Forward of the Month – Ryan Abraham – Windsor Spitfires
If you like offence then February was your month and for us Abraham stood out the most. He’s a draft re-entry who appeared in 12 games in February and scored 9 goals while assisting on 11. He had points in all but 1 game and had a 5-point game on the 23rd against the Guelph Storm.
Last months winner, Brantford’s Marek Vanacker was also considered. He had 5 goals and 12 assists in 12 games. Beau Jelsma of the Barrie Colts had 12 goals and 8 assists in 12 games. A trio of North Bay Battalion were also considered: Dalyn Wakely, Anthony Romani and Owen Van Steensel had 9 goals and 12 assists in 12 games.
Defenceman of the Month – Sam Dickinson -London Knights
Dickinson makes our cut for the second time this season after being our choice back in December. It was an excellent month of February where he scored 4 goals and added 16 assists in 12 games. He was held off the scoresheet just once, back in his first game of the month against the Erie Otters on February 2. He had seven 2-point games and one 3-point game in the month.
Consideration was also given to Saginaw Spirit defenceman Zayne Parekh, who was our choice in November and January. He had 6 goals and 9 assists in 11 games during the month of February He was held off the scoresheet just twice and made highlight reels throughout the month.
Goaltender of the Month – Carter George – Owen Sound Attack
January was a banner month for goaltenders, February not so much but George stood out. He started all but one of the Attacks 10 games in February and posted a 3-3-2-1 record with a .910 save percentage and 3.25 goals against average. George is the top ranked goaltender on NHL Central Scouting’s North American rankings and it’s easy to see why.
Consideration was given to Jacob Brown of the Flint Firebirds (3 games) with a .926 saver percentage; Collin MacKenzie of the Ottawa 67’s (2 games) with a .952 save percentage; and Owen Willmore of the London Knights (4 games) with a .915 save percentage but we felt they didn’t play enough games.
Our monthly choices:
Forward of the Month
Ryan Abraham – Windsor Spitfires – February
Marek Vanacker – Brantford Bulldogs – January
Ruslan Gazizov – London Knights – December
Liam Greentree – Windsor Spitfires – November
Adrian Misaljevic – Kitchener Rangers – October
Defenceman of the Month
Sam Dickinson – London Knights – February
Zayne Parekh – Saginaw Spirit – January
Sam Dickinson – London Knights – December
Zayne Parekh – Saginaw Spirit – November
Jacob LeBlanc – Sarnia Sting – October
Goaltender of the Month
Carter George – Owen Sound Attack – February
Jacob Oster – Oshawa Generals – January
Carter George – Owen Sound Attack – December
Jack Parsons – Kitchener Rangers – November
Brayden Gillespie – Guelph Storm – October
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