Press Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Mac
Carruth of the Portland Winterhawks is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the
Week for the week ending October 14 after posting a 2-0-0-0 record
including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.00 and
save percentage of .963.
Carruth returned to the Winterhawks and recorded a shutout in his
first game of the season making 26 saves as first star of a 4-0 victory
over the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday. He continued his strong play on
Friday stopping another 26 shots as part of a 5-2 win over the Prince
Albert Raiders.
Carruth, a 20-year-old from Shorewood, MN, is playing in his fourth
WHL season with the Winterhawks and was selected in the 2010 NHL Entry
Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. A two-time recipient of this award
last season, Carruth finished the 2011-12 campaign with a 42-17-2-0
including two shutouts with a goals-against-average of 2.96 and save
percentage of .904.
Also considered for the award this week was JP Anderson of the Sarnia
Sting who posted a 3-0-0-0 record with a goals-against-average of 1.92
and save percentage of .921, and Antoine Bibeau of the P.E.I Rocket who
went 2-0-0-0 with a goals-against-average of 1.47 and save percentage of
.935.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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