Belleville’s Sogaard named American Hockey League Goaltender of the Month

Belleville Senators netminder Mads Sogaard has been named the American Hockey League’s Goaltender of the Month for October.

The league made the announcement today, following a stellar week for “The Great Dane”, who made five appearances for the Senators in October and went 3-1-0 with a 1.73 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage, stopping 135 of 144 shots overall.

Sogaard began the 2023-24 season by recording his first professional shutout, a 30-save effort in Belleville’s 3-0 win at Hershey on Oct. 14. The next afternoon in Lehigh Valley, he came on in relief early in the second period and went on to stop all 22 shots he faced. Sogaard extended his shutout streak to 116:07 before allowing his first goal of the season on Oct. 21 vs. Laval, but he still finished with 30 saves to earn the victory. Finally, Sogaard closed the month by turning aside 42 of 43 shots to lead the Senators to a 2-1 overtime win over Toronto on Oct. 27.

Sogaard, 22, is in his fourth pro season after being selected by Ottawa in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft. The native of Aalborg, Denmark, has appeared in 69 career AHL games with Belleville and has a record of 35-25-3 with a 2.90 GAA, a .907 save percentage and one shutout. Sogaard has also played 21 games in the NHL, including 19 appearances during the 2022-23 season.

Along with Sogaard, Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette was named the AHL Player of the Month and Laval Rocket forward Joshua Roy was named AHL Rookie of the Month.

Tickets for all Belleville Sens home games through January 20, 2024, are now on sale online via the Belleville Sens Ticket Hub, or by emailing tickets@bellevillesens.com. Tickets for the second half of the season will be available for purchase beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday November 20, 2023, with information on hours for the Belleville Sens Box Office at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre, to be released later. 

Fans looking to buy second half tickets can secure those seats now, by purchasing season seat memberships, flex packs,  group experiences or Business Elite memberships. Further information on the Belleville Sens promotional schedule, special events and more, are set to be released in the coming weeks. The full 2023-24 Belleville Senators regular season schedule can be found by clicking here.

About the Belleville Senators

The Belleville Senators are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey Leagues’ Ottawa Senators and have been operating in the AHL since the 2017-18 season. The Senators play their home games out of the CAA Arena at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre and have graduated more than 60 players to the NHL since moving from Binghamton, New York.

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