Some stats regarding Wolanin's outstanding play in the AHL this season:
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Christian Wolanin of the Abbotsford Canucks is the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2022-23 season.
The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 32 cities.
Wolanin had a career year in 2022-23, leading all AHL defensemen with 49 assists and 55 points despite playing just 49 games for Abbotsford. His 1.12 points-per-game average was the highest by a defenseman playing at least half of his team’s games since John Slaney (1.22) in 1999-2000, and he was the first defenseman since Ron Wilson in 1979-80 to average at least one assist per game. Wolanin had a 13-game scoring streak from Nov. 10 to Dec. 9, matching the longest by an AHL blueliner in the last 15 years, and also finished with a career-best plus/minus rating of plus-12. Recalled by Vancouver on Feb. 18, Wolanin went on to play 16 NHL games this season, collecting three assists.