NCDC Performance Player of the Week: Denis Portnoy – Red River Spartans
Red River Spartans forward Denis Portnoy has been named the NCDC Performance Player of the Week for Oct. 19-25, 2026, earning a $1,000 performance payout through the league’s Performance Pays initiative.
Portnoy recorded four goals and seven assists for 11 points across four road games, helping the Spartans finish the stretch with three consecutive victories. He registered a point in every appearance and produced three straight games with at least three points.
Portnoy opened the week with an assist in Red River’s 4-2 loss to the Metro Jets on Oct. 21. He followed with three assists in a 4-3 overtime victory over Metro on Oct. 22, helping the Spartans split the two-game set.
His biggest scoring performance came Oct. 23 at Toledo, where he recorded a hat trick and an assist in a 4-3 victory. Portnoy contributed to all four Red River goals in the win.
He closed the week with a goal and two assists in another one-goal victory over the Cherokee, this time by a 3–2 score on Oct. 24. Across the two games at Toledo, Portnoy recorded a point on all seven Spartans goals.
Portnoy finished the four-game stretch averaging 2.75 points per game and contributing to 11 of Red River’s 13 goals.
Portnoy’s 11-point week brought his season totals to five goals and nine assists for 14 points through eight games with Red River, averaging 1.75 points per game.
The Performance Player of the Week award recognizes one NCDC player each week, regardless of position or conference, through a vote by the league’s media panel. It is separate from the League Office’s Stars of the Week selections, which recognize a forward, defenseman and goaltender from each conference and do not include a cash award.
Performance Pays continues in 2026–27, with the NCDC program providing $1,000 weekly awards over 25 weeks. The initiative also rewards championship success, season award recipients and standout postseason performers.
Learn more about Performance Pays.