IceDogs’ Mark Visentin Named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that for the second week in a row the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week is awarded to Mark Visentin of the Niagara IceDogs. For the week ending February 13, Visentin posted a 3-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.67 and save percentage of .973.
Visentin began his week on Wednesday night making 24 saves as first star of a 3-1 win over the Kingston Frontenacs. On Friday night he earned his fourth shutout of the season with a 26-save performance as third star of a 7-0 win over the Barrie Colts. His third win of the week and sixth straight between the pipes came on Sunday afternoon with 21 saves in a 3-1 win over the Brampton Battalion where he also claimed first star honours.
Visentin, an 18-year-old from Waterdown, ON, currently holds the OHL’s best goals-against-average and save percentage at 2.18 and .927 respectively. The 2010 first round draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes is playing in his third OHL season with the IceDogs and was a member of Canada’s National Junior Team earning a silver medal at the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championship in Buffalo, New York.
Three-time award winner Darcy Kuemper of the Red Deer Rebels was also considered for the award after posting a 2-1-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.35 and save percentage of .960. Maxime Clermont of the Gatineau Olympiques also won two games in two starts earning a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.00 and save percentage of .946.
2010-11 Vaughn CHL Goaltenders of the Week:
Feb. 7 – Feb. 13: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Jan. 31 – Feb. 6: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Jan. 24 – Jan. 30: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Jan. 17 – Jan. 23: Jean-François Bérubé, Montreal Juniors
Jan. 10 – Jan. 16: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels
Jan. 3 – Jan. 9: Christopher Gibson, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Dec. 27 – Jan. 2: James Priestner, Prince George Cougars
Dec. 13 – Dec. 19: Anthony Terenzio, Halifax Mooseheads
Dec. 6 – Dec. 12: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls
Nov. 29 – Dec. 5: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels
Nov. 22 – Nov. 28: Scott Wedgewood, Plymouth Whalers
Nov. 15 – Nov. 21: Nicholas Champion, Lewiston MAINEiacs
Nov. 8 – Nov. 14: Jeff Bosch, Kamloops Blazers
Nov. 1 – Nov. 7: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Oct. 25 – Oct. 31: Evan Mosher, PEI Rocket
Oct. 18 – Oct. 24: Gabriel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes
Oct. 11 – Oct. 17: Mark Friesen, Swift Current Broncos
Oct. 4 – Oct. 10: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels
Sept. 27 – Oct. 3: Scott Stajcer, Owen Sound Attack
Sept. 23 – Sept. 26: Louis Domingue, Quebec Remparts