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https://theahl.com/news/ahl-award-winners-october-2024

The American Hockey League announced today that Calgary Wranglers forward Rory Kerins, San Jose Barracuda forward Collin Graf and San Jose Barracuda goaltender Yaroslav Askarov have been selected as the league’s award winners for October.

Kerins, the AHL Player of the Month, scored nine goals and totaled 11 points in 10 games for Calgary as the team raced out to a 9-1-0-0 start to the season.

Kerins began the season by scoring twice in a 4-3 loss to Abbotsford on opening night. He recorded his first career AHL hat trick on Oct. 16 as the Wranglers defeated Coachella Valley, 3-1, and struck twice more on Oct. 18 during a 5-3 win at Henderson. Kerins scored again to help Calgary rally from two goals down for a 3-2 win over Colorado on Oct. 25, and he closed out the month by scoring in a 6-2 victory over San Diego on Oct. 31, the Wranglers’ ninth win in a row.

Kerins’ nine goals already put him more than halfway to his total of 16 from last season, which was his first full season in the AHL. The 22-year-old native of Caledon, Ont., has played 74 career games in the AHL with Calgary and Stockton, totaling 26 goals and 19 assists for 45 points. Kerins was a sixth-round choice by the Calgary Flames in the 2020 NHL Draft.