Jordan Binnington Named AHL Graduate of the Month
March 6, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL) - San Antonio Rampage News Release
Goaltender Jordan Binnington with the San Antonio Rampage
(San Antonio Rampage)
SPRINGFIELD, MA - ... The American Hockey League announced Tuesday that goaltender Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues has been selected as the Ephesus/AHL Graduate of the Month for February.
Binnington was a member of the Rampage until he was recalled to the Blues on Jan. 5.
Binnington was 10-1-0 with a 1.44 goals-against average, a .945 save percentage and four shutouts in 11 appearances during February, earning NHL Rookie of the Month honors and helping St. Louis climb into a playoff position in the National Hockey League's Central Division.
Binnington earned a shutout in his first career NHL start on Jan. 7 and has gone 15-3-1 in 21 games with the Blues this season, with a 1.68 GAA and a .933 save percentage. In helping St. Louis tie a franchise record for team wins in a calendar month (12), Binnington became the second goaltender in the NHL's modern era (since 1943-44) to post five shutouts through his first 18 career starts.
A third-round selection by St. Louis in the 2011 NHL Draft, Binnington played 164 games in the American Hockey League before breaking out with the Blues this winter. He was an AHL All-Star in 2018 and was one of the AHL's top netminders with the Rampage this season (11-4-0, 2.08, .927) before his recall.
The Rampage begin a weekend home-and-home with the Texas Stars on Saturday night with a 7 p.m. CT puck-drop at the AT&T Center. For tickets and information, visit SARampage.com.
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