Ralph Named IHL Forward of Month
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Former Union forward Jason Ralph of the Bloomington
PrairieThunder has been named the International Hockey League's
Forward of the Month for his performance during October, league
officials announced Thursday.
Ralph, the team's captain, scored two goals and added four assists
for six points in four games and finished with a plus-2 rating.
Ralph ranks second in the league in scoring and recorded both his
goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-2 victory over Fort Wayne
at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
The 6-foot, 185-pound native of Carp, Ontario is currently riding a
four-game point streak. He had one assist in the PrairieThunder's
opening-season 5-1 triumph at Flint before scoring his two goals
the next night. Ralph had one assist in each of the last two
games at Fort Wayne and Port Huron. The 28-year-old Ralph came to
the PrairieThunder through the IHL dispersal draft during the
off-season. He played for the Rockford IceHogs last season.
This marks the first time in PrairieThunder history that a player
has received Player of Month honors. Defenseman Cory Laylin,
goalie Derek Dolson and rookie Kyle McCullough were also nominated
for Player of the Month awards from the PrairieThunder.
Other Players of the Month in the IHL for October were Fort Wayne
defenseman Guy Dupuis and goalie Kevin Reiter, along with Port
Huron rookie Jamie Carroll.
The PrairieThunder (2-2-0-0) returns to action Friday at 7:05 p.m.
against Muskegon at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. The team travels to
Flint for a 6:30 p.m. contest Saturday before returning home Sunday
for a 4:05 p.m. game against Port Huron at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
