Voltigeurs' Guillaume Nadeau Named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week
April 12, 2011 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Guillaume Nadeau of the Drummondville Voltigeurs is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending April 10 after posting a 2-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .983.
Nadeau has backstopped the Voltigeurs to a 2-0 series lead over the Gatineau Olympiques in the second round of the QMJHL playoffs. He made 27 saves on Saturday to record his first shutout of these playoffs as first star of a 3-0 Game two win. In Game one action on Friday night, Nadeau claimed second star honours with 30 saves in a 3-1 win over the Olympiques.
Nadeau, a 19-year-old from St-Charles-de-Bellechasse, QC, is playing in his second QMJHL season and first with the Voltigeurs. In 47 regular season games this season he posted a 27-8-5-3 record with the league's fifth best goals-against-average with a mark of 2.62 along with a .897 save percentage and a league-high five shutouts.
Also considered for the award this week was Tyler Bunz of the Medicine Hat Tigers who earned two wins including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .986. Jack Campbell of the Windsor Spitfires won twice and lost an overtime decision posting a goals-against-average of 2.96 and save percentage of .901.
2010-11 Vaughn CHL Playoff Goaltenders of the Week:
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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