fleurent (30g-47a) and Wichita’s Michal Stinil (25g-52a) with 77 points each.
Hawkins, who was named to the All-ECHL First Team last week, also had 336 shots on goal while finishing tied for second with 37 goals and tied for second with 52 assists. His 12 power-play goals led the ECHL.
In 343 career ECHL games spanning six seasons, Hawkins has registered 399 points (190-209-399). He also has seven points (3-4-7) in 28 AHL games with the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Penguins, Rochester Americans, Cleveland Monsters and Chicago Wolves.
The Walleye finished the regular season first in the Central Division with a 44-17-9-2 record, good for 99 points. They are Central Division champions for the second consecutive season.
Toledo will face the Indy Fuel in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs beginning Thursday.