Forwards:
Harrison Browning, Northwest Express
Browning (‘05/Minnetonka, Minn.) enjoyed a 6-6-12 run in December, with half of that coming in a 3-3-6 performance on Dec. 12 against Steele County. Browning signed on this year out of his hometown Minnetonka High School and has racked up 46 points in 28 games as a junior rookie.
Cannon Bonifay, Minnesota Squatch
Bonifay (‘05/Fort Worth, Texas) just cannot stop scoring. He has an active 17-game scoring streak with a 20-27-47 line within that, which he has carried into 2025 already. He entered the new year just three points shy of the 150-point career mark in just a season and a half in the Premier. For December, he registered six goals and eight assists for 14 points, in just six games for a 2.4 points per game average.
Owen Tutich, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings
Tutich (‘04/Greensburg, Pa.) put together a scoring streak of 5-10-15 during his six December games for a 2.50 points per game average. This scoring streak helped Tutich to put together a career-best 38 point season so far as a second-year Riverking. He currently has 72 points in 74 games for his career.
Forward Honorable Mention: Felix Ahlstrand, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings
Defense:
Xavier Beauchamp, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings
Beauchamp (‘06/Orleans, Que.) enters Player of the Month territory after he enjoyed a 5-6-11 line during the month of December, over the space of six games. With 19 points in 23 games this year, the two-year veteran has a career best and a total of 36 points in 64 games. He scored points in each December game and has continued that scoring streak to a seventh game in 2025.
Olivier Bolduc, Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings
Bolduc (‘06/St-Ephraim-de-Beauce, Que.) registered points in five straight of the six games he played in December, all wins for the Riverkings. He kept that streak going into the new year, as well. Bolduc had a total of seven assists in six games over the month. He now has 19 points in 30 total games for this season.
Defense Honorable Mention: Tyler Hadfield, Steele County Blades
Goaltender
Isaiah Paulnock, Steele County Blades
Paulnock (‘05/Eden Prairie, Minn.) stopped 87 of the 95 shots he faced in three games, helping him to a 2-1-0-0 record in December. Paulnock joined the Blades this season out of the Eden Prairie High School program, where he completed three varsity seasons as a Captain.
Goaltender Honorable Mention: Rylan Freshwater, Northwest Express
Selection Process: The division’s coaches are presented with a ballot form with statistical leaders (ranked by points per game average for skaters and save percentage for goaltenders) and vote on that form. The league takes the results of that vote and presents the coaches with the finalists, who are able to vote on further changes if desired.
Summaries By Joshua Boyd
