Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that
Peterborough Petes rookie netminder Michael Giugovaz is the Vaughn CHL
Goaltender of the Week after posting a 2-0-0-0 record with a
goals-against-average of 1.44 and save percentage of .964 for the week
ending October 29.
Giugovaz backstopped the Petes to two straight wins for the first
time this season making 80 saves in a pair of starts to close out the
month of October. He made 35 saves including 18 in the third period on
Saturday night as second star of a 3-1 win over the Saginaw Spirit, then
made 45 saves on Sunday plus stopped two shootout attempts as the
game’s third star preserving a 3-2 shootout win over the East Division
leading Oshawa Generals.
Giugovaz, a 17-year-old from Brampton, ON, is playing in his first
OHL season with the Petes after being a tenth round pick in the 2011 OHL
Priority Selection. He carries a 4-2-2-0 record with a 3.39
goals-against-average and a .912 save percentage in nine games this
season.
Also considered for the award this week was Ty Rimmer of the
Lethbridge Hurricanes who posted a 3-1-0-0 record with a 1.25
goals-against-average and a .960 save percentage, and Philippe Cadorette
of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar who went 2-0-0-0 with a 1.50
goals-against-average and a .940 save percentage.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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