Vees netminder Reyelts named Mary Brown’s Chicken WHL Goaltender of the Month for September / October

Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today Penticton Vees netminder Andrew Reyelts has been named Mary Brown’s Chicken WHL Goaltender of the Month for September / October.

Reyelts, a 19-year-old product of Proctor, Minn., went 6-1-1-1 with a 1.86 goals-against average, .935 save percentage, and one shutout across September and October, as the expansion Vees battle it out for B.C. Division supremacy in their first WHL season.

The 6-foot-1, 178-pound puckstopper registered his first-career WHL victory in his first appearance, turning aside 21 of 22 shots in a 5-1 triumph over the Vancouver Giants on September 20. His first-career WHL shutout came little more than a month later, as he made 33 saves in a statement 7-0 drubbing of the Everett Silvertips on October 25.

Reyelts’ busiest night came October 5, when he logged 34 saves on 35 shots, backstopping the Vees to a 5-1 win over the Wenatchee Wild.

Through 10 games to start his WHL career, Reyelts has only suffered one regulation defeat – a 3-1 loss, including an empty-net goal, at the hands of the defending WHL Champion Medicine Hat Tigers.

At the end of October, Reyelts ranks among the WHL leaders in numerous goaltending categories, including GAA (first), save percentage (second), shutouts (T-3rd), and wins (T-4th).

Reyelts has been named Mary Brown’s Chicken WHL Goaltender of the Week on October 27.

Selected by the Vees from the Wenatchee Wild in the 2025 WHL Expansion Draft, Reyelts signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Vees on June 24.

Heading into Tuesday action, the Vees (8-5-1-2) rank third in the WHL’s Western Conference and second in the B.C. Division.

Next up, Reyelts and the Vees host the Kelowna Rockets (5-5-1-1) Wednesday, November 5 (6:35 p.m. PT).

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.