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Tri-City Americans Drew Owsley Named CHL Goaltender Of The Week

Published on April 27, 2010 under Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release


Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Drew Owsley of the Tri-City Americans is the CHL Goaltender of the Week for the second time this post-season. For the week ending April 25, Owsley won three games with just one loss posting a goals-against-average of 1.97 and save percentage of .939 backstopping the Americans to a six game series win over the Vancouver Giants in the WHL's Western Conference Finals.

Owsley was named the WHL Western Conference Championship Series MVP with three consecutive victories and first star performances to close out the series. After dropping a 3-2 overtime decision in Game 3 with 24 saves on Tuesday, he made 30 saves as part of a 5-2 win in Game 4 on Thursday to tie the series 2-2. He continued his strong play with 40 saves on Friday in the 4-1 win in Game 5, and made another 30 saves in the Game 6 finale to preserve a 5-2 win for the Americans who captured their first ever Western Conference Championship title and will now face the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Finals.

Owsley, a 19-year-old from Lethbridge, AB, is competing in his second WHL season with the Americans. Named to the WHL's Western Conference second All-Star team, Owsley finished the regular season with a goals-against-average of 2.51 and an impressive record of 33-11-1-1.

Philipp Grubauer was also considered for winning four straight games for the Windsor Spitfires who defeated the Kitchener Rangers in seven games to advance to the OHL Finals against the Barrie Colts. He posted one shutout victory in four starts with a goals-against-average of 2.50 and save percentage of .921. In the QMJHL Semi-Finals, Nicola Riopel of the Moncton Wildcats won two games including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.27 and save percentage of .961 to lead the Wildcats to a five game series victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs and will now face the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL Finals.

2009-10 CHL Goaltender of the Week - Playoffs:

Apr. 19 - Apr. 25: Drew Owsley, Tri-City Americans

Apr. 12 - Apr. 18: Marco Cousineau, Saint John Sea Dogs

Apr. 5 - Apr. 11 : Drew Owsley, Tri-City Americans

Mar. 29 - Apr. 4: Kevin Poulin, Victoriaville Tigres

Mar. 22 - Mar. 28: Chris Carrozzi, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Mar. 15 - Mar. 21: Steven Stanford, Saskatoon Blades

2009-10 CHL Goaltenders of the Week - Regular Season:

Mar. 8 - Mar. 14: Edward Pasquale, Saginaw Spirit

Mar. 1 - Mar. 7: Martin Jones, Calgary Hitmen

Feb. 22 - Feb. 28: Jake Allen, Drummondville Voltigeurs

Feb. 15 - Feb. 21: Lucas Gore, Chilliwack Bruins

Feb. 8 - Feb. 14: Jake Allen, Drummondville Voltigeurs

Feb. 1 - Feb. 7: Martin Jones, Calgary Hitmen

Jan. 25 - Jan. 31: Robin Lehner, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Jan. 18 - Jan. 24: Ian Curtis, Portland Winterhawks

Jan. 11 - Jan. 17: Peter Delmas, Halifax Mooseheads

Jan. 4 - Jan. 10: Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats

Dec. 27 - Jan. 3: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels

Dec. 14 - Dec. 20: Drew Owsley, Tri-City Americans

Dec. 7 - Dec. 13: Ian Curtis, Portland Winterhawks

Nov. 30 - Dec. 6: Nathan Dunnett, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Nov. 23 - Nov. 29: Mavric Parks, Kitchener Rangers

Nov. 16 - Nov. 22: Robin Lehner, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Nov. 9 - Nov. 15: Calvin Pickard, Seattle Thunderbirds

Nov. 2 - Nov. 8: James Reid, Spokane Chiefs

Oct. 26 - Nov. 1: Garrett Zemlak, Prince Albert Raiders

Oct. 19 - 25: Matt Hackett, Plymouth Whalers

Oct. 12 - 18: Troy Passingham, Windsor Spitfires

Oct. 5 - 11: Christopher Gibson, Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Sept. 28 - Oct. 4: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs

Sept. 21-27: Andrew Hayes, Brandon Wheat Kings

Sept. 14-20: Maxime Clermont, Gatineau Olympiques

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