The Rockford IceHogs are rolling out their 2021 Team Awards this week. Yesterday, Dylan McLaughlin was named the team’s Most Improved Player, and today they are voting on the team’s “Heavy Hitter” award. The nominees for the award this season were Dmitri Osipov, Garrett Mitchell, and Reese Johnson.
And your winner is…
BAM! KA-POW! Defenseman Dmitri Osipov wins the 2021 IceHogs Heavy Hitter Award after leading the club with 46 hits! pic.twitter.com/Lfllv8iP5K
— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) May 18, 2021
Dmitri Osipov!
Osipov finished the 2021 season with 46 hits in 22 AHL games played with the IceHogs. His 34 penalty minutes were third on the team in 2021 with four fights were tied for the most this season with Captain Garrett Mitchell.
Osipov has nine AHL fights in his professional career in 58 AHL games with the Rockford IceHogs.