September’s finest: Galimov, Belov, Shirokov & Kamenev
To mark the end of the first month’s play of the seventh season of the Championship, The Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the month in four categories.
– Best goaltender was Stanislav Galimov (CSKA), who in nine games recorded nine victories, three shutouts, a goals against average of 1. 34 and a save percentage of 94.15;
– Best defenseman was Anton Belov (SKA), with four points (2+2) from 10 outings and a +10;
– Best forward was Sergei Shirokov (Avangard), with a haul of 19 points (14+5) from 11 games and a +15 for the month;
– Best rookie was 18-year-old Metallurg Magnitogorsk attacker Vladislav Kamenev, who played in 12 games, finishing the month with seven points (4+3) and a +3.
