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Porter named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week |
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January 3, 2017 |
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| Photo by
Marissa Baecker |
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Bonners Ferry's James Porter is lighting
up Canadian hockey as a rookie
goaltender for the Kelowna Rockets. |
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The Canadian Hockey League today announced that
rookie James Porter of the Kelowna Rockets is
the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the
week ending December 31 after posting a 2-0-0-0
record including one shutout with a
goals-against-average of 0.48 and save
percentage of .987.
Porter made 74 saves in a home-and-home series
win against the Kamloops Blazers, helping the
Rockets extend their winning-streak to five and
improving their first place B.C Division record
to 23-11-2-1.
Last Wednesday he stopped a
career-high 46 shots and added four more saves
in the shootout, earning first star honors in
the 2-1 victory at home.
In Kamloops on Friday,
Porter was named second star with his second
shutout of the season making 28 saves in the 3-0
victory over the Blazers.
A 17-year-old from Bonners Ferry, Porter
was chosen by the Rockets in the seventh round
of the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. In 26 appearances
this season he carries a 15-5-2-0 record with a
goals-against-average of 3.22 and save
percentage of .904.
His two shutout victories
have been recorded in a span of three games with
the first coming December 16 before the holiday
break with a 40-save performance in a 5-0 win
over the Saskatoon Blades.
Also considered for the award this week was
Mathieu Bellemare of the Shawinigan Cataractes,
who posted a 1-1-0-0 record including a shutout
victory making 71 saves for a
goals-against-average of 0.51 and save
percentage of .986. In the OHL, Leo Lazarev of
the Barrie Colts made 82 saves while posting a
2-0-0-0 record along with a
goals-against-average of 1.50 and save
percentage of .965. |
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