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Western Conference Player of the Year Carter Hart Named WHL Goaltender of the Week

April 2, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Everett Silvertips News Release


EVERETT, Wash. - The Everett Silvertips (@WHLSilvertips), six time and 2017-18 U.S. Division champions, announced in conjunction with the Western Hockey League that goaltender Carter Hart has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week and league nominee for Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Apr. 1.

Hart, 19, has earned his sixth WHL Goaltender of the Week award this season and 15th in his career. He won all three playoff games by playing in every minute for the Tips, who defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first round, 4-1 to advance to the second round for the second straight season. Hart also compiled a 1.33 goals-against-average and .960 save percentage with his third career postseason shutout (first of the 2018 WHL Playoffs).

The Sherwood Park native turned away 33 saves and was named first star in the Tips Game 3 win at Seattle, 3-1 last Tuesday. He then patched 28 saves in a 7-3 win at Kent in Game 4 on Friday and helped the Tips eliminate the Thunderbirds in a 4-0 win with a 36-save shutout in Game 5 on Saturday night, before more than 6,100 fans in downtown Everett.

For his playoff career, Hart is 15-12-5 with a .924 save percentage and three shutouts. The WHL Western Conference Player of the Year, Top Goaltender, and First Team All-Star is the back-to-back recipient of the WHL Goaltender of the Year award and 2016 CHL Goaltender of the Year honors, is a three-time recipient of the Silvertips Most Valuable Player award and carries a lifetime record of 116-46-10-2 with a .927 save percentage, 2.01 goals-against-average and 26 career shutouts in 190 games, all with the Silvertips. He is the franchise goaltending leader in wins (116) and is tied for the WHL all-time lead in shutouts (26).

The 6-foot-2, 185 pound goaltender led the league this season in goals against average (1.60), save percentage (.947), shutouts (7), and was fourth in wins (31) while compiling a record of 31-6-1-3 in 41 games. He helped Canada capture the gold medal at this season's World Junior Championship tournament and is a second round selection (48th overall) of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2016 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He had a 13-game winning streak this season, surrounding his gold medal accomplishment in Buffalo and was named to three straight WHL Goaltender of the Month honors.

All individual WHL Conference Award winners will be eligible for the overall league awards at the 2018 WHL Awards luncheon in Red Deer, AB., on Wednesday, May 2. Hart is vying to become the first goaltender since Darcy Kuemper (Red Deer) to earn WHL Player of the Year honors as recipient of the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy. He is vying to become the first honoree of the Top Goaltender award in league history for three straight years, and joins Chet Pickard (Tri-City), Mike Vernon (Calgary), and Ray Martyniuk (Flin Flon) as the only four goaltenders to earn the award on back-to-back occasions.

WHL Conference Awards are voted upon by all WHL General Managers and Head Coaches.

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