Gibson Named Rangers Playoff MVP
The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club announced Monday that John Gibson is the recipient of the Charles Chalkin Memorial Trophy as the team’s Most Valuable Player in the 2013 Postseason. This is the second consecutive season that the goaltender has been recognized as the club’s playoff MVP.
Originally drafted by Kitchener in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection, Gibson posted a 5-4-1 record in the playoffs and shut out the Guelph Storm in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Pittsburgh, PA native started all of the Rangers postseason games, earned one of the top save percentages in the Ontario Hockey League (.946%) and sat in the top five in the league with a 2.17 goals against average.
Selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Gibson signed with the team in March 2012. He also backstopped the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, where he was named tournament MVP.
CHARLES CHALKIN MEMORIAL TROPHY (Best Performer in Playoffs)
2012-13, John Gibson
2011-12, John Gibson
2010-11, Jerry D’Amigo
2009-10, Dan Kelly and Jeff Skinner
2007-08, Josh Unice
2007-08, Steve Downie
2005-06, Cory Konecny
2004-05, Michael Richards
2003-04, Nathan O`Nabigon
2002-03, Gregory Campbell
2001-02, Marcus Smith
2000-01, N/A
1999-00, Bill Browne
1998-99, N/A
1997-98, Ryan Milanovic
1996-97, David Belitski/ Ryan Pepperall
1995-96, David Belitski
1994-95, David Belitski
1993-94, Norm Dezainde
1992-93, Todd Warriner
1991-92, Tyler Ertel, Chris LiPuma, Mike Torchia
1990-91, Jason Firth
1989-90, Shayne Stevenson
1988-89, Kirk Tomlinson
1987-88, Gus Morschauser
1986-87, Ed Kister
1985-86, Dave Latta
1984-85, Joel Brown
1983-84, John Tucker
1982-83, Mike Eagles
1981-82, Brian Bellows
1980-81, Wendell Young
1979-80, N/A
1978-79, Dave Jennings
1977-78, Don Maloney
1976-77, Paul Reinhart
1975-76, Dwight Foster
