OHL Kitchener Rangers

Gibson Named Playoff MVP

Published on April 15, 2013 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kitchener Rangers News Release


The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club announced Monday that John Gibson is the recipient of the Charles Chalkin Memorial Trophy as the team's Most Valuable Player in the 2013 Postseason. This is the second consecutive season that the goaltender has been recognized as the club's playoff MVP.

Originally drafted by Kitchener in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection, Gibson posted a 5-4-1 record in the playoffs and shut out the Guelph Storm in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Pittsburgh, PA native started all of the Rangers postseason games, earned one of the top save percentages in the Ontario Hockey League (.946%) and sat in the top five in the league with a 2.17 goals against average.

Selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Gibson signed with the team in March 2012. He also backstopped the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, where he was named tournament MVP.

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CHARLES CHALKIN MEMORIAL TROPHY (Best Performer in Playoffs)

2012-13, John Gibson

2011-12, John Gibson

2010-11, Jerry D'Amigo

2009-10, Dan Kelly and Jeff Skinner

2007-08, Josh Unice

2007-08, Steve Downie

2005-06, Cory Konecny

2004-05, Michael Richards

2003-04, Nathan O`Nabigon

2002-03, Gregory Campbell

2001-02, Marcus Smith

2000-01, N/A

1999-00, Bill Browne

1998-99, N/A

1997-98, Ryan Milanovic

1996-97, David Belitski/ Ryan Pepperall

1995-96, David Belitski

1994-95, David Belitski

1993-94, Norm Dezainde

1992-93, Todd Warriner

1991-92, Tyler Ertel, Chris LiPuma, Mike Torchia

1990-91, Jason Firth

1989-90, Shayne Stevenson

1988-89, Kirk Tomlinson

1987-88, Gus Morschauser

1986-87, Ed Kister

1985-86, Dave Latta

1984-85, Joel Brown

1983-84, John Tucker

1982-83, Mike Eagles

1981-82, Brian Bellows

1980-81, Wendell Young

1979-80, N/A

1978-79, Dave Jennings

1977-78, Don Maloney

1976-77, Paul Reinhart

1975-76, Dwight Foster

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