Sharks prospect Ravensbergen named Mary Brown’s Chicken WHL Goaltender of the Month for November
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today San Jose Sharks prospect and Prince George Cougars netminder Joshua Ravensbergen has been named Mary Brown’s Chicken WHL Goaltender of the Month for November.
Ravensbergen, who turned 19 on November 27, went 8-2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average, .940 save percentage, and one shutout during the month of November. No other goaltender played more during the month of November, as Ravensbergen was in the blue paint for 601 minutes. He also turned aside more pucks than any other WHL netminder, making 312 saves on 332 shots against.
A product of North Vancouver, B.C., Ravensbergen earned his first Mary Brown’s Chicken WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 30.
The 6-foot-6, 195-pound puckstopper made at least 35 saves on four occasions during the month of November, including a month-high 39 stops November 1 in a 4-3 overtime victory at Seattle.
Selected by the San Jose Sharks in the first round (30th overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft, Ravensbergen logged his lone shutout of the month on November 28, making 29 saves in a 3-0 win at Wenatchee. He was named first star of the game for his perfect performance.
To close the month of November, Ravensbergen has won five consecutive games, defeating the Kamloops Blazers, Edmonton Oil Kings, and Wenatchee Wild, along with two victories over the Victoria Royals. Over each of his previous six games, Ravensbergen has surrendered two goals or fewer.
Through 19 appearances this season, Ravensbergen is 13-6-0-0 with a 2.54 GAA, .920 SV%, and two shutouts. He ranks among the WHL goaltending leaders in wins (T-1st), shutouts (T-1st), GAA (third), and SV% (T-3rd). With 1,109 minutes played, he sits fourth in the WHL, while his 541 saves also rank fourth.
Undrafted into the WHL, Ravensbergen has been named to the WHL’s Second All-Star Team on two occasions (B.C. Division, 2023-24; Western Conference, 2024-25). In 108 career regular season appearances, he is 72-23-4-2 with a 2.73 GAA, .907 SV%, and eight shutouts.
Ravensbergen was one of 44 players, including four goaltenders, invited to participate in Canada’s 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase from July 27 to August 2 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Coming out of the weekend, the Cougars (17-8-0-0) sit atop the WHL’s B.C. Division and rank second in the Western Conference, having gone 8-2-0-0 in their previous 10 games.
Next up, Ravensbergen and the Cougars visit the 2026 Memorial Cup host Kelowna Rockets (12-8-3-1) on Wednesday, December 3 (7:05 p.m. PT).
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About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 23 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and six in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.
