What awards did Predators Yaroslav Askarov, Mark Jankowski with AHL's Milwaukee Admirals?
Nobody's perfect — except the Milwaukee Admirals in January.
The Nashville Predators' AHL affiliate went 11-0 during the month. Fruits of the labor include a pair of awards. Forward Mark Jankowski was named the league's player of the month. Yaroslav Askarov was named goalie of the month.
Askarov, who was picked 11th overall by the Predators in the 2020 NHL Draft, was 8-0-0 with three shutouts, a 1.73 goals-against average and a .941 save %. He stopped 224 of the 238 shots he faced.
The 21-year-old is 16-6-1 this season with a 2.18 goals-against (third in the AHL) and .921 save % (fifth). He has made two appearances with the Predators this season.
Jankowski, a first-round pick by Calgary in 2012, had seven goals and 11 assists in those 11 January games to lead an offense that outscored opponents by 19 goals (46-27). He had four assists in a win Jan. 5. He had another four-point game (two goals, two assists) on Jan. 13.
He also had two shorthanded goals during the month. Jankowski is third in the AHL in points (15 goals, 29 assists for 44).
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The Predators signed Jankowski as a free agent in June 2022. He has 50 goals and 43 assists in 324 games with the Nashville, Calgary, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres.
He has eight goals and five assists in 52 games with the Predators.
The Admirals are 28-10-1-0, the second best record in the AHL, and are in first place in the Central Division.
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