Goyette and West Named OHL Top Performers of the Week
February 12, 2024 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey League today announced Top Performers of the Week for the week of regular season games ending Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Wolves' David Goyette Named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week
Seattle Kraken prospect David Goyette of the Sudbury Wolves is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week, contributing three goals, six assists and nine points while registering a plus-3 rating in three wins.
Riding an eight-game point streak, Goyette led the League with nine points, helping the Wolves become the first Eastern Conference team to reach 30 wins this season. He was instrumental in Sudbury's 6-5 comeback win over Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday recording a goal and an assist in the latter half of the third period. The 5-foot-11, 181lb. right-wing found the scoresheet again on Friday, registering a a goal and two helpers in a 6-1 win over the Niagara IceDogs. Goyette closed out the weekend with a four-point performance on Sunday, tallying a goal and three assists including one on the winning goal as Sudbury clinched an 8-7 overtime victory over the Mississauga Steelheads.
A 19-year-old from Hawkesbury, Ont., Goyette ranks second among all OHL point producers, tallying 31 goals, 53 assists, and 84 points in 50 games this season. Selected in the second-round (61st overall) by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft, the former first-round (11th overall) pick by the Wolves in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection has put up 105 goals, 144 assists and 249 points in 179 OHL regular season contests. Goyette signed an entry-level NHL contract with Seattle on Apr. 10, 2023.
Also considered for the award this week, Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck of the Saginaw Spirit recorded seven points (4-3-7) in three games. Defenceman Finn Harding of the Mississauga Steelheads also had a standout week registering seven points (1-6-7) in three showings, while Florida Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis of the North Bay Battalion recorded six goals in a pair of victories.
2023-24 Cogeco OHL Players of the Week - Regular Season:
Feb. 5 - Feb. 11: David Goyette (Sudbury Wolves)
Jan. 29 - Feb. 4: Gavin Bryant (Niagara IceDogs)
Jan. 22 - Jan. 28: Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires)
Jan. 15 - Jan. 21: Quentin Musty (Sudbury Wolves)
Jan. 8 - Jan. 14: Oliver Bonk (London Knights)
Jan. 1 - Jan. 7: Anthony Romani (North Bay Battalion)
Dec. 28 - Dec. 31: Sam Dickinson (London Knights)
Dec. 11 - Dec. 18: Ruslan Gazizov (London Knights)
Dec. 4 - Dec. 10: Nick Lardis (Brantford Bulldogs)
Nov. 27 - Dec. 3: Pano Fimis (Erie Otters)
Nov. 20 - Nov. 26: Matyas Sapovaliv (Saginaw Spirit)
Nov. 13 - Nov. 19: Donovan McCoy (Peterborough Petes)
Nov. 6 - Nov. 12: Denver Barkey (London Knights)
Oct. 30 - Nov. 5: Braeden Kressler (Flint Firebirds)
Oct. 23 - Oct. 29: Kirill Kudryavtsev (Soo Greyhounds)
Oct. 16 - Oct. 22: Anthony Romani (North Bay Battalion)
Oct. 9 - Oct. 15: Carson Rehkopf (Kitchener Rangers)
Oct. 2 - Oct. 8: Jordan D'Intino (Soo Greyhounds)
Sep. 28 - Oct. 1: Jax Dubois (Peterborough Petes)
Colts' Ben West Named OHL Goaltender of the Week
Ben West of the Barrie Colts is the OHL Goaltender of the Week following two wins, making 81 saves with a 3.00 goals-against average and .931 save percentage.
West backstopped the Colts to a pair of wins despite their being outshot in both contests. Earning third star honours on Monday, West turned aside 38 of the 41 shots he faced as the Colts defeated the Erie Otters 6-3. The 6-foot-3, 156lb. netminder was back in the crease with a 43-save, second star performance on Saturday to help the Colts defeat the Kingston Frontenacs 4-3 at home, improving Barrie's season record to 21-25-3-0.
A 20-year-old hometown product, West owns a season mark of 10-13-1-0, posting a 3.94 goals-against average and .889 save percentage. Selected in the 10th round (190th overall) by the Erie Otters in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection from the Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA program, West has appeared in 53 games over two seasons spent with the Colts, registering a 3.78 goals-against average and .889 save percentage.
Also in the running for the award this week, Ian Michelone of the Ottawa 67's played to a 2-0 record with a 1.50 goals-against average, and .936 save percentage. Andrew Oke of the Saginaw Spirit was also solid in the crease, playing to a 2-0 mark including a shutout, with a 1.93 goals-against average and .920 save percentage.
2023-24 OHL Goaltenders of the Week - Regular Season:
Feb. 5 - Feb. 11: Ben West (Barrie Colts)
Jan. 29 - Feb. 4: Owen Willmore (London Knights)
Jan. 22 - Jan. 28: Sam Hillebrandt (Barrie Colts)
Jan. 15 - Jan. 21: Matteo Drobac (Brantford Bulldogs)
Jan. 8 - Jan. 14: Michael Simpson (London Knights)
Jan. 1 - Jan. 7: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)
Dec. 28 - Dec. 31: Brayden Gillespie (Guelph Storm)
Dec. 11 - Dec. 18: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)
Dec. 4 - Dec. 10: Max Donoso (Ottawa 67's)
Nov. 27 - Dec. 3: Marcus Vandenberg (Niagara IceDogs)
Nov. 20 - Nov. 26: Jack Ivankovic (Mississauga Steelheads)
Nov. 13 - Nov. 19: Carter George (Owen Sound Attack)
Nov. 8 - Nov. 12: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)
Oct. 30 - Nov. 7: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)
Oct. 23 - Oct. 29: Sam Hillebrandt (Barrie Colts)
Oct. 16 - Oct. 22: Brayden Gillespie (Guelph Storm)
Oct. 9 - Oct. 15: Collin MacKenzie (Ottawa 67's)
Oct. 2 - Oct. 8: Ryerson Leenders (Mississauga Steelheads)
Sep. 28 - Oct. 1: Ryerson Leenders (Mississauga Steelheads)
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