Penguins Prospect Gauthier Named WHL Goaltender of the Week
March 21, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
The Western Hockey League announced today that Portland Winterhawks goaltender Taylor Gauthier has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending March 20, 2022.
The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect posted a 2-0-0-0 record this past week along with a 0.50 goals-against average, .981 save percentage and one shutout as Portland swept a weekend home-and-home series with the Seattle Thunderbirds.
The product of Calgary, Alta. stopped 33 of 34 shots Saturday, March 19 in a 4-1 Winterhawks victory at Seattle.
He followed that performance up with a 20-save shutout Sunday, March 20, as Portland earned a 3-0 home-ice victory over the Thunderbirds.
Gauthier was originally selected by the Prince George Cougars with the 10th overall pick in the 2016 WHL Draft, before being acquired by Portland in December of 2021. In 187 career WHL regular season games, he holds a 71-90-8-8 record, a 3.02 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and 10 shutouts.
Since joining the Winterhawks, Gauthier holds an 18-3-0-0 record, 1.74 GAA, .943 SV% and four shutouts, and currently leads the WHL with a .935 save percentage this season.
The 6-foot-2, 208-pound netminder was named the WHL Goaltender of the Month for the month of January.
He was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a three-year, entry-level contract March 1.
Gauthier and the Portland Winterhawks are next in action Friday, March 25 when they play host to the Tri-City Americans (7:00 p.m. PT, Veterans Memorial Coliseum).
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