Currie named CHL Player of the Week

Goaltender David Currie of the Peterborough Petes is the Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending on December 8, 2002. Each week during the regular season a CHL Player of the Week is selected based on the three member leagues’ player of the week.

In three games last week Currie recorded a pair of shutouts in helping the Petes win two of their three games. The native of Peterborough posted a 0.40 goals against average and a .985 save percentage. Currie turned aside 24 shots in a 5-0 win over the Kingston Frontenacs on December 5 and he made 27 saves in a 6-0 win on December 8 against the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors. On December 7 Currie allowed one goal in relief of starter Jeff MacDougald in a 4-3 loss to the Erie Otters.

Defenseman Bruno Gervais of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan is the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Defensive Player of the Week. In two games last week Gevais was a plus seven and scored twice. Halifax Mooseheads’ centre Francois-Pierre Guenette is the QMJHL Offensive Player of the Week. Guenette scored four goals and added four assists in three games last week.

Ben Kilgour of the Tri-City Americans is the Western Hockey League’s Player of the Week. In three games last week the native of Leduc, Alberta recorded eight points on two goals and six assists.

CHL Players of the Week
One – October 2 Jonathan Ferland Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Two – October 9 Chad Larose Plymouth Whalers
Three – October 16 Jordan McLaughlin Vancouver Giants
Four – October 23 Jesse Lane Hull Olympiques
Five – October 30 Matt Foy Ottawa 67’s
Six – November 6 James Wisniewski Plymouth Whalers
Seven – November 13 Corey Locke Ottawa 67’s
Eight – November 20 Corey Locke Ottawa 67’s
Nine – November 27 Cam Ward Red Deer Rebels
Ten – December 4 Brett Jaeger Saskatoon Blades
Eleven – December 11 David Currie Peterborough Petes