Sports stats



WHL Western Hockey League

Rebels' Riley Lamb named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week

February 20, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release


Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Riley Lamb of the Red Deer Rebels is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending February 18 after posting a 4-0-0-0 record including one shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.50 and save percentage of .957.

Lamb turned aside an impressive 133 shots last week backstopping the red hot Rebels to four straight road victories. He began the week by recording his first shutout of the season last Monday on British Columbia's Family Day with a 25-save performance against the Prince George Cougars earning second star honours in the 4-0 win. His strong holiday play continued on Valentine's Day with a first star performance on Wednesday in Kelowna making 36 saves in a 4-1 win over the Rockets. Continuing the west coast road trip into the weekend, Lamb made 33 saves and was named second star of a 4-3 victory over the Victoria Royals on Friday, then wrapped up his week with 39 saves in a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Giants on Sunday. The Rebels have now won eight of their last 10 games and are third in the WHL's Central Division with a record of 21-26-10-3.

A 19-year-old from Rivers, MB, Lamb is playing in his second WHL season with the Rebels and carries an 8-9-3-2 record including seven straight wins in 24 appearances this season. His goals-against-average of 3.24 and save percentage of .905 are improved marks over his 2016-17 figures of 3.39 and .899 across 41 games.

Also considered for the award this week was Los Angeles Kings prospect Matthew Villalta of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds who posted a 2-0-0-0 record with one shutout making 44 saves overall for a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .978. In the QMJHL, Samuel Harvey of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies posted a 1-1-0-0 record with one shutout stopping 55 shots for a goals-against-average of 1.01 and save percentage of .965.

2017-18 Vaughn CHL Goaltenders of the Week:

Feb. 12 - Feb. 18: Riley Lamb (Red Deer Rebels)

Feb. 5 - Feb. 11: Brody Willms (Moose Jaw Warriors)

Jan. 29 - Feb. 4: Zachary Bouthillier (Chicoutimi Sagueneens)

Jan. 22 - Jan. 28: Jeremy Helvig (Kingston Frontenacs)

Jan. 15 - Jan. 21: Mario Culina (Kitchener Rangers)

Jan. 8 - Jan. 14: Stuart Skinner (Swift Current Broncos)

Jan. 1 - Jan. 7: Samuel Harvey (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)

Dec. 25 - Dec. 31: James Porter (Kelowna Rockets)

Dec. 11 - Dec. 17: Tristan Bérubé (Gatineau Olympiques)

Dec. 4 - Dec. 10: Carter Hart (Everett Silvertips)

Nov. 27 - Dec. 3: Carter Hart (Everett Silvertips)

Nov. 20 - Nov. 26: Carter Hart (Everett Silvertips)

Nov. 13 - Nov. 19: Anthony Morrone (Victoriaville Tigres)

Nov. 6 - Nov. 12: Justin Fazio (Sarnia Sting)

Oct. 30 - Nov. 5: Cole Kehler (Portland Winterhawks)

Oct. 23 - Oct. 29: Dustin Wolf (Everett Silvertips)

Oct. 16 - Oct. 22: Samuel Harvey (Rouyn-Noranada Huskies)

Oct. 9 - Oct. 15: Logan Flodell (Swift Current Broncos)

Oct. 2 - Oct. 8: Cole Kehler (Portland Winterhawks)

Sept. 25 - Oct. 1: Dereck Baribeau (Quebec Remparts)

Sept. 21 - Sept. 24: Michael DiPietro (Windsor Spitfires)

Check out the Western Hockey League Statistics



Western Hockey League Stories from February 20, 2018


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.


Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central