Sarnia Sting forward Jordan Kyrou has been named the Ontario Hockey League Player of the Month for October, and Justin Fazio is the Vaughn Goaltender of the Month.
Kyrou, a 19-year-old St. Louis Blues prospect, led the league with 12 goals 13 assists and 25 points in 12 games along with a plus/minus rating of plus-9.
Kyrou had points in 11 of 12 contests, helping the Sting string together a franchise record 13-straight victories headed into the month of November.
He collected at least three points on five separate occasions including a pair of four-point showings on October 13 vs. Mississauga, and October 19 in North Bay when he scored his first career hat-trick. He scored a second hat-trick this past Friday in a 6-3 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Kyrou received star of the game recognition four times this past month including a pair of first star selections.
Kyrou is tied for the OHL scoring lead with Windsor's Aaron Luchuk, putting up 28 points (12-16--28) over 13 contests. The second round pick of the St. Louis Blues in the 2016 NHL Draft is currently in his fourth OHL season, producing a career regular season stat line of 72 goals, 137 assists and 209 points over 207 games.
Last season, Kyrou recorded the OHL's longest point streak since 2008 when he recorded points in 30 straight contests from January 1 to March 12, four games shy of a Sting club record. He attended Hockey Canada's Summer Showcase this past summer in Plymouth, and will represent the OHL in the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series on November 9 in Owen Sound.
Meanwhile, Justin Fazio held a perfect 8-0-0-0 record in October, with a 2.48 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage.
Fazio enters November on a nine game winning streak and has been instrumental in backstopping the Sting on their current 13-game run. Six of Fazio's eight October victories saw him stop 35 shots or more, headlined by a 41-save effort on October 20 in Sudbury along with a 46-save performance this past Friday against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
He beat Patrick DesRochers' team record of 63 career wins, becoming the club's career leader in wins by a goaltender with his 64th on October 21 at Barrie.
A 6'1", 189Ib. hometown product of Sarnia, Fazio leads OHL goaltenders with 10 victories on the season while also posting a 2.42 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage over 11 games.
Sarnia returns to action Thursday in Peterborough before visiting Kingston on Friday and Ottawa on Sunday.
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