The American Hockey League announced that Rochester Americans forward Noah Östlund has been named the AHL’s Rookie of the Month for March.
Östlund, who was also named the Player of the Week for the period ending March 30, recorded nine goals and five assists for 14 points in 11 games for Rochester in March.
Östlund began the month by scoring on March 1 at Syracuse and again on March 7 at Laval. He registered his first AHL hat trick on March 22 at Syracuse, converting once on the power-play, once shorthanded and once at even strength in a 4-1 Amerks win.
Östlund scored a go-ahead third-period goal in a 4-3 win over Utica on March 23, and had another shorthanded tally in a 6-0 victory over Bridgeport on March 28. He had a three-point night at Syracuse on March 29 and added a goal and an assist against the Crunch on March 30, finishing the month with goals in five consecutive games and points in seven straight.
