Americans' Chet Pickard Named ADT CHL Goaltender Of The Week

March 18, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release

Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Chet Pickard of the Tri City Americans is the ADT CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 3-0-0-0 record along a 1.33 goals against average and .953 save percentage in three games last week.

Pickard started the week with 23 saves in a 3-1 win over the Everett Silvertips on Wednesday. He allowed two goals on 27 shots in a 4-2 win over the Kelowna Rockets on Friday and finished the week with 28 saves in a 2-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs on Saturday that helped the Americans clinch the Scotty Munro Trophy as the WHL's regular season champions.

Pickard, an 18-year-old native of Winnipeg, MB, improved to 46-12-2-2 with a 2.32 goals against average and .918 save percentage in 64 games this season. He was the top rated goaltender in the Central Scouting mid-term rankings for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Adam Courchaine of the Ottawa 67's was the OHL nominee after posting a 2-1-0-0 record with a 1.33 goals against average and .961 save percentage and Bobby Nadeau of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens was the QMJHL nominee after going 2-0-0-0 with a 1.50 goals against average and .953 save percentage in two games last week.

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2007-08 ADT CHL Goaltender of the Week

Sept. 23 - Kevin Desfosses, Quebec Remparts

Sept. 30 - Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats

Oct. 7 - Olivier Bellavance-Roy, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Oct. 14 - Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Oct .21 - Steve Mason, London Knights

Oct. 28 - Josh Unice, Kitchener Rangers

Nov. 5 - Kevin Maletto, Shawinigan Cataractes

Nov. 12 - Jeremy Smith, Plymouth Whalers

Nov. 19 - Justin Leclerc, Kamloops Blazers

Nov. 26 - Michael Dupont, Rimouski Oceanic

Dec. 4 - Dustin Tokarski, Spokane Chiefs

Dec. 11 - Thomas McCollum, Guelph Storm

Dec. 18 - Thomas McCollum, Guelph Storm

Jan. 1 - Kevin Maletto, Shawinigan Cataractes

Jan. 8 - Torrie Jung, Kelowna Rockets

Jan. 15 - Sebastien Dahm, Niagara IceDogs

Jan. 22 - Joey Perricone, Moose Jaw Warriors

Jan. 29 - Sebastien Dahm, Niagara IceDogs

Feb. 5 - Thomas McCollum, Guelph Storm / Riku Helenius, Seattle Thunderbirds

Feb. 12 - Ryan Moir, Gatineau Olympiques

Feb. 19 - Olivier Roy, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Feb. 26 - Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

March 3 - Juha Metsola, Lethbridge Hurricanes

March 10 - Dustin Tokarski, Spokane Chiefs

March 17 - Chet Pickard, Tri City Americans

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