Logan Stankoven Earns Another Honor

The Stars forward picks up another trophy for his outstanding AHL rookie season.

Logan Stankoven might want to invest in a bigger trophy case at the rate he's going.

The 21-year-old Kamloops, British Columbia native has been named the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's Most Outstanding Rookie, the league announced Thursday.

The award was voted on by a committee of players, coaches and media members throughout the AHL.

Last week, Stankoven became the third Texas Stars player to earn a place on the AHL's All-Rookie Team, joining Curtis McKenzie (2013-14 and Riley Damiani (2020-21). He was also selected to the 2023-24 AHL All-Star Game along with teammates Mavrik Bourque and Matej Blumel, as well as head coach Neil Graham.

Stankoven, who hasn't played in an AHL game since being called up by Dallas on February 24, still managed to lead all rookies with 57 points. He tied for third among rookies with 33 assists and ranked third in goals (24). in 47 games for Texas during his first professional season. He also compiled six power play goals, 20 power play points, three game-winning goals and a +9 rating.

From November 10 through December 9, 2023, Stankoven had an 11-game point streak, scoring 16 points (8-8-16) during that span, matching a franchise record.

The Stars' 47th overall pick in the 2021 NHL draft also joined McKenzie and Damiani as the only Texas Stars players to win the award in its 15-year history. In 24 regular-season games with Dallas, he had 14 points (6-8-14), and has one point through two games of the Stanley Cup First Round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Since he was one game short of the 25-game regular-season minimum to be considered a rookie, Stankoven would qualify for the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year next season. With the experience he's picked up during his short stint with the big club, there's no reason to believe he won't at least be in the conversation.

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