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Barkey and Brochu Named OHL Top Performers of the Week

April 24, 2023 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release


Toronto, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey League today announced Top Performers of the Week for the week of playoff games ending Sunday, April 23, 2023.

Knights' Denver Barkey Named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week

2023 NHL Draft prospect Denver Barkey of the London Knights is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week with five points including three goals and two assists in two games along with a plus/minus rating of plus-4.

Helping London skate to a 4-1 series win over the Kitchener Rangers last week, Barkey started the week with a goal and pair of helpers in a 5-0 shutout win on Tuesday night. Barkey went on to pick-up first star honours on Thursday, punching London's ticket to the Western Conference Championship Series with a pair of goals in a 4-0 win over the Rangers.

A 17-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., Barkey finished the regular season with 59 points including 22 goals and 37 assists over 61 games, leading the Knights with five game-winning goals. Barkey has 13 points (6-7-13) through nine playoff outings. The 5-foot-9, 154lb. forward recorded 15 points in his rookie season, scoring seven goals and eight assists last year. A former first round (16th overall) pick of the Knights in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, Barkey attended the CHL Top Prospects game back in January. He was NHL Central Scouting's 79th-ranked North American skater on their final rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft released last week.

Also considered for the award this week, Edmonton Oilers prospect Matvey Petrov put up five points (2-3-5) in three games for the North Bay Battalion while fellow teammate and Seattle Kraken prospect Ty Nelson also had success, recording one goal, four assists and five points as the Troops continue to battle for their spot in the Eastern Conference Championship Series.

2022-23 Cogeco OHL Players of the Week - Playoffs:

Apr. 17 - Apr. 23: Denver Barkey (London Knights)

Apr. 10 - Apr. 16: Evan Vierling (Barrie Colts)

Apr. 3 - Apr. 9: Luca Pinelli (Ottawa 67's)

Mar. 27 - Apr. 2: Matyas Sapovaliv (Saginaw Spirit)

2022-23 Cogeco OHL Players of the Week - Regular Season:

Mar. 20 - Mar. 26: Ethan Miedema (Kingston Frontenacs)

Mar. 13 - Mar. 19: Brandt Clarke (Barrie Colts)

Mar. 6- Mar. 12: Sahil Panwar (Hamilton Bulldogs)

Feb. 27 - Mar. 5: Christian Kyrou (Sarnia Sting)

Feb. 20 - Feb. 26: Braeden Bowman (Guelph Storm)

Feb. 13 - Feb. 19: Nolan Burke (Sarnia Sting)

Feb. 6 - Feb. 12: Sean McGurn (London Knights)

Jan. 30 - Feb. 5: Matthew Maggio (Windsor Spitfires)

Jan. 23 - Jan. 29: Sahil Panwar (Hamilton Bulldogs)

Jan. 16 - Jan. 22: James Hardie (Mississauga Steelheads)

Jan. 9 - Jan. 15: Colby Barlow (Owen Sound Attack)

Jan. 2 - Jan. 8: Bryce McConnell-Barker (Soo Greyhounds)

Dec. 26 - Jan. 1: Connor Lockhart (Peterborough Petes)

Dec. 12 - Dec. 18: Evan Vierling (Barrie Colts)

Dec. 5 - Dec. 11: Ryan Gagnier (Oshawa Generals)

Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: Quentin Musty (Sudbury Wolves)

Nov. 21 - Nov. 27: Jorian Donovan (Hamilton Bulldogs)

Nov. 14 - Nov. 20: Matthew Poitras (Guelph Storm)

Nov. 7 - Nov. 13: Brody Crane (London Knights)

Oct. 31 - Nov. 6: Matvey Petrov (North Bay Battalion)

Oct. 24 - Oct. 30: Deni Goure (Owen Sound Attack)

Oct. 17 - Oct. 23: Owen Beck (Mississauga Steelheads)

Oct. 10 - Oct. 16: Matthew Maggio (Windsor Spitfires)

Oct. 3 - Oct. 9: Pavel Mintyukov (Saginaw Spirit)

Sept. 29 - Oct. 2: Tucker Robertson (Peterborough Petes)

Knights' Brett Brochu Named OHL Goaltender of the Week

Brett Brochu of the London Knights is the OHL Goaltender of the Week, going 2-0 with a pair of shutout victories.

Brochu helped the Knights to a 4-1 second round series win over the rival Kitchener Rangers last week. The overage netminder turned aside all 25 shots he faced on Tuesday night as London blanked the Rangers in a 5-0 road win. He posted his second shutout of the series on Thursday, stopping all 16 shots that came his way as the Knights defeated Kitchener 4-0 to clinch their spot in the Western Conference Championship Series against the Sarnia Sting. This marks Brochu's third OHL Goaltender of the Week honour this season as he set a pair of Knights playoff records, becoming the first goaltender in club history to record three shutouts in a single playoff run, while his fourth pushed him ahead of Tyler Parsons for the most in Knights all-time playoff history.

A 20-year-old from Belle River, Ont., Brochu played to a 28-17-2-0 record with a 2.82 goals-against average and .902 save percentage in 47 games played this past season. The reigning Jim Rutherford OHL Goaltender of the Year Award recipient will graduate with 89 regular season career victories, the second-most in London Knights franchise history. He posted a 2.67 goals-against average and .910 save percentage over 132 career regular season games, and also set a new OHL record for wins by a rookie goaltender with 32 in 2019-20. Brochu was London's sixth round (114th overall) pick in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection. He attended training camp with the Vancouver Canucks this past September.

2022-23 OHL Goaltenders of the Week - Playoffs:

Apr. 17 - Apr. 23: Brett Brochu (London Knights)

Apr. 10 - Apr. 16: Ben Gaudreau (Sarnia Sting)

Apr. 3 - Apr. 9: Brett Brochu (London Knights)

Mar. 27 - Apr. 2: Marco Costantini (Kitchener Rangers)

2022-23 OHL Goaltenders of the Week - Regular Season:

Mar. 20 - Mar. 26: Collin MacKenzie (Ottawa 67's)

Mar. 13 - Mar. 19: Liam Sztuska (Peterborough Petes)

Mar. 6 - Mar. 12: Dom DiVincentiis (North Bay Battalion)

Feb. 27 - Mar. 5: Dom DiVincentiis (North Bay Battalion)

Feb. 20 - Feb. 26: Michael Simpson (Peterborough Petes)

Feb. 13 - Feb. 19: Tristan Lennox (Saginaw Spirit)

Feb. 6 - Feb. 12: Zach Bowen (London Knights)

Jan 30 - Feb. 5: Nate Krawchuk (Sudbury Wolves)

Jan 23 - Jan. 29: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)

Jan 16 - Jan. 22: Mason Vaccari (Kingston Frontenacs)

Jan 9 - Jan. 15: Matteo Drobac (Hamilton Bulldogs)

Jan. 2 - Jan. 8: Max Donoso (Ottawa 67's)

Dec. 26 - Jan. 1: Michael Simpson (Peterborough Petes)

Dec. 12 - Dec. 18: Marco Costantini (Kitchener Rangers)

Dec. 5 - Dec. 11: Owen Flores (Niagara IceDogs)

Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: Dom DiVincentiis (North Bay Battalion)

Nov. 21 - Nov. 27: Brett Brochu (London Knights)

Nov. 14 - Nov. 20: Michael Simpson (Peterborough Petes)

Nov. 7 - Nov. 13: Joe Ranger (Sudbury Wolves)

Oct. 31 - Nov. 6: Tristan Lennox (Saginaw Spirit)

Oct. 24 - Oct. 30: Carter George (Owen Sound Attack)

Oct. 17 - Oct. 23: Collin MacKenzie (Ottawa 67's)

Oct. 10 - Oct. 16: Ivan Zhigalov (Kingston Frontenacs)

Oct. 3 - Oct. 9: Alessio Beglieri (Mississauga Steelheads)

Sept. 29 - Oct. 2: Ben Gaudreau (Sarnia Sting)

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