Beech named OHL Player of the Week
The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Sudbury Wolves’ goaltender Kevin Beech is the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday April 2, 2006 after posting a 3-1-0 record, along with a 1.25 goals against average, .960 save percentage and two shutouts in helping the Wolves advance to the second round of the OHL playoffs.
Beech started the week with a 27-save shutout that gave the Wolves a 2-0 win over the Kingston Frontenacs in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference opening round playoff series on March 28. The next day, he allowed two goals on 35 shots in a 5-2 win. He gave up three goals on 31 shots in a 3-0 loss in Game 5 on March 31 and closed out the series with a 33-save shutout in a 4-0 win in Game 6 on April 2.
Beech, a 19-year-old native of London, improved his playoff record to 4-2-0 with a 1.83 goals against average and .945 save percentage.
2005-06 OHL Players of the Week
Apr. 3 – Kevin Beech, Sudbury Wolves
Mar. 27 – Rob Schremp, London Knights
Mar. 20 — Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Mar. 13 – Radek Smolenak, Kingston Frontenacs
Mar. 6 — Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Feb. 26 – Francois Thuot, Saginaw Spirit
Feb. 19 – Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Feb. 12 – Anthony Guadagnolo, Windsor Spitfires
Feb. 5 – Rob Schremp, London Knights
Jan. 30 – Steve Downie, Peterborough Petes
Jan. 23 – Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion
Jan. 16 – Rob Schremp, London Knights
Jan. 9 – Daren Machesney, Brampton Battalion
Jan. 2 – Luch Aquino, Brampton Battalion
Dec. 19 – Ryan MacDonald, Guelph Storm
Dec. 12 – James Neal, Plymouth Whalers
Dec. 5 – Justin Donati, Toronto St. Michael’s Majors
Nov. 28 — Bryan Little, Barrie Colts
Nov. 21 — Bryan Bickell, Ottawa 67’s
Nov. 14 — Bobby Hughes, Kingston Frontenacs
Nov. 7 — Chad Painchaud, Sarnia Sting
Oct. 31 — Michael Blunden, Erie Otters
Oct. 24 — Daren Machesney, Brampton Battalion
Oct. 17 — Rob Schremp, London Knights
Oct. 11 — Bobby Ryan, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 3 — Marc Staal, Sudbury Wolves
Sep. 26 — Evan McGrath, Kitchener Rangers
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