Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Anaheim
Ducks prospect John Gibson of the Kitchener Rangers is the first Vaughn
CHL Goaltender of the Week for the 2012-13 season after posting a
2-0-0-0 record with a shutout victory along with a 0.96
goals-against-average and .964 save percentage for the week ending
September 23.
Gibson opened the 2012-13 campaign on Friday night recording the
first shutout across the CHL this season making, the second of his
career, with 25-saves as first star of the Rangers’ 3-0 win over the
Mississauga Steelheads. He followed that performance with a 28-save
effort on Sunday afternoon in a 3-2 shootout win over the Sarnia Sting.
Gibson, a 19-year-old from Pittsburgh, PA, is playing in his second
OHL season with the Rangers following a 2011-12 season where he led the
league with a .928 save percentage in 32 games. Gibson was selected in
the second round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks and
was a member of last year’s U.S National Junior Team.
Also considered for the award this week was Luke Siemens of the
Prince Albert Raiders who posted a 1-0-0-1 record for a 1.44
goals-against-average and a .957 save percentage. In the QMJHL, Carl
Hozjan of the Rimouski Oceanic posted a 2-0-0-0 record with a
goals-against-average of 0.61 and save percentage of .978.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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