Oil Kings’ Laurent Brossoit Named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Laurent Brossoit of the Edmonton Oil Kings is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the playoff week ending April 15 after posting a 2-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory and a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .980.
Brossoit backstopped the Oil Kings to two victories last week helping the club eliminate the Brandon Wheat Kings in four games of the WHL’s Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. In Game 3 last Tuesday night Brossoit made 25 saves as part of the 5-1 victory, then stopped all 24 shots faced on Wednesday night in Game 4 to earn his second shutout of the 2012 playoffs with a 6-0 victory.
Brossoit, a 19-year-old from Surrey, BC, is playing in his second full WHL season with the Oil Kings. A sixth round pick of the Calgary Flames in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Brossoit has now won 17 straight games including eight straight playoff victories. He finished the regular season with a 42-13-2-3 record including three shutouts with a 2.47 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage and currently has a 1.50 goals-against-average and .941 save percentage in eight playoff games.
Also considered for the award was last week’s winner John Gibson of the Kitchener Rangers who posted a 2-2-0-0 with a 2.26 goals-against-average and a .947 save percentage in four games against the Plymouth Whalers. In the QMJHL, Alex Dubeau of the Shawinigan Cataractes has a 2-2-0-0 record with a 1.76 goals-against-average and a .938 save percentage in four games against the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.
2011-12 Vaughn CHL Playoff Goaltenders of the Week:
Apr. 9 – Apr. 15 : Laurent Brossoit, Edmonton Oil Kings
Apr. 2 – Apr. 8 : John Gibson, Kitchener Rangers
Mar. 26 – Apr. 1: Tyler Bunz, Medicine Hat Tigers
Mar. 19 – Mar. 25: Christopher Gibson, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
2011-12 Vaughn CHL Regular Season Goaltenders of the Week:
Mar. 12 – Mar. 18: Garret Sparks, Guelph Storm
Mar. 5 – Mar. 11: Brandon Maxwell, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Feb. 27 – Mar. 4: Jon Groenheyde, Swift Current Broncos
Feb. 20 – Feb. 26: Brandon Maxwell, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Feb. 13 – Feb. 19: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Feb. 6 – Feb. 12: Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound Attack
Jan. 30 – Feb. 5: Mathias Niederberger, Barrie Colts
Jan. 23 – Jan. 29: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Jan. 16 – Jan. 22: Philippe Cadorette, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Jan. 9 – Jan. 15: Mac Carruth, Portland Winterhawks
Jan. 2 – Jan. 8: Ty Rimmer, Tri-City Americans
Dec. 26 – Jan. 1: Jacob Gervais-Chouinard, Rimouski Oceanic
Dec. 12 – Dec. 18: Christopher Festarini, Niagara IceDogs
Dec. 5 – Dec. 11: Étienne Marcoux, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Nov. 28 – Dec. 4: Joel Vienneau, Sudbury Wolves
Nov. 21 – Nov. 27: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls
Nov. 14 – Nov. 20: Calvin Pickard, Seattle Thunderbirds
Nov. 7 – Nov. 13: Roman Will, Moncton Wildcats
Oct. 31 – Nov. 6: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls
Oct. 24 – Oct. 30: Tyler Bunz, Medicine Hat Tigers
Oct. 17 – Oct. 23: Eric Comrie, Tri-City Americans
Oct. 10 – Oct. 16: Patrik Bartosak, Red Deer Rebels
Oct. 3 – Oct. 9: François Tremblay, Val d’Or Foreurs
Sept. 26 – Oct. 2: Jimmy Appleby, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Sept. 21 – Sept. 25: Michael Houser, London Knights