Wednesday, April 22, 2009

CHL Goalie of the Week

Press Release

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Tyson Sexsmith of the Vancouver Giants is the ADT CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending April 19. Sexsmith went 2-1-0-0 with a shutout win and a goals-against-average of 1.80 with a save percentage of .931. He is now a two-time winner of this award having won for the week ending November 9 earlier this season.

Sexsmith began his week Tuesday night in dramatic fashion backstopping the Vancouver Giants to a 1-0 shutout and overtime win over the Spokane Chiefs in the seventh and deciding game of the second round of WHL playoffs. Sexsmith made 42 saves and was named first star of the game. With the win, the Giants advanced to the Kal Tire Western Conference Championship Series against the Kelowna Rockets which began Saturday in Vancouver. The Rockets grabbed game one and Sexsmith made 24 saves in the 4-2 loss. Game two went Sunday night and stretched into overtime before the Giants scored at 19:25 of the extra frame to earn the 4-3 win over the Rockets. Sexsmith made 28 saves including five in the overtime period to tie the series at one game apiece.

Sexsmith, a 20-year-old from Priddis, Alberta, is in his fourth WHL season with the Giants. In 13 playoff games he has posted a goals-against-average of 1.65 and a save percentage of .932. He was selected in the third round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.

Marco Cousineau of the Drummondville Voltigeurs was also considered this week for winning two games in the QMJHL semi-finals over the Rimouski Oceanic. Cousineau posted a goals-against-average of 2.00 and a save percentage of .917 and has a perfect playoff record of 7-0-0-0 as the Voltigeurs remain unbeaten in 12 games. Andrew Engelage of the Windsor Spitfires represents the OHL nominee this week. He went 2-0-1-0 making 96 saves in three games including a 5-4 overtime win Sunday afternoon where he made 27 saves live on Rogers Sportsnet.

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(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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