Blue Jackets recall forward Justin Danforth from Monsters
Oct 16, 2021The Cleveland Monsters announced Saturday that the Blue Jackets recalled forward Justin Danforth from the Monsters. In Cleveland’s season-opening 6-4 home loss to the Syracuse Crunch on Friday, Danforth posted one assist, two penalty minutes, and a -4 rating.
A 5’9”, 185 lb. right-shooting native of Oshawa, ON, Danforth, 28, posted 4-4-8 with 16 penalty minutes and a -2 rating in 22 career AHL appearances for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Rochester Americans, and Cleveland spanning parts of the 2016-17 and 2021-22 seasons. In 115 Liiga appearances for Lukko spanning two seasons from 2018-19, Danforth contributed 45-67-112 with 99 penalty minutes and a +33 rating. In 2019-20, Danforth was named to the Liiga All-Star Team and claimed the Lasse Oksanen Award as Liiga’s best regular-season player, along with the Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy as Liiga’s top scorer. In 58 KHL appearances for Votyaz Podolsk in 2020-21, Danforth supplied 23-32-55 with 50 penalty minutes and a +3 rating. In 47 ECHL appearances for the Reading Royals and Cincinnati Cyclones from 2016-18, Danfoth logged 29-33-62 with 42 penalty minutes and a +25 rating. In 2017-18, Danforth was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team and the ECHL Second All-Star Team, and participated in the ECHL All-Star Game, while claiming the John A. Daley Trophy as ECHL Rookie of the Year.
Prior to his professional career, Danforth tallied 42-82-124 with 125 penalty minutes and a -11 rating in 147 NCAA appearances for Sacred Heart University spanning four seasons from 2013-17. In 2013-14, Danforth was named AHA Rookie of the Year and claimed a spot on the AHA All-Rookie Team before being named to the 2015-16 AHA Second All-Conference Team and the 2016-17 AHA First All-Star Team. Internationally, Danforth helped Canada claim Gold Medals at the 2020-21 IIHF World Championship and the 2019-20 Spengler Cup.
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