Stanislav Galimov, Patrik Hersley, Nigel Dawes and Eeli Tolvanen picked up September’s player-of-the-month awards.
Torpedo’s Galimov was the top goalie of the month, finishing with a run of 167 minutes without allowing a goal. Finnish teen star Eeli Tolvanen took the rookie of the month award after the 18-year-old hit two hat-tricks in the early stages of the season and totaled 14 points for Jokerit.
Hersley (SKA) and Dawes (Barys) also showed impressive productivity. Defenseman Hersley picked up 17 (9+8) points from 12 appearances, including a run of six consecutive games with a goal.
That’s the kind of scoring form that could lift him beyond most forwards. Dawes, however, outstripped that: he fired 15 goals and added five assists on his way to the monthly prize. His treble against Salavat Yulaev on Sep. 5 also made him the KHL’s all-time leader in hat-tricks.
MHL:
Top players of the week: Best goaltender – Artur Mustafin (Belye Medvedi) Best defenceman – Danil Dolgushkin (MHC Dinamo M) Best forward – Mikhail Byakin (Krasnaya Armiya) Top players of the month: Eastern Conference Best goaltender – Nikita Kamyshnikov (Stalnye Lisy) Best defenceman – Danil Pyatin (Stalnye Lisy) Best forward – Bulat Shafigullin (Reaktor)
Western Conference Best goaltender – Maxim Dorozhko (Russkiye Vityazi) Best defenceman – Ivan Vasin (MHC Dinamo SPb) Best forward – Sergey Goncharuk (Tayfun)