© Taya Gray/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/45240287-4d70-46bc-a5cd-ba8e66186cb0.jpeg] © Taya Gray/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images AHL Graduates Making A Difference In The NHL San Jose Barracuda forward Andrew Poturalski has finished as the AHL leading point scorer while Texas Stars forward Matej Blumel has finished as the leading goal scorer for the 2024-25 season. Poturalski finishes the season with 30 goals and 73 points in 59 games, capturing his third career John B. Sollenberger Trophy as AHL leading scorer. The 31-year-old joins Bill Sweeney (1960-61, '61-'62, '62-'63) and Peter White (1994-95, '96-'97, '97-'98) as the only three players to win the award three times. The Williamsville, NY., native was just named to the AHL First All-Star Team [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/latest-news/ahl-announces-2024-25-first-and-second-all-star-teams] for the second time, he won the 2019 Calder Cup with the Charlotte Checkers and 2021-22 Calder Cup with the Chicago Wolves. He won the Jack A Butterfield Trophy as Playoff MVP in 2019. In 527 career AHL games Poturalski has recorded 161 goals and 493 points. Blumel captured the 2024-25 Willie Marshall Award as the league's leading goal scorer after notching 39 goals and 72 points in 67 games. The 24-year-old was named to the AHL First All-Star Team for the first time this season. The Tabor, CZE., native has 89 goals and 178 points in 197 career AHL games. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' AHL Page [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/] for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' AHL Page [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/] for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more.
