2025 NHL Draft-eligible netminder Hood named WHL Goaltender of the Week
Calgary, Alta. – Vancouver Giants netminder Burke Hood has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 9, 2025, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.
This marks the second time the rookie has won the weekly award this season.
Hood went 2-0-0-0 on the week with a 1.00 goals-against average and a dominant .972 save percentage.
The 17-year-old was named first star of the night in a 5-1 Giants win over the Kamloops Blazers on March 8. Hood steered aside 33 of 34 shots and held Kamloops scoreless on four powerplay opportunities, though the Blazers would spoil the shutout bid with less than two minutes left in regulation off a shorthanded rush.
Hood followed it up with a clutch performance against the B.C. Division-leading Prince George Cougars on the following night. Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Borya Valis snagged the game-opener for the Cats, but Hood slammed the door shut from there with 36 saves. He denied the Cougars on two powerplays and weathered a 14-shot opening period to claim the win and another first star nomination.
The Brandon, Man. product is 7-2-1-0 in his last 10 appearances.
Hood is 17-12-6-0 with a 3.25 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage and two shutouts (which came in back-to-back starts) in his first season with the Giants.
He’s tied for fifth in save percentage among all starting netminders.
NHL Central Scouting has ranked Hood 25th among all North American netminders in the agency’s midterm projection ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-3, 193-pound goalie was drafted by the Giants in the sixth round of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft. Before making the jump to the WHL, Hood was crowned a Manitoba U18AAA Hockey League champion in 2023-24 after going undefeated (21-0-0) in the regular season and 5-0-0 with one shutout in the postseason.
Hood also backstopped the U18AAA Brandon Wheat Kings to a silver medal finish at the 2024 TELUS Cup, finishing the tournament with a .920 save percentage.
Vancouver (31-24-8-0) is on a three-game win streak to sit third in the B.C. Division.
The G-men will square up against their Island neighbours with an away-and-home set starting on Friday, March 14 at 7:05 p.m. PST at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.
2024-25 WHL Goaltender of the Week
September 23, 2024: Koen Cleaver, Lethbridge Hurricanes
September 30, 2024: Ethan Eskit, Brandon Wheat Kings
October 7, 2024: Spencer Michnik, Victoria Royals
October 15, 2024: Harrison Meneghin, Medicine Hat Tigers (Tampa Bay Lightning)
October 21, 2024: Evan Gardner, Saskatoon Blades (Columbus Blue Jackets)
October 28, 2024: Jesse Sanche, Everett Silvertips
November 4, 2024: Carson Bjarnason, Brandon Wheat Kings (Philadelphia Flyers)
November 11, 2024: Nathan Preston, Tri-City Americans
November 18, 2024: Dawson Cowan, Spokane Chiefs
November 25, 2024: Alex Worthington, Edmonton Oil Kings
December 2, 2024: Anders Miller, Calgary Hitmen
December 9, 2024: Raiden LeGall, Everett Silvertips
December 16, 2024: Jackson Unger, Lethbridge Hurricanes
December 23, 2024: Max Hildebrand, Prince Albert Raiders
December 30, 2024: Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George Cougars
January 6, 2025: Burke Hood, Vancouver Giants
January 13, 2025: Jayden Kraus, Victoria Royals
January 20, 2025: Harrison Meneghin, Medicine Hat Tigers (Tampa Bay Lightning)
January 27, 2025: Harrison Meneghin, Medicine Hat Tigers (Tampa Bay Lightning)
February 3, 2025: Max Hildebrand, Prince Albert Raiders
February 10, 2025: Johnny Hicks, Victoria Royals
February 18, 2025: Scott Ratzlaff, Seattle Thunderbirds (Buffalo Sabres)
February 24, 2025: Daniel Hauser, Calgary Hitmen
March 3, 2025: Daniel Hauser, Calgary Hitmen
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 offers a world-class player experience featuring three key cornerstones: hockey development, education, and a safe and positive environment for all participants. A diverse and inclusive organization, the WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 16 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 close to 60 years. The WHL is also a 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.
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