Frontenacs’ Matthew Minchak named Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Kingston Frontenacs goaltender Matthew Minchak is the Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week, going 1-1 with a 2.03 goals-against average and .942 save percentage in a pair of road starts.

Minchak got the nod on Friday night in London, earning third star recognition as he kept the Frontenacs in the game with 34 saves in a 2-1 loss. He was back in the crease on Sunday afternoon in Kitchener, turning aside 31 shots in a first star performance as the Frontenacs defeated the Rangers 3-2.

An 18-year-old from Cranford, New Jersey, Minchak is 4-3 with a 2.01 goals-against average and .935 save percentage over eight games this season. Signed as a free agent by the Frontenacs, Minchak is a graduate of the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U18 club by way of the New Jersey Rockets AAA program. The 6-foot-5 netminder is committed to Colgate University (NCAA).

2025-26 Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week
Sept. 18-21: Jason Schaubel (Kitchener Rangers)
Sept. 22-28: Joey Costanzo (Windsor Spitfires)
Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Gavin Betts (Kingston Frontenacs)
Oct. 6-12: Mason Vaccari (Flint Firebirds)
Oct. 13-19: Patrick Quinlan (Sarnia Sting)
Oct. 20-26: Ryerson Leenders (Brantford Bulldogs)
Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Aleksei Medvedev (London Knights)
Nov. 3-9: Matthew Minchak (Kingston Frontenacs)