SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League introduced at present that Toronto Marlies goaltender Dennis Hildeby has been chosen because the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Participant of the Week for the interval ending December 29, 2024.
Hildeby made two begins for the Marlies final week and stopped 66 of 69 photographs, good for a 1.50 goals-against common and a .957 save proportion.
On Thursday, Hildeby made 31 saves to backstop Toronto to a 3-0 win over Belleville in a Boxing Day matinee at Scotiabank Area, his first shutout of the season. Then on Saturday, he stopped 35 photographs within the Marlies’ 4-3 highway win over the Senators, sending Toronto into the brand new yr with one of the best report within the AHL at 17-5-2-3.
Hildeby, who was recalled by the Toronto Maple Leafs at present, is 4-2-2 with a 2.42 GAA and a .916 save proportion in eight appearances for the Marlies this season. He made his NHL debut with the Leafs on Oct. 10 and is 2-1-0 in three video games with the mother or father membership. A 23-year-old native of Jarfalla, Sweden, Hildeby has a report of 25-14-9 with a 2.50 GAA, a .911 save proportion and 5 shutouts in 51 profession AHL contests, and he was an AHL All-Star as a rookie with the Marlies in 2023-24. The Maple Leafs chosen Hildeby within the fourth spherical of the 2022 NHL Draft.
