After Perfect March, Remi Poirier Named AHL's Goalie of the Month

(Credit: Andy Nietupski/Texas Stars)

Perfection in the month of March has handed Remi Poirier the AHL's Goalie of the Month award. Poirier went a perfect 7-0 with a 1.27 GAA and .961 SV%, including two shutouts.

I will be the first to admit that I wasn't sure about the long-term prospects for Poirier. The reason why Magnus Hellberg joined him in the crease was as much mentorship as it was an insurance policy for the health of Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith.

Poirier heard that and slammed it back in my face in March.

With Poirier and Hellberg sharing the net, it's one of those things you don't realize until you're already in it for a bit: "Wait, when was the last time Poirier lost a game?"

The answer is a while ago.

So now he joins only Brent Krahn as Texas winners of the etched crystal award.

Here's the release: 

The American Hockey League announced today that Texas Stars goaltender Remi Poirier has been named the league’s Goaltender of the Month for March.

Poirier, 23, went 7-0-0 last month with a 1.27 goals-against average, a .961 save percentage and two shutouts for the division-leading Stars. The third-year pro allowed just nine total goals on 230 shots faced in March and posted two shutouts against Chicago just 19 days apart, a 29-save performance Mar. 2 in Cedar Park, followed by a 43-save effort Mar. 21 on the team’s recent road trip. So far in 2025, Poirier has a 12-2-2 record, with a 1.94 GAA, a.934 SV% and three shutouts.

Poirier is just the second goaltender in Texas Stars history to win the monthly award, joining Brent Krahn, who won the AHL’s Goaltender of the Month in November 2009 during the Stars’ inaugural season. Through his first 80 AHL appearances, Poirier has a 41-29-8 record with a 2.89 GAA, a .906 SV%, and four shutouts.

The Farnham, Quebec native was drafted by Dallas in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.

The AHL also announced today that San Jose Barracuda forward Andrew Poturalski was named the Player of the Month and Rochester Americans forward Noah Östlund was chosen as the Rookie of the Month for March.

Poturalski recorded 22 points (9-13—22) in 12 games for San Jose last month, including seven multiple-point games. Östlund compiled 14 points (9-5—14) in 11 games for Rochester in March, which included a hat trick Mar. 22 at Syracuse.