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Olympiques' Maxime Clermont Named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week

May 4, 2011 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release


Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Maxime Clermont of the Gatineau Olympiques is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending May 1. In four games of the QMJHL Semi-Finals Clermont posted a 2-2 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.77 and save percentage of .934.

With the Olympiques facing elimination, Clermont made 21 saves as third star earning his first shutout of the 2011 Playoffs in Game six on Sunday in a big 4-0 win over the Quebec Remparts. Clermont also made 24 saves on Friday in a 5-3 win in Game five of the series, while making 27 saves in both the 2-1 Game four loss on Wednesday and the 2-1 Game three loss on Tuesday night. Just last night, Clermont made 31 saves as part of a 5-2 win over the Remparts to backstop the Olympiques to the QMJHL Finals where they will face the Saint John Sea Dogs.

Clermont, a 19-year-old from Montreal, Quebec, is playing in his fourth QMJHL season with the Olympiques. A New Jersey Devils prospect selected in the sixth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Clermont leads the QMJHL with a 2.09 goals-against-average and .925 save percentage in 15 playoff games.

Also considered for the award was Nathan Lieuwen of the Kootenay Ice who went 2-0 with a goals-against-average of 1.50 and save percentage of .935 helping his club advance to the WHL Championship Series where they will face the Portland Winterhawks. In the OHL, JP Anderson of the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors also went 2-0 with a goals-against-average of 1.00 and save percentage of .966 helping the Majors to the Championship Series where they will face the Owen Sound Attack.

2010-11 Vaughn CHL Playoff Goaltenders of the Week:

Apr. 25 - May 1: Maxime Clermont, Gatineau Olympiques

Apr. 18 - Apr. 24: Mac Carruth, Portland Winterhawks

Apr. 11 - Apr. 17: Nathan Lieuwen, Kootenay Ice

Apr. 4 - Apr. 10: Guillaume Nadeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs

Mar. 28 - Apr. 3 Michael Zador, Owen Sound Attack

Mar. 21 - Mar. 27: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

2010-11 Vaughn CHL Regular Season Goaltenders of the Week:

Mar. 14 - Mar. 20: Deven Dubyk, Medicine Hat Tigers

Mar. 7 - Mar. 13: Adam Brown, Kelowna Rockets

Feb. 28 - Mar. 6: Lucas Gore, Chilliwack Bruins

Feb. 21 - Feb. 27: Christopher Gibson, Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Feb. 14 - Feb. 20: Olivier Roy, Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Feb. 7 - Feb. 13: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs

Jan. 31 - Feb. 6: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs

Jan. 24 - Jan. 30: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Jan. 17 - Jan. 23: Jean-François Bérubé, Montreal Juniors

Jan. 10 - Jan. 16: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels

Jan. 3 - Jan. 9: Christopher Gibson, Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Dec. 27 - Jan. 2: James Priestner, Prince George Cougars

Dec. 13 - Dec. 19: Anthony Terenzio, Halifax Mooseheads

Dec. 6 - Dec. 12: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls

Nov. 29 - Dec. 5: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels

Nov. 22 - Nov. 28: Scott Wedgewood, Plymouth Whalers

Nov. 15 - Nov. 21: Nicholas Champion, Lewiston MAINEiacs

Nov. 8 - Nov. 14: Jeff Bosch, Kamloops Blazers

Nov. 1 - Nov. 7: JP Anderson, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Oct. 25 - Oct. 31: Evan Mosher, PEI Rocket

Oct. 18 - Oct. 24: Gabriel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes

Oct. 11 - Oct. 17: Mark Friesen, Swift Current Broncos

Oct. 4 - Oct. 10: Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels

Sept. 27 - Oct. 3: Scott Stajcer, Owen Sound Attack

Sept. 23 - Sept. 26: Louis Domingue, Quebec Remparts

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