San Antonio Rampage Goaltender Ville Husso Named to 2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team

April 4, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League has announced the 2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media in each of the league's 30 member cities.

2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team (stats through Apr. 3)

Goaltender - Ville Husso, San Antonio Rampage (37gp, 15-13-5, 2.32gaa, .926sv%, 4so)

Defense - Filip Hronek, Grand Rapids Griffins (62gp, 9+24=33pts., +21, 4 GWG)

Defense - Sami Niku, Manitoba Moose (71gp, 15+37=52pts., +18, 9 PPG)

Forward - Mason Appleton, Manitoba Moose (71gp, 21+40=61pts., +13, 7 PPG, 6 GWG)

Forward - Daniel Sprong, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (59gp, 28+29=57pts., +2, 10 PPG, 6 GWG)

Forward - Dylan Strome, Tucson Roadrunners (47gp, 22+28=50pts., +8, 9 PPG, 3 GWG)

Each player will receive a custom-designed crystal award in recognition of his selection to the 2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team. Previous Rampage selections to the annual AHL All-Rookie Team include Filip Novak (2003) and Mikko Rantanen (2016). The 2017-18 First and Second AHL All-Star Teams will be announced on Thursday.

2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team

Ville Husso, Goaltender (San Antonio Rampage):

In his first full AHL season, Ville Husso has been one of the top goaltenders in the league, ranking fourth overall with a .926 save percentage in 37 appearances for San Antonio. A fourth-round selection by the St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL Draft, Husso has made at least 34 saves in a game on 10 occasions this season, including a 53-save performance on Jan. 19 and a 44-save shutout on Feb. 24. The 23-year-old native of Helsinki, Finland, was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for Dec. 25-31.

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