Storm's Garret Sparks Named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week
March 20, 2012 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Garret Sparks of the Guelph Storm is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 2-0-0-0 record with a shutout victory and a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .984 for the week ending March 18.
Sparks backstopped the Storm to two big wins over the Owen Sound Attack clinching a berth in the 2012 OHL Playoffs for the 20th consecutive season. On Friday night he recorded his fifth shutout of the season making 28 saves at home where he was named first star of a 4-0 win over the Attack. On Saturday night in Owen Sound he stopped 32 shots in the 2-1 victory over the Attack and was again named first star of the contest.
Sparks, an 18-year-old from Elmhurst, Illinois, is playing in his second OHL season with the Storm. Selected in the seventh round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sparks finished the regular season with a 27-25-1-3 record and a goals-against-average of 3.11 and save percentage of .907.
Also considered for the award this week was Corbin Boes of the Brandon Wheat Kings who had a 2-0-0-1 record with a goals-against-average of 1.63 and save percentage of .947. In the QMJHL, Victoriaville Tigres netminder David Honzik went 2-0-0-0 including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 2.50 and save percentage of .930.
2011-12 Vaughn CHL Goaltenders of the Week:
Mar. 12 - Mar. 18: Garret Sparks, Guelph Storm
Mar. 5 - Mar. 11: Brandon Maxwell, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Feb. 27 - Mar. 4: Jon Groenheyde, Swift Current Broncos
Feb. 20 - Feb. 26: Brandon Maxwell, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Feb. 13 - Feb. 19: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Feb. 6 - Feb. 12: Jordan Binnington, Owen Sound Attack
Jan. 30 - Feb. 5: Mathias Niederberger, Barrie Colts
Jan. 23 - Jan. 29: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Jan. 16 - Jan. 22: Philippe Cadorette, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Jan. 9 - Jan. 15: Mac Carruth, Portland Winterhawks
Jan. 2 - Jan. 8: Ty Rimmer, Tri-City Americans
Dec. 26 - Jan. 1: Jacob Gervais-Chouinard, Rimouski Oceanic
Dec. 12 - Dec. 18: Christopher Festarini, Niagara IceDogs
Dec. 5 - Dec. 11: �tienne Marcoux, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: Joel Vienneau, Sudbury Wolves
Nov. 21 - Nov. 27: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls
Nov. 14 - Nov. 20: Calvin Pickard, Seattle Thunderbirds
Nov. 7 - Nov. 13: Roman Will, Moncton Wildcats
Oct. 31 - Nov. 6: Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls
Oct. 24 - Oct. 30: Tyler Bunz, Medicine Hat Tigers
Oct. 17 - Oct. 23: Eric Comrie, Tri-City Americans
Oct. 10 - Oct. 16: Patrik Bartosak, Red Deer Rebels
Oct. 3 - Oct. 9: François Tremblay, Val d'Or Foreurs
Sept. 26 - Oct. 2: Jimmy Appleby, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Sept. 21 - Sept. 25: Michael Houser, London Knights
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