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Player of the Month Winner: Travis Janke, Notre Dame Hounds 1989 F Travis Janke (Swift Current SK) ripped up the SJHL to the tune of 10 goals and 10 assists in just nine games during the month of December. Janke picked up, at least, one point in every game and all of his points came at even strength. He now has 20 goals and 24 assists in 33 games to rank third in the league in both goals scored and points accumulated. From December 9th-18th, Janke had four three-point games in a row. Runners-up: David Skagen, Nipawin; Kyle Ireland, Notre Dame; Dan Conacher, La Ronge; Alexandre Leclerc, Nipawin Defenseman of the Month Winner: Woody Klassen, Battlefords North Stars 1991 D Woody Klassen (Watrous SK) continues to show marked improvement with each passing game. A member of a defense corps that is proving to be physical as well as mobidle, Klassen contributed a goal and six helpers over eight games during the month of December. With four points in his last two games, Klassen goes into the Christmas Break on a high. Overall, he has three goals and 17 assists in 27 games. Runners-up: Mike Alexander, La Ronge; Dustin Stevenson, La Ronge; Scott Brkich, Nipawin; Michael Young, Flin Flon Goaltender of the Month Winner: AJ Whiffen, Weyburn Red Wings 1989 G AJ Whiffen (Grand Falls Windsor NF) made three starts in the month of December and won them all, compiling a spectacular 1.00 GAA and a .964 SPCT. Whiffen also turned away 80-of-83 shots. His 2.42 GAA ranks second in the league. He capped the month with a 25-save shutout over the Melfort Mustangs on Saturday night. It was his second shutout of the season. Runners-up: Graham Hildebrand, Battlefords; Kirk Croswell, Humboldt, Devin Peters, Yorkton; Derek Tendler, Estevan. Rookie of the Month Winner: Derek Tendler, Estevan Bruins 1992 G Derek Tendler (Regina SK) made five starts during the month of December and allowed two goals or less in four of them. He blanked the Kindersley Klippers with a 30-save performance on December 5th. He finished the month 2-and-3, but had a 2.01-GAA and a .934-SPCT. Overall on the season, he has a 2.99-GAA and a .907-SPCT. Runners-up: Jonathan Ceci, Nipawin; Andrew Johnston, Flin Flon; Matthew Smidt, Notre Dame; Ward Szucki, Battlefords.
