Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Los
Angeles Kings prospect Patrik Bartosak of the Red Deer Rebels is the
Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending January 26 after
posting a 3-0-0-0 record with two shutout victories along with a
goals-against-average of 0.67 and save percentage of .984.
Bartosak backstopped the Rebels to three straight road victories
allowing just two goals on 123 shots claiming first star honours in all
three contests. Last Wednesday night he stopped all 38 shots he faced
in a 5-0 shutout win over the Prince Albert Raiders, then made 42 saves
in a 3-2 win over the Saskatoon Blades on Friday night. His finished
the week with a 41-save performance on Saturday to earn his fifth
shutout of the season and 11th of his WHL career blanking the Regina
Pats 4-0.
Bartosak, a 20-year-old from Koprivnice, Czech Republic, is playing
in his third WHL season. Selected by the Kings in the fifth round of
the 2013 NHL Draft, Bartosak was the 2012-13 CHL Goaltender of the Year
and currently holds a 24-17-0-2 record with a goals-against-average of
2.75 and save percentage of .925 but leads the WHL with 1409 saves this
season.
Also considered for the award this week was Philippe Cadorette of the
Baie-Comeau Drakkar who picked up three wins including a shutout
victory posting a goals-against-average of 0.98 and save percentage of
.951, while London Knights’ netminder Jake Patterson earned two wins in
two starts posting a goals-against-average of 1.00 with a save
percentage of .968.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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