Three Headed Monster
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 2011 NHL Entry Draft prospect Jordan Binnington of the Owen Sound Attack is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending May 15 with a 2-0 record and a goals-against-average of 1.94 and save percentage of .943.
Binnington backstopped the Attack to their first Robertson Cup victory earning the final two wins of the Rogers OHL Championship Series against the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors. Facing elimination down 3-2 in the series, Binnington started Game six on Thursday and made an impressive 41 saves including 14 in the third period as first star of the 3-2 win. He got the call in net for Game seven on Sunday and made another 25 saves in the 3-2 overtime win. The Attack will now compete in the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup and will face the WHL Champion Kootenay Ice on Saturday night.
Binnington, a 17-year-old from Richmond Hill, ON, is playing in his second OHL season for the Attack and is the third ranked goaltender by NHL Central Scouting for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. In 46 regular season games this season he had a record of 27-12-1-4 with one shutout and a goals-against-average of 3.05 and a save percentage of .899.
Also considered for the award this week was back-to-back winner Maxime Clermont of the Gatineau Olympiques who made 167 saves in four games against the Saint John Sea Dogs with a goals-against-average of 2.67 and save percentage of .923. In the WHL, playoff MVP Nathan Lieuwen of the Kootenay Ice went 3-0 with a goals-against-average of 2.11 and save percentage of .929.
2010-11 Vaughn CHL Playoff Goaltenders of the Week:
May 9 – May 15: Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound Attack
May 2 – May 8: Maxime Clermont, Gatineau Olympiques
Apr. 25 – May 1: Maxime Clermont, Gatineau Olympiques
Apr. 18 – Apr. 24: Mac Carruth, Portland Winterhawks
Apr. 11 – Apr. 17: Nathan Lieuwen, Kootenay Ice
Apr. 4 – Apr. 10: Guillaume Nadeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 Michael Zador, Owen Sound Attack
Mar. 21 – Mar. 27: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
2010-11 Vaughn CHL Regular Season Goaltenders of the Week:
Mar. 14 – Mar. 20: Deven Dubyk, Medicine Hat Tigers
Mar. 7 – Mar. 13: Adam Brown, Kelowna Rockets
Feb. 28 – Mar. 6: Lucas Gore, Chilliwack Bruins
Feb. 21 – Feb. 27: Christopher Gibson, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Feb. 14 – Feb. 20: Olivier Roy, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
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 Saguenéens
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
