Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that
goaltender Justin Nichols of the Guelph Storm is the OHL Player of the
Week for the week ending January 19 after posting a 3-0-0-0 record with a
shutout victory along with a goals-against-average of 0.67 and save
percentage of .978.
Nichols made 90 saves in three starts last week preserving the club’s
six-game winning-streak moving the Storm into first place in the OHL
standings with a 35-8-2-1 record. Nichols becomes the fourth Storm
player and fifth OHL goaltender to claim the award this season in a week
highlighted by a shutout performance in a battle between the OHL’s top
two teams on Saturday night in Erie. The Storm became the first team to
beat the Otters on home ice with Nichols stopping all 25 shots he faced
to earn third star honours with his third shutout of the season in the
1-0 decision. His week also included a 28-save performance on Friday
night as part of a 4-1 victory over the Kitchener Rangers, ending Sunday
with a 37-save performance as first star of a 6-1 win over the Kingston
Frontenacs.
Nichols, an 18-year-old from St. Catharines, ON, is playing in his
second OHL season and first with the Storm. He is currently tied for
first in the OHL with 25 wins carrying an overall record of 25-4-1-0
while holding the league’s third best save percentage with a mark of
.924, and ranks sixth in goals-against-average with a mark of 2.70.
Honourable mention for the award this week goes to a pair of
Peterborough Petes forwards Hunter Garlent and Eric Cornel who led the
league collecting nine and seven points respectively with Garlent
scoring four goals and five assists in three games to Cornel’s four
goals and three assists in three games. Detroit Red Wings prospect
Andreas Athanasiou of the Barrie Colts was also considered after scoring
five goals and one assist for six points in two games.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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