Oklahoma sports milestones: Barons goaltender Yann Danis' son born December 21

 
BY SCOTT MUNN, Assistant Sports Editor, smunn@opubco.com | Published: December 26, 2011    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Some have excelled on the playing field or made a difference with words of wisdom in the locker room. Others have made us cheer in victory, groan with defeat and somewhere in between, might have fed us or entertained us.

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1: Number of goals in 22 games for Justin Sawyer, a former Oklahoma City Blazers defenseman who is in his first season with the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. Sawyer played 121 games over two seasons for the Blazers and scored one goal.

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Each Tuesday, Oklahoma Sports Milestones will salute players, coaches, support staff and fans — all of the essential people who have made game days special.

BORN: Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 8:43 p.m., Ryder Isaac Danis, the son of Oklahoma City Barons goaltender Yann Danis. Ryder weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Tip the cap to Barons coach Todd Nelson, who granted Ryder's daddy — the American Hockey League team's No. 1 netminder — time off so he could be present for the birth.

AWARDED: The Harold Leep Trophy and a $5,000 grand prize, sprint car driver Sean McClelland. The Tulsa resident won his third career Oil Capital Racing Series points championship, this year by 98 points over Whit Gastineau of Oklahoma City. McClelland won eight A features and had 16 top-10 finishes. McClelland also won OCRS titles in 2002 and 2003.

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