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WHL Announces Weekly Award Winners

February 5, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release


Calgary, Alta. - The Western Hockey League announced today that Egor Sidorov of the Saskatoon Blades has been named Tempo WHL Player of the Week for the week ending February 4, 2024.

The Anaheim Ducks prospect led all WHLers with five goals in three games and tacked on three assists and a plus-3 rating for good measure.

Sidorov kicked off his week by chipping the puck and slipping past a Regina defenceman to bear down on the Pats net and rip his 100th career WHL goal home on January 31. He'd add a pair of assists in a 9-1 blowout en route to earning second star of the game.

The 6-foot, 180-pound winger hit another level in a big test against the Central Division-leading Medicine Hat Tigers on February 2. In the first period, while trailing 1-0, Sidorov completed a tic-tac-toe play with Brandon Lisowsky and Trevor Wong to level the match on Saskatoon's first shot of the game. Wong would give the Blades the lead on the powerplay five minutes later by tipping Sidorov's point shot home. The Vitebsk, Belarus product capped off his night with an empty-net goal and another second star recognition.

Sidorov got things started in a hurry in a February 4 matinee against Brandon. Just over a minute into the game, Sidorov gloved down a loose puck and casually buried his 40th goal of the season with a backhand shot into the Wheat Kings' net. The third-year Blade followed it up by netting his league-leading tenth game-winning goal of the season with a give-and-go one-timer on the powerplay. The eventual 3-1 victory also saw Sidorov complete a hat trick of second star awards on the week.

Sidorov has eclipsed his previous career-best goal total with 41 lamp-lighters and 27 assists for 68 points and a plus-14 rating in 48 games this season. He's currently riding a five-game point streak that's seen him wrack up six goals and five assists.

The Blades star was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the third round, 85th overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Saskatoon (36-9-2-3) sits first in the WHL and has suffered just one regulation loss in its last 27 games (21-1-2-3).

The Blades host Lethbridge (24-20-3-0) at the SaskTel Centre on February 6.

2023-24 Tempo WHL Player of the Week

January 29, 2024: Carter Yakemchuk, Calgary Hitmen

January 22, 2024: Luca Cagnoni, Portland Winterhawks (San Jose Sharks)

January 15, 2024: Matthew Savoie, Moose Jaw Warriors (Buffalo Sabres)

January 8, 2024: Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers

January 2, 2024: Chase Bertholet, Spokane Chiefs

December 18, 2023: Tij Iginla, Kelowna Rockets

December 11, 2023: Dominik Rymon, Everett Silvertips

December 4, 2023: Conor Geekie, Wenatchee Wild (Arizona Coyotes)

November 27, 2023: Andrew Basha, Medicine Hat Tigers

November 20, 2023: Koehn Ziemmer, Prince George Cougars (Los Angeles Kings)

November 13, 2023: Gabe Klassen, Portland Winterhawks

November 6, 2023: Trevor Wong, Saskatoon Blades

October 30, 2023: Jagger Firkus, Moose Jaw Warriors (Seattle Kraken)

October 23, 2023: Andrew Cristall, Kelowna Rockets (Washington Capitals)

October 16, 2023: Ryder Ritchie, Prince Albert Raiders

October 10, 2023: Easton Armstrong, Wenatchee Wild

October 2, 2023: Jagger Firkus, Moose Jaw Warriors (Seattle Kraken)

September 25, 2023: Zac Funk, Prince George Cougars

BOSTON BRUINS PROSPECT DYCK NAMED WHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK

Calgary, Alta. - The Western Hockey League announced today that Swift Current Broncos netminder Reid Dyck has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending February 4, 2024.

The Boston Bruins prospect had a 2-0-1-0 week, posting a pristine .85 goals-against average, a .970 save percentage and two shutouts.

Dyck helped the Broncos snap a four-game winless streak with his first shutout of the season against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on January 31. His 28-save performance included a brilliant sprawling glove save on a Kooper Gizowski shot. The Winkler, Man. Product was rewarded for his efforts as the second star of the game.

The 6-foot-4, 193-pound netminder followed it up with another airtight performance against the Regina Pats. Dyck stayed in position to rob Tanner Howe on a point-blank shot in the slot and preserve a 3-0 victory for the Broncos with 26 saves and a first star recognition.

This marks the first time a Broncos goaltender has recorded back-to-back shutouts since Landon Bow earned clean sheets against the Kootenay Ice (5-0) and Tri-City Americans (2-0) in the 2014-15 regular season.

Dyck closed out the week with a relief appearance against Brandon, where he stopped nine of 10 shots in the third period before the Wheat Kings nailed the overtime winner.

The Broncos' 2019 third-round pick is enjoying a career-best WHL season with an 11-6-1-0 record, a 2.84 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.

Dyck was selected by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round, 183rd overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

The Broncos have points in seven of their past 10 games (5-3-2-0) to sit third in the Central Division.

Swift Current (24-18-4-2) continues a five-game homestand when it hosts Red Deer (27-15-1-6) on February 6.

2023-24 WHL Goaltender of the Week

January 29, 2024: Scott Ratzlaff, Seattle Thunderbirds (Buffalo Sabres)

January 22, 2024: Chase Wutzke, Red Deer Rebels

January 15, 2024: Chase Wutzke, Red Deer Rebels

January 8, 2024: Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants

January 2, 2024: Harrison Meneghin, Lethbridge Hurricanes

December 18, 2023: Brett Mirwald, Vancouver Giants

December 11, 2023: Chase Wutzke, Red Deer Rebels

December 4, 2023: Jackson Unger, Moose Jaw Warriors

November 27, 2023: Dawson Cowan, Spokane Chiefs

November 20, 2023: Rhett Stoesser, Red Deer Rebels

November 13, 2023: Evan May, Medicine Hat Tigers

November 6, 2023: Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George Cougars

October 30, 2023: Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George Cougars

October 23, 2023: Daniel Hauser, Wenatchee Wild

October 16, 2023: Jan Špunar, Portland Winterhawks

October 10, 2023: Kyle Kelsey, Red Deer Rebels

October 2, 2023: Ethan Chadwick, Everett Silvertips

September 25, 2023: Max Hildebrand, Prince Albert Raiders

2024 NHL DRAFT-ELIGIBLE NETMINDER GARDNER NAMED KAL TIRE WHL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Calgary, Alta. - The Western Hockey League announced today that Evan Gardner of the Saskatoon Blades has been named Kal Tire WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending February 4, 2024.

The 17-year-old went 2-0-0-0 this week, putting up a paltry 1.00 goals-against average and .969 save percentage.

Gardner first got the call against the provincial rival Regina Pats on January 31. The 6-foot-2, 174-pound netminder turned aside 30 of 31 shots and held the Pats scoreless on three powerplay attempts to seal third star and a 9-1 win.

He followed that up with a stunning 3-1 performance against Brandon on February 4. Gardner stopped a season-high 33 shots, highlighted by a sharp glove save to deny a wide-open Rylen Roersma on the doorstep and a pair of scramble stops on Joby Baumuller as the Wheat Kings fought to tie the game. Gardner was named first star of the game for the fourth time this season.

The Fort St. John, B.C. product is 14-5-0-2 in his first major junior season and is second among all WHL goaltenders in goals-against average (2.03) and save percentage (.927) with a pair of shutouts.

Gardner, who is eligible for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, is ranked 16th among all North American goaltenders by NHL Central Scouting Service.

Saskatoon (36-9-2-3) leads the WHL with points in nine of its past 10 games and is currently ranked first in the CHL Top 10.

The Blades will close out a seven-game homestand this week with matches against Lethbridge (24-20-3-0) and Prince Albert (22-24-1-3) on tap.

2023-24 WHL Rookie of the Week

January 29, 2024: Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers

January 22, 2024: Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers

January 15, 2024: Julius Miettinen, Everett Silvertips

January 8, 2024: Julius Miettinen, Everett Silvertips

January 2, 2024: Cole Reschny, Victoria Royals

December 18, 2023: Terik Parascak, Prince George Cougars

December 11, 2023: Max Curran, Tri-City Americans

December 4, 2023: Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George Cougars

November 27, 2023: Ethan Eskit, Brandon Wheat Kings

November 20, 2023: Dakota MacIntosh, Moose Jaw Warriors

November 13, 2023: Ben Kindel, Calgary Hitmen

November 6, 2023: Ethan McCallum, Medicine Hat Tigers

October 30, 2023: Julius Miettinen, Everett Silvertips (NHL CSS: C)

October 23, 2023: Terik Parascak, Prince George Cougars (NHL CSS: B)

October 16, 2023: Ty Coupland, Swift Current Broncos

October 10, 2023: Terik Parascak, Prince George Cougars (NHL CSS: B)

October 2, 2023: Terik Parascak, Prince George Cougars (NHL CSS: B)

September 25, 2023: Oscar Lovsin, Wenatchee Wild

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