Pistons’ Green named MJHL goalie of the month

Any worries the Steinbach Pistons would be stung by the off-season loss of goaltender Beck Liden have already been erased.

While the Minnesota-born Liden looks to impress with the St Cloud Norsemen in the North American Hockey League, another American is thriving this season for Steinbach.

Christian Green was named the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s goaltender of the month for November. The Pennsylvania-born Green leads the league for qualified goalies in games played (18), save percentage (0.944) and goals against average (1.53).

He’s posted a 15-3 record with three shutouts. In his player-of-the-month performance in November, he racked up an 8-2 record.

Green spent last season with the Okotoks Oilers in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, also notching games in the B.C. Hockey League when the Oilers and four other teams left the Alberta league to join the non-Hockey Canada affiliated loop mid-way through the season.

Dauphin’s Cayden Glover was named the league’s player of the month. The 2004-born forward from Brandon leads the league in goals with 22.

The defenseman of the month was Winkler’s Blake Matheson. Matheson scored at least one point in 10/11 games he played in November.

Koy Funk, a 2008-born forward from Portage, was named the league’s rookie of the month, notching three goals and and nine assists in 12 games for his hometown Terriers.

The peak performer of the month was 2004-born Will Brown, who joined Swan Valley in late October. He had 17 points in 12 games, including seven multi-point games in the month.