ICE Sweep Weekly WHL Awards
November 15, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
Winnipeg ICE goaltender Gage Alexander
(Winnipeg Ice)
Calgary, Alta. - The Western Hockey League announced today that Winnipeg ICE forward Matthew Savoie has been named WHL Player of the Week for the week ending November 14, 2021.
Savoie, who is eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft, amassed eight points (2G-6A) in a trio of home victories this past week as Winnipeg improved its regular season record to 17-1-0-0.
On Wednesday, November 10, the 17-year-old scored a power-play marker and added three assists as the ICE defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-1.
The product of St. Albert, Alta. added three more points to his ledger Saturday, November 13 in a 4-1 Winnipeg win against the Saskatoon Blades, earning his second first-star honour of the week in the process.
Savoie then chipped in with one assist Sunday, November 14 as the ICE closed out their week with a 6-0 triumph against the Blades. With his second-period helper, Savoie moved into a tie for the WHL scoring lead with 29 points (8G-21A).
The 5-foot-9, 178-pound centre also won 26 of his 35 face-off attempts in the two-game series against Saskatoon.
Savoie was originally selected by Winnipeg with the first overall selection in the 2019 WHL Draft. In 40 career WHL regular season appearances, all with the ICE, Savoie has tallied 36 points (8G-28A). He is one of two ICE forwards, and three WHL players given "A" ratings on the recently-released NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch list ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft.
Savoie and the ICE next hit the ice Friday, November 19 when they open a two-game Central Division road trip against the Swift Current Broncos (7:00 p.m. CT, Innovation Credit Union i-Plex).
DUCKS PROSPECT ALEXANDER NAMED WHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
The Western Hockey League announced today that Winnipeg ICE goaltender Gage Alexander has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending November 14, 2021.
The Anaheim Ducks prospect posted a 2-0-0-0 record to go along with a 1.00 goals-against average and .961 save percentage in a pair of Winnipeg victories this past week.
Alexander turned aside 27 shots in a 5-1 ICE win versus the Lethbridge Hurricanes Wednesday, November 10.
On Saturday, November 13, the product of Okotoks, Alta. stopped 22 of 23 shots in a 4-1 victory against the Saskatoon Blades.
Alexander holds an 8-1-0-0 record during the 2021-22 season, supplemented by a 1.90 goals-against average, .920 save percentage and one shutout. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound puckstopper is ranked fifth among WHL netminders in GAA and wins.
The 19-year-old was selected by Anaheim in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL Draft.
Alexander was originally selected by the ICE in the seventh round of the 2017 WHL Draft. In 25 career WHL regular season games, all with Winnipeg, he holds a 15-5-1-0 record, a 2.55 goals-against average, .901 save percentage and two shutouts.
Alexander and the ICE now hit the road for a pair of games beginning Friday, November 19 when they visit the Swift Current Broncos (7:00 p.m. CT, Innovation Credit Union i-Plex).
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