Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Cam
Lanigan of the Medicine Hat Tigers is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the
Week for the opening week of the CHL Playoffs ending March 24 after
posting a 2-0 record with one shutout and a goals-against-average of
0.50 and save percentage of .988.
Lanigan claims the award for the second time this season after
backstopping the seventh seed Tigers to a 2-0 series lead in the WHL’s
Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals against the Saskatoon Blades last
week. He stopped 42 shots in each of the first two road games of the
series and also earned first star honours in both contests. The Tigers
grabbed a 4-1 victory over the Blades in Game 1 Thursday night before
Lanigan picked up his first career post-season shutout in the 3-0
victory in Game 2 on Friday.
Lanigan, a 20-year-old from Calgary, AB, is playing in his fifth
career WHL season. Acquired from the Portland Winterhawks early this
season, Lanigan posted a 20-18-1-1 record for the Tigers including three
shutouts with a goals-against-average of 3.00 and save percentage of
.910.
Also considered for the award this week was Anaheim Ducks prospect
John Gibson of the Kitchener Rangers who went 2-0 with a shutout win in
the first two games of the OHL Western Conference Quarter-Finals against
the Guelph Storm posting a goals-against-average of 1.00 and save
percentage of .977. In the QMJHL, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Brandon
Whitney of the Victoriaville Tigres went 1-0-1-0 including a shutout
victory with a goals-against-average of 1.31 and save percentage of .968
in two games against the Moncton Wildcats in first round playoff
action.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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