Ducks prospect Sidorov named Tempo WHL Player of the Week

By Cami Kepke February 5, 2024

Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Egor Sidorov of the Saskatoon Blades has been named Tempo WHL Player of the Week for the week ending February 4, 2024.

The Anaheim Ducks prospect led all WHLers with five goals in three games and tacked on three assists and a plus-3 rating for good measure.

Sidorov kicked off his week by chipping the puck and slipping past a Regina defenceman to bear down on the Pats net and rip his 100^th career WHL goal home on January 31. He’d add a pair of assists in a 9-1 blowout en route to earning second star of the game.

The 6-foot, 180-pound winger hit another level in a big test against the Central Division-leading Medicine Hat Tigers on February 2. In the first period, while trailing 1-0, Sidorov completed a tic-tac-toe play with Brandon Lisowsky and Trevor Wong to level the match on Saskatoon’s first shot of the game. Wong would give the Blades the lead on the powerplay five minutes later by tipping Sidorov’s point shot home. The Vitebsk, Belarus product capped off his night with an empty-net goal and another second star recognition.

Sidorov got things started in a hurry in a February 4 matinee against Brandon. Just over a minute into the game, Sidorov gloved down a loose puck and casually buried his 40^th goal of the season with a backhand shot into the Wheat Kings’ net. The third-year Blade followed it up by netting his league-leading tenth game-winning goal of the season with a give-and-go one-timer on the powerplay. The eventual 3-1 victory also saw Sidorov complete a hat trick of second star awards on the week.

Sidorov has eclipsed his previous career-best goal total with 41 lamp-lighters and 27 assists for 68 points and a plus-14 rating in 48 games this season. He’s currently riding a five-game point streak that’s seen him wrack up six goals and five assists.

The Blades star was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the third round, 85^th overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Saskatoon (36-9-2-3) sits first in the WHL and has suffered just one regulation loss in its last 27 games (21-1-2-3).

The Blades host Lethbridge (24-20-3-0) at the SaskTel Centre on February 6.

2023-24 Tempo WHL Player of the Week

January 29, 2024: Carter Yakemchuk, Calgary Hitmen

January 22, 2024: Luca Cagnoni, Portland Winterhawks (San Jose Sharks)

January 15, 2024: Matthew Savoie, Moose Jaw Warriors (Buffalo Sabres)

January 8, 2024: Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers

January 2, 2024: Chase Bertholet, Spokane Chiefs

December 18, 2023: Tij Iginla, Kelowna Rockets

December 11, 2023: Dominik Rymon, Everett Silvertips

December 4, 2023: Conor Geekie, Wenatchee Wild (Arizona Coyotes)