The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) has named it Three Stars for the month of December 2024:
FIRST STAR 🌟
DAXTON LANG, KAM RIVER FIGHTING WALLEYE
GP: 6 ⋅ G: 5 ⋅ A: 10 ⋅ PTS: 15 ⋅ +10 ⋅ PPG: 2.50
Lang led the league this month in total points, amassing 15 in just 6 games for the Walleye. Lang could not be left off the scoresheet at all in the month of December, getting at least one point in every game in the month and finishing the month with an average of 2.50 points per game.
SECOND STAR ⭐️⭐️
GUNNER PARADIS, FORT FRANCES LAKERS
RECORD: 2-0-1 ⋅ S%: .954 ⋅ GAA: 1.93 ⋅ SAVES: 125
Paradis was a wall in December, posting a 2-0-1 record and a .954 save percentage. In 3 games in December, Paradis had an average of 41.67 saves per game, including a 66-save tie against league-leading Dryden.
THIRD STAR ⭐️⭐️⭐️
JETT MINTENKO, KAM RIVER FIGHTING WALLEYE
GP: 6 ⋅ G: 3 ⋅ A: 9 ⋅ PTS: 12 ⋅ +10 ⋅ PPG: 2.00
Mintenko was just behind his teammate, Lang, for the league lead in points this month with 12. Mintenko was left off the scoresheet just once in six games in December. Mintenko now has 54 points in 30 games this season.
2024-25 Three Stars
| Week | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Dann, RLM | Max Roby, DID | Larry Flett, KEN |
| 2 | Carter Poddubny, KRW | Daxton Lang, KRW | Tyler Jordan, TBN |
| 3 | Payton Hu, DID | Emmanuel Nkombou, DID | Carson Devine, DID |
| SEPTEMBER 2024 | Emmanuel Nkombou, DID | Payton Hu, DID | Tyler Jordan, TBN |
| 4 | Ashton Sadauskas, KRW | Alex Remenda, TBN | Evan Kabel, FFL |
| 5 | Nolan Fowler, ILJ | Marshall Thomas, ILJ | Kelby Diehl, DID |
| 6 | Marcellus Francis, TBN | McLaren Paulsen, DID | Jett Mintenko, KRW |
| 7 | Max Roby, DID | Daxton Lang, KRW | Jordan Wales, DID |
| OCTOBER 2024 | McLaren Paulsen, DID | Ben Laurette, TBN | Jett Mintenko, KRW |
| 8 | Eli Antoine, DID | Carson Devine, DID | Kaden Veller, SLB |
| 9 | Daxton Lang, KRW | Alex Lucas, SLB | Tait Howell, SLB |
| 10 | Gunner Paradis, FFL | Pierce Gouin, FFL | Nathan Dann, RLM |
| 11 | Aidan Charron, ILJ | Alex Lucas, SLB | Kellan Mooney, DID |
| 12 | Brady Krentz, FFL | Daxton Lang, KRW | Ian Ness, FFL |
| NOVEMBER 2024 | Alex Lucas, SLB | Daxton Lang, KRW | Brady Krentz, FFL |
| 13 | Ashton Sadauskas, KRW | Trent Boryszczuk, ILJ | Gunner Paradis, FFL |
| 14 | Jett Mintenko, KRW | Daxton Lang, KRW | Kaden Goodwin, KRW |
| 15 | Max Roby, DID | Aidan Charron, ILJ | Rylan Oatman, DID |
| DECEMBER 2024 | Daxton Lang, KRW | Gunner Paradis, FFL | Jett Mintenko, KRW |