Spencer Knight of Darien got a prestigious 23rd birthday present on Friday: The American Hockey League announced Friday that Knight, playing for the Charlotte Checkers, was voted this year's Fred T. Hunt Award winner. The Hunt Award, akin to the NHL's Masterton Trophy, honors a player for his “sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.”
HARTFORD — Jaroslav Chmelar made a block, a solid defensive play, to give himself a breakaway opportunity. And he cashed in, beating Spencer Knight, one of the top goalies in the American Hockey League, for his first pro goal, and the Wolf Pack faithful roared its approval. “It’s a bigger arena, like more people. I like the energy it’s giving,” said Chmelar, who reported to Hartford after ...
Spencer Knight played like a man possessed last month. After posting a 5-1-1 record with a 1.29 goals-against average, a .947 save percentage and three shutouts in seven appearances for the Charlotte Checkers in March, the 22-year-old goaltender was named the AHL Goaltender of the Month, the league announced on Monday. Stringing together an incredible run of dominance, Knight notched back-to-back shutouts against the Springfield Thunderbirds (March 22) and Hartford Wolf Pack (March 27) before finally surrendering a goal in a 1-0 overtime loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (March 30). His scoreless streak of 213:17 stands as the longest in Charlotte's history. Taken by the Florida Panthers with
No | Player | P |
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26 | D | |
16 | C | |
9 | C | |
2 | D | |
72 | G | |
21 | C | |
5 | D | |
91 | D | |
42 | D | |
12 | LW | |
30 | G | |
7 | D | |
94 | LW | |
18 | C | |
15 | C | |
27 | C | |
28 | D | |
77 | D | |
62 | D | |
8 | RW | |
13 | C | |
17 | C | |
82 | C | |
41 | G | |
10 | RW | |
19 | LW | |
23 | C |