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Johnson, Holland, Scrivens Named AHL's Monthly Award Winners for March

Published on April 2, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that Norfolk Admirals center Tyler Johnson has been named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Month for March. Johnson led all AHL skaters with 22 points in 12 games, recording 11 goals, 11 assists and a plus-13 rating during Norfolk's historic month.

Johnson stretch his scoring streak to 13 games, the longest by an AHL rookie in more than six years, and scored a goal in nine consecutive games from Mar. 3-24. He had back-to-back two-goal games on Mar. 3 vs. Springfield and Mar. 9 at Adirondack, and set personal season highs with three assists and four points in a 6-3 win at Bridgeport on Mar. 11 to secure Reebok/AHL Player of the Week honors. Johnson scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Albany on Mar. 23 as Norfolk established a professional hockey record with its 19th consecutive win, en route to a 22-game streak which remained intact at month's end.

Johnson, a 21-year-old native of Spokane, Wash., has 29 goals and 34 assists for 63 points in 69 games for Norfolk this season, ranking second among all AHL rookies in scoring. Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Mar. 7, 2011, Johnson played four junior seasons with Spokane in the WHL, winning a Memorial Cup title in 2008 and helping the United States to a gold medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

In recognition of his achievement, Johnson will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Admirals home game.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH CENTER PETER HOLLAND NAMED REEBOK/AHL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that Syracuse Crunch center Peter Holland has been named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for March. Holland tallied 18 points on four goals and 14 assists and recorded a plus-12 rating in 15 games to help the Crunch climb back into the playoff race in the Eastern Conference.

Holland began the month with an assist each in back-to-back games on Mar. 2 and Mar. 3, and scored once in regulation and once in the shootout to help Syracuse to a 2-1 win over Albany on Mar. 9. Holland then totaled 12 points in a six-game span, including with two goals and an assist at Springfield on Mar. 10 and a season-high three assists vs. Albany on Mar. 11. Holland had a four-game scoring streak from Mar. 16-23, and registered two assists on Mar. 30 at Adirondack for his sixth multi-point effort of the month.

Syracuse, which was in 14th place in the Eastern Conference as recently as the morning of Mar. 14, now sits in seventh, three points up in the race for a playoff spot with two weeks to go in the regular season.

Holland, a 21-year-old native of Toronto, is tied for fourth among AHL rookies in scoring with 58 points (22 goals, 36 assists) in 66 games for Syracuse this season, placing second on the team in scoring. A first-round draft choice (15th overall) by Anaheim in 2009, Holland has also skated in four NHL games for the Ducks, totaling one goal. Holland played four seasons of junior hockey with Guelph (OHL) before making his professional debut with the Crunch late last season.

In recognition of his achievement, Holland will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Crunch home game.

TORONTO MARLIES' BEN SCRIVENS NAMED REEBOK/AHL GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that Ben Scrivens of the Toronto Marlies has been named the Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month for March. Scrivens was 6-3-0 with a 1.40 goals-against average and led the league with a .952 save percentage and three shutouts as the Marlies closed in on a division title.

Scrivens began the month with a pair of hard-luck losses, making 31 stops in a 2-1 defeat to Rochester on Mar. 3 and stopping 37 of 38 shots in a 2-0 setback to Binghamton on Mar. 7. Scrivens helped Toronto get back in the win column by allowing just one goal over his next three starts combined, highlighted by shutouts in Hamilton on Mar. 9 (23 saves) and in Grand Rapids on Mar. 16 (31 saves). Scrivens posted three more consecutive wins, including a 36-save blanking at Lake Erie on Mar. 24 and a 33-save effort in Rochester on Mar. 30, before being recalled by the parent Maple Leafs and earning a victory vs. Buffalo on Mar. 31.

Scrivens, 21-14-1 with four shutouts in 37 appearances for the Marlies this season, leads the AHL with a 2.07 goals-against average and ranks third with a .925 save percentage. The second-year pro from Spruce Grove, Alta., made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs earlier this season and is also 3-4-1 (2.97, .904) in nine NHL games on the year.

In recognition of his achievement, Scrivens will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Marlies home game.

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