Giordano named Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month | TheAHL.com

Photograph: Michelle BishopSPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League introduced in the present day that Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames has been chosen because the Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month for June.On the NHL Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on June 19, Giordano received the Norris Trophy because the Nationwide Hockey League’s prime defenseman for the primary time in his profession. Giordano, who acquired 165 of the 171 first-place votes solid by members of the Skilled Hockey Writers Affiliation, loved his most prolific season at age 35 in 2018-19, establishing profession highs with 57 assists, 74 factors and a plus-39 score.A Toronto native, Giordano was undrafted out of junior hockey and spent his rookie season within the AHL with Lowell in 2004-05, gathering six targets and 10 assists in 66 video games. The subsequent season, Giordano tied for second amongst all AHL defensemen with 16 targets and totaled 58 factors in 73 video games with Omaha, incomes a variety to the AHL All-Star Basic; he would miss the occasion whereas making his NHL debut with Calgary.A two-time NHL All-Star, Giordano has skated in 833 NHL video games, all with the Flames, totaling 129 targets and 323 assists for 452 factors.Presently in use in 10 AHL arenas, Eaton’s Ephesus LED sports activities lighting product line gives optimum lighting that illuminates extra uniformly on the enjoying floor and provides an improved stage for gamers and followers. The system is straightforward to put in, requires little to no upkeep for years and provides the bottom complete working prices in comparison with different conventional sports activities lighting programs. For extra data, go to www.eaton.com/ephesus.Photograph: Jonathan Kozub/NHLI through Getty ImagesAHL Awards