In a very tight month, Tendler, who leads the club in goals and points, scooped a first star in the month's first game, an emphatic win 7-4 win over Sheffield in which he bagged a hat-trick, adding a crucial game tying shorthanded goal and a second star two weeks later in a 4-2 win against Braehead. He claims the award on count back, given his higher score in November.
Player-assistant coach Bannister, who missed out due to Tendler's 10 point haul in November, has helped transform the Stingrays form in December, recording one goal and five assists while bringing out the very best in the club's once shaky defence. The veteran was awarded the FBB first star in the Rays 3-2 overtime loss to Newcastle on the 28th, having shown his class at the back end, before claiming the second star with an assist 24 hours later in the 6-1 win over Dundee at the Hull Arena.
In joint third place for the month came Konstantin Kalmikov and Trevor Read, who both thoroughly improved their play in the last month of the year having started the season out of form. Surprisingly, the previously out of favour pair sit second in scoring their respective positions.
