SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced 2025-26 AHL All-Rookie Teamas voted on by coaches, players and media representing each of the league’s 32 member cities.
2025-26 AHL All-Rookie Team
Goaltender ― Sergei Murashov, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
• 36 GP, 23-8-4, 2.24 GAA, .918 SV%, 3 SO
Defenseman ― Tyson Jugnauth, Coachella Valley Firebirds
• 70 GP, 9-35-44, 2 PPG, 10 PPA, 3 GWG
Defenseman ― Dmitri Simashev, Tucson Roadrunners
• 40 GP, 8-27-35, 3 PPG, 1 GWG
Forward ― Isaac Howard, Bakersfield Condors
• 45 GP, 22-25-47, 6 PPG, 5 GWG
Forward ― Quinn Hutson, Bakersfield Condors
• 65 GP, 30-31-61, 12 PPG, 16 PPA, 1 SHG, 3 GWG
Forward – Ilya Protas, Hershey Bears
• 66 GP, 28-34-62, +16, 10 PPG, 1 SHG, 2 GWG
Each player will receive a custom-designed crystal award for their selection to the 2025-26 AHL All-Rookie Team.
Recent selections to the annual AHL All-Rookie Team include PK Subban (2010), John Carlson (2010), Logan Couture (2010), Tyler Johnson (2012), Gustav Nyquist (2012), Jason Zucker (2013), Tyler Toffoli (2013), Ryan Arvidsons (2013). Strome (20), Ryan Strome1 (2015), Ryan Pulock (2015), Juuse Saros (2016), Brandon Montour (2016), Frank Vatrano (2016), Mikko Rantanen (2016), Casey DeSmith (2017), Devon Toews (2017), Jake Guentzel (2017), Filipton Mason (2017) Strome (2018), Jake Bean (2019), Drake Batherson (2019), Josh Norris (2020), Logan Thompson (2021), Connor McMichael (2021), Jack Quinn (2022), JJ Peterka (2022), Dustin Wolf (2022), Jordan Spence0 (202) Evans (202) (2023), Ethen Frank (2023), Tye Kartye (2023), Brandt Clarke (2024), Josh Doan (2024), Brad Lambert (2024), Logan Mailloux (2024), Logan Stankoven (2024) and Justin Hryckowian (2025).
The 2025-26 AHL All-Star First and Second Teams will be announced Thursday.
2025-26 AHL All-Rookie Team
Sergey Murashov, Goaltender (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins):
A fourth-round pick by Pittsburgh in the 2022 NHL Draft, Sergei Murashov excelled in his first full AHL season, ranking fourth in the league with a 2.24 goals-against average and third with a .918 save percentage while posting a 23-8-4 record in 36 appearances for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The 22-year-old netminder made his NHL debut with the Penguins on Nov. 9, 2025, and earned his first NHL win by shutting out Nashville in a game on Nov. 16 played in Stockholm, Sweden.
Tyson Jugnauth, Defenseman (Coachella Valley Firebirds):
A fourth-round pick by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft, Tyson Jugnauth leads all AHL rookie defensemen in assists (35) and points (44) while playing in all 70 Coachella Valley games entering the final weekend of the season. A native of Toronto who grew up in Kelowna, BC, Jugnauth played two seasons at the University of Wisconsin and two junior seasons with Portland, where he was named the Western Hockey League’s defenseman of the year in 2024-25.
Dmitri Simashev, Defender (Tucson Roadrunners):
Selected sixth overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, Dmitri Simashev made his North American debut this season after winning the KHL championship with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in 2024-25. The 21-year-old defenseman has compiled eight goals and 27 assists for 35 points in 40 games with Tucson, ranking fifth among all AHL defensemen in points per game (0.88). Simashev made Utah’s roster in training camp in October and has collected one assist in 27 NHL games with the Mammoths.
Isaac Howard, Forward (Bakersfield Condors):
In his rookie season at Michigan State University, where he won the Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top player in 2024-25, Isaac Howard recorded 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points in 45 games with Bakersfield. Originally a first-round pick by Tampa Bay in the 2022 NHL Draft and acquired by Edmonton last summer, the 22-year-old Howard spoke with the Oilers on opening night and has registered two goals and three assists in 29 NHL games this season.
Quinn Hutson, Forward (Bakersfield Condors):
Free agent signing by Edmonton out of Boston University, Quinn Hutson leads all AHL rookies with 30 goals and ranks second with 61 points in 65 games for the Condors. The 24-year-old Hutson – the brother of NHL defensemen Lane (Montreal) and Cole (Washington) – leads Bakersfield and ranks fifth in the AHL with 12 power play goals, and is fifth with 195 shots on goal. Hutson has skated in four games with the Oilers this season, scoring his first NHL goal on Dec. 18, 2025, in Boston.
Ilya Protas, Forward (Hershey Bears):
Taken by Washington in the third round of the 2024 NHL Draft, aged 19 Ilya Protas leads all AHL rookies and is tied for eighth in scoring with 62 points (28 goals, 34 assists) in 66 games for Hershey, leading the team in goals, points, power play goals (10) and plus/minus ratio (+16). Protas’ 62 points are sixth most by a rookie in AHL history, and include a five-assist, six-point effort at Hartford on April 4. Protas made his NHL debut for the Capitals on April 8 and has one goal and three assists in four games with the parent club.
