CHL Names Bauer/Nike Player of the Week, Vaughn Goaltender of the Week
December 15, 2003 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
Corpus Christi center Chris Page has been selected as Bauer/Nike Central Hockey League Player of the Week and Wichita netminder Nathan Grobins has been tabbed the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for Week 9 of the CHL season. Page figured in on all five Corpus Christi regulation goals during a pair of victories, while Grobins allowed just a single goal against while posting two wins for the Thunder.
Page had a significant impact on Corpus Christi playing in just his third and fourth games of the season with the club. Signed on December 5th, the center led the Rayz to back-to-back home wins on December 12th and 13th against Southeast Division rivals Austin and Laredo. The Drummondville, Quebec native had a pair of goals (one shorthanded) and an assist in a 4-3 shootout win over Austin, then posted a the game winning goal and added an assist in a 2-0 shutout of Laredo the following night, helping put an end to the Bucks' 10-game winning streak.
Wichita goaltender Grobins had a pair of outstanding starts in leading the Thunder to consecutive wins over the weekend. Friday in Colorado, he made 43 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Eagles, then helped to blank the Memphis RiverKings 5-0 Saturday in Wichita. For the week, Grobins sported a 98.4 save percentage, and picked up his first shutout of the season. Grobins earns Goaltender of the Week honors for the second time this season, also named the recipient in Week 5 as a member of the Memphis RiverKings prior to a subsequent trade to Wichita November 19th.
Bauer â Nike CHL Player of the Week â Week Nine
Chris Page, Corpus Christi Rayz
Position: Center
Height: 5-10
Weight: 163
Date of Birth: January 25, 1979
Hometown: Drummondville, Quebec
Weekly Totals: Season Totals:
Games Played: 2 Games Played: 4
Goals: 3 Goals: 3
Assists: 2 Assists: 2
Points: 5 Points: 5
Plus/Minus: +2 Plus/Minus: 0
Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week â Week Nine
Nathan Grobins, Wichita Thunder
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Date of Birth: June 06, 1972
Hometown: Houston, British Columbia
Weekly Totals: Season Totals:
Games Played: 2 Games Played: 16
Shots: 62 Shots: 525
Saves: 61 Saves: 489
W/L/OTL: 2-0-0 W/L/OTL: 10-4-2
Shutouts: 1 Shutouts: 1
Save %: 98.4 Save %: 93.1
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