The American Hockey League announced Sunday that Belleville Senators forward Arthur Kaliyev has captured the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading goal-scorer in 2025-26.
He’s the first player in Belleville Sens history to win one of the league’s most prestigious offensive awards.
Kaliyev scored 40 goals and added 28 assists to finish third in scoring with 68 points in 70 games for Belleville.
Kaliyev also led the AHL with 266 shots on goal and ranked second with 16 power-play markers, and he put together a seven-game goal-scoring streak – tied for the longest in the league this season – between Nov. 8 and Nov. 21. Kaliyev, who was also selected a First Team AHL All-Star for 2025-26, joined the Ottawa organization as a free agent in July and tallied one assist in two NHL games this season; the sixth-year pro was originally a second-round draft pick by Los Angeles in 2019.
