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Cougars Netminder Ravensbergen Named Giuseppe WHL Goaltender of the Week

April 15, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Prince George Cougars netminder Joshua Ravensbergen has been named Giuseppe WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending April 14, 2024, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.

This is the third time the 17-year-old has won the award, in addition to a Kal Tire Rookie of the Week win in December and WHL Goaltender of the Month honours for November.

Ravensbergen led all WHL goaltenders with a perfect 2-0-0-0 record and two shutouts, stopping all 37 shots he faced in Prince George's second-round series against the Kelowna Rockets.

The rookie netminder got the start on April 12 in Game 1 against the Rockets. With Prince George leading 1-0 in the second frame, Ravensbergen made a sharp stop on Ethan Neutens as the Kelowna forward hacked away at the puck in the crease. His finest moment came at the end of the second period as the Rockets furiously pushed up to the buzzer on a powerplay. The Cougars would seize a 4-0 win in Game 1, with Ravenbergen's clean sheet marking Prince George's first playoff shutout since Scott Bowles made 39 saves in a 2-0 win over Vancouver on March 25, 2006. Ravensbergen was named first star of the night.

The following night, Ravensbergen stayed sharp with a cross-crease stop on top Kelowna rookie Hiroki Gojsic and a toe save to deny Dylan Wightman early in the game. The North Vancouver, B.C. product turned aside all 16 shots he faced in a 5-0 win, posting the first-ever back-to-back playoff shutouts for Prince George.

Ravensbergen is 5-0-0-0 in the 2024 WHL Playoffs with a 1.40 goals-against average, a .943 save percentage and two shutouts.

He leads all starting netminders in all three major statistical categories.

The 6-foot-4, 180-pound netminder is coming off a stellar regular-season campaign that saw him post a 26-4-1-1- record, a 2.64 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. He also led all WHL netminders with six shutouts, tying the league record for most shutouts by a rookie.

The Cougars and Rockets take their battle to Prospera Place in Kelowna for a Game 3 showdown on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:05 p.m. PST.

2023-24 WHL Goaltender of the Week

April 9, 2024: Tyler Palmer, Everett Silvertips

April 1, 2024: Reid Dyck, Swift Current Broncos (Boston Bruins)

March 25, 2024: Evan Gardner, Saskatoon Blades

March 18, 2024: Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants

March 11, 2024: Kolby Hay, Edmonton Oil Kings

March 4, 2024: Ethan Buenaventura, Calgary Hitmen

February 26, 2024: Reid Dyck, Swift Current Broncos (Boston Bruins)

February 20, 2024: Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants

February 12, 2024: Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants

February 5, 2024: Reid Dyck, Swift Current Broncos (Boston Bruins)

January 29, 2024: Scott Ratzlaff, Seattle Thunderbirds (Buffalo Sabres)

January 22, 2024: Chase Wutzke, Red Deer Rebels

January 15, 2024: Chase Wutzke, Red Deer Rebels

January 8, 2024: Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants

January 2, 2024: Harrison Meneghin, Lethbridge Hurricanes

December 18, 2023: Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants

December 11, 2023: Chase Wutzke, Red Deer Rebels

December 4, 2023: Jackson Unger, Moose Jaw Warriors

November 27, 2023: Dawson Cowan, Spokane Chiefs

November 20, 2023: Rhett Stoesser, Red Deer Rebels

November 13, 2023: Evan May, Medicine Hat Tigers

November 6, 2023: Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George Cougars

October 30, 2023: Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George Cougars

October 23, 2023: Daniel Hauser, Wenatchee Wild

October 16, 2023: Jan Špunar, Portland Winterhawks

October 10, 2023: Kyle Kelsey, Red Deer Rebels

October 2, 2023: Ethan Chadwick, Everett Silvertips

September 25, 2023: Max Hildebrand, Prince Albert Raiders

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