Corbeil's Ben Gaudreau is the OHL Goaltender of the Week.
San Jose Sharks prospect Ben Gaudreau of the Sarnia Sting earned the honour with two victories, a 1.99 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage over the weekend.
Gaudreau was victorious on Friday in Kitchener, stopping 17 of the 20 shots he faced as the Sting defeated the Rangers 6-3. The 19-year-old native of Corbeil, Ont., returned to the crease on Saturday, stopping 22 shots in a 2-1 overtime win over the Windsor Spitfires, picking up second-star recognition.
Gaudreau is off to a hot start in his third season in Sarnia after a strong sophomore season where he went 19-18-4-1 with a 3.71 goals-against average and .891 save percentage over 44 games. Selected in the third round (81st overall) by the San Jose Sharks in the 2021 NHL Draft, Gaudreau was originally Sarnia’s 1st round (7th overall) pick in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection from the North Bay Trappers U16 program. Over parts of three seasons, he's 31-31-5-2 with a 3.88 goals-against average and .891 save percentage in 74 regular season appearances.
In other OHL news, the Peterborough Petes' Tucker Robertson had one goal, four assists and five points in a pair of victories and was named the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week. North Bay Battalion defenseman Ty Nelson, like Robertson a fellow Seattle Kraken prospect, also earned consideration for the award, according to the OHL. Nelson recorded five points (1-4--5) in split decisions for the Troops.