Strome named CCM/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The American Hockey League announced today that Tucson Roadrunners forward Dylan Strome has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 29, 2017.

Strome notched seven points and a plus-8 rating in three games last week, helping Tucson to three consecutive victories.

On Wednesday night in Grand Rapids, Strome figured on all of the Roadrunners’ scoring, netting his first career professional goal and adding two assists in a 3-1 victory over the Griffins. Back home on Friday, Strome picked up an assist as Tucson defeated Iowa, 4-1. And on Saturday, his three-assist game sparked the Roadrunners to a come-from-behind 5-4 overtime win over the Wild.

The third overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, Strome has totaled 10 points in six games with Tucson in 2017-18, one off the league lead in assists (9) and ranking tied for second in plus/minus (+10). The 20-year-old rookie from Mississauga, Ont., has also appeared in two NHL games with the parent Arizona Coyotes this season. Strome played four seasons of junior hockey with Erie (OHL), winning a league scoring title in 2014-15 and earning MVP honors at the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament.

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

Condors goaltender Ellis named CCM/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The American Hockey League announced today that Bakersfield Condors goaltender Nick Ellis has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 22, 2017.

Ellis made two starts last week and stopped 67 of 68 shots to lead the Condors to back-to-back road victories against one of their Pacific Division rivals.

With the Condors heading to Ontario for a two-game set, Ellis helped spoil the Reign’s home opener on Friday with a 32-save performance, backstopping Bakersfield to a 2-0 victory. Then on Saturday, Ellis turned aside 35 of 36 Ontario shots, allowing only an extra-attacker goal with 1:55 remaining in regulation as the Condors finished the weekend sweep with a 3-1 win.

A second-year pro out of Providence College, Ellis is 2-1-0 in three appearances so far in 2017-18, posting a 1.35 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage. The 23-year-old native of Millersville, Md., played 34 games for the Condors as a rookie last season, going 16-12-2 with a 2.69 GAA and a .918 save percentage with one shutout. Ellis signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on Apr. 7, 2016.

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

Connor named CCM/AHL Player of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The American Hockey League announced today that Manitoba Moose forward Kyle Connor has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 5, 2017.

In four games with the Moose last week, Connor scored six goals and added two assists for eight points while posting a plus-8 rating.

Connor began the week on Tuesday by recording a goal and two assists in Manitoba’s 5-3 win at Rockford, then followed that up with a two-goal outing in another 5-3 win over the IceHogs on Friday night. Connor scored both Manitoba goals on Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss at Milwaukee – his fifth consecutive multiple-point game – and then struck again on Sunday as the Moose fell in Chicago, 5-4.

Connor, who scored eight goals in his first 32 games with the Moose, has erupted for 10 goals, 13 points and a plus-11 rating in his last six contests over a nine-day span.

A first-round choice (17th overall) by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Connor has 18 goals and 13 assists for 31 points in 38 games with the Moose this season. The 20-year-old rookie from Shelby Township, Mich., began the season with the Jets and totaled one goal and three assists in 19 games before joining the Moose on Dec. 8. Connor played last season at the University of Michigan, where he led the nation in scoring and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as a freshman.

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