San Diego Gulls defenseman Brandon Montour named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month
Published on December 1, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that San Diego Gulls defenseman Brandon Montour has been selected as the CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for November.
Montour notched four goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 12 games for San Diego during the month.
Montour began November with an assist in the Gulls' 3-2 overtime victory vs. San Antonio on Nov. 3. He had another assist in a 3-2 win at San Jose on Nov. 7, then broke out with a four-point night (two goals and two assists) to help San Diego past Bakersfield, 6-1, on Nov. 11. He tallied two more assists in a 4-3 shootout loss to San Jose on Nov. 13, and his one-goal, one-assist effort at Grand Rapids on Nov. 20 kicked off a five-game scoring streak to end the month. Montour closed out November by assisting on the game-winning goals in back-to-back victories over Ontario, Nov. 27 and 28.
Montour, a second-round pick (55th overall) by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, leads all AHL defensemen in scoring and is tied for fifth overall with 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 19 games for San Diego this season. A 21-year-old native of Brantford, Ont., Montour made his professional debut with Norfolk last spring, tallying one goal and nine assists in 14 AHL games after completing his freshman season at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
In recognition of his achievement, Montour will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Gulls home game.
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