AHL names award winners for December | TheAHL.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League introduced right this moment that Bridgeport Sound Tigers ahead Kieffer Bellows, Utica Comets defenseman Brogan Rafferty and Chicago Wolves goaltender Oscar Dansk have been chosen because the league’s award winners for December.Bellows, the CCM/AHL Participant of the Month, scored 10 objectives in 11 video games for Bridgeport final month, together with the primary hat trick of his professional profession.Bellows started the month by scoring a aim within the Sound Tigers’ 5-Four shootout win at Utica on Dec. 6. He scored the successful aim in a Four-Three victory over the Comets on Dec. 13, and sparked a third-period comeback with a aim in Bridgeport’s eventual Three-2 win over Syracuse on Dec. 18. Bellows notched the decisive aim in a Three-Zero determination over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Dec. 21, and his three objectives within the third interval in opposition to Springfield on Dec. 28 helped the Sound Tigers earn some extent in a Four-Three time beyond regulation loss. Eight of Bellows’ 10 objectives in December both tied the sport or gave Bridgeport a lead.A primary-round selection (19th general) by the New York Islanders within the 2016 NHL Draft, Bellows has 13 objectives and 16 factors in 33 video games with Bridgeport this season. The 21-year-old native of Edina, Minn., has already surpassed the 12 objectives he scored as a rookie in 2018-19, and now has 25 objectives and 10 assists for 35 factors in 106 profession AHL outings with the Sound Tigers.Rafferty, the CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month, registered three objectives and 13 assists for 16 factors in 13 video games performed throughout December.Rafferty notched two assists in Utica’s 5-Three loss at Toronto on Dec. 1, then recorded a aim and two assists within the third interval of a 6-Three win at Bridgeport on Dec. 9. He dished out two extra assists to assist the Comets previous Toronto, 6-Four, on Dec. 11, and he picked up a aim and two assists as Utica defeated Laval, 5-Three, on Dec. 20. A two-assist effort in a Four-Three win at Rochester on Dec. 21 marked Rafferty’s third consecutive multiple-point recreation and his sixth general throughout December, and he closed out the month with a aim in a Three-2 victory over the Individuals on Dec. 31.Rafferty ranks third in the complete AHL with 25 assists, leads all league defensemen with 30 factors and is first amongst AHL rookies with a plus-17 ranking in 34 video games with the Comets this season. The 24-year-old native of West Dundee, Ailing., signed as a free agent with Vancouver on Apr. 1, 2019, following his junior season at Quinnipiac College and made his professional debut with the Canucks, showing in two NHL video games late in 2018-19.Dansk, the CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month, was 7-Zero-Zero in his seven begins throughout December, stopping 183 of 194 pictures for a 1.57 goals-against common and a .943 save proportion.Dansk allowed two objectives or fewer in six of his seven appearances final month, starting with a 28-save effort in a 5-2 win at Grand Rapids on Dec. Four. He made 21 stops in a Three-2 time beyond regulation victory over Milwaukee on Dec. 14, and recorded a career-high 41 saves to guide Chicago to a 2-1 win over Texas on Dec. 21. Dansk stopped 25 pictures in a Four-Three win at Iowa on Dec. 28 earlier than ending the month with a 20-save shutout in a 2-Zero determination at Grand Rapids on New Yr’s Eve.Dansk is 11-6-Zero with a 2.75 GAA, a .903 save proportion and two shutouts in 18 appearances for the Wolves this season. The 25-year-old native of Stockholm, Sweden, has performed 99 profession AHL video games with Chicago and Springfield with a report of 58-25-13, a 2.73 GAA, a .905 save proportion and 5 shutouts. Initially a second-round choice (31st general) by Columbus within the 2012 NHL Draft, Dansk joined Vegas as a free agent on July Three, 2017, and has made 5 profession NHL appearances with the Golden Knights, going Three-1-Zero (2.88, .915) with one shutout.Every month-to-month award winner will probably be introduced with an etched crystal award previous to an upcoming house recreation in recognition of his achievement.