Wolves’ Timpano named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week
Tuesday December 16, 2014
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Troy Timpano of the Sudbury Wolves is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 2-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .986 for the week ending December 14.
Timpano made 70 saves in two games last week backstopping the Wolves to a pair of victories. He earned back-to-back first star honours including Friday night with a 43-save performance collecting his first career shutout in a 3-0 win over the Windsor Spitfires, then again on Saturday with 27 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Kingston Frontenacs.
Timpano, a 17-year-old from Pickering, ON, is playing in his second career OHL season with the Wolves. So far this season, the 2016 NHL Draft prospect has a 5-16-1-0 record with a goals-against-average 4.30 and save percentage of .892 but ranks fifth in the OHL with 717 saves.
Also considered for the award this week was Jordan Papirny of the Brandon Wheat Kings with a 2-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.00 and save percentage of .963, while Alexandre Bélanger of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies also won both starts while carrying a goals-against-average of 1.44 and save percentage of .950.
2014-15 Vaughn CHL Goaltenders of the Week:
Dec. 8 – Dec. 14: Troy Timpano (Sudbury Wolves)
Dec. 1 – Dec. 7: Ken Appleby (Oshawa Generals)
Nov. 24 – Nov. 30: Tristan Jarry (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Nov. 17 – Nov. 23: Jake Smith (North Bay Battalion)
Nov. 10 – Nov. 16: Lucas Peressini (Kingston Frontenacs)
Nov. 3 – Nov. 9: Brent Moran (Niagara IceDogs)
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2: Landon Bow (Swift Current Broncos)
Oct. 20 – Oct. 26: Jackson Whistle (Kelowna Rockets)
Oct. 13 – Oct. 19: Philippe Cadorette (Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Oct. 6 – Oct. 12: Landon Bow (Swift Current Broncos)
Sept. 29 – Oct. 5: Zach Sawchenko (Moose Jaw Warriors)
Sept. 22 – Sept. 28: Charlie Graham (Belleville Bulls)