Salmon Arm, B.C. — The BCHL has named Salmon Arm Silverbacks goaltender Ethan Langenegger the Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 13.
The 19-year-old Kamloops native won both of his starts this past weekend, stopping 53 of the 54 shots he faced and finishing with a .981 save percentage, a 0.49 goals-against average and one shutout, the first of his BCHL career.
On Friday, the Lake Superior State University commit made 33 saves on 34 shots in the Silverbacks 2-1 overtime win over the Chilliwack Chiefs and was named the first star. On Saturday, he stopped all 20 shots he faced in a 1-0 win over the Prince George Spruce Kings, eight of which came in the third period. He was once again named the game’s first star.
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Langenegger is now tied for the second-most wins in the BCHL with eight and is sixth in the league in both save percentage (.930) and goals-against average (2.00). Of those who rank ahead of him in G.A.A. and SV%, he is the only one to have played 10 or more games.
Honourable mentions for POTW:
Trail Smoke Eaters D Diarmad DiMurro: 3GP – 3G – 5A – 8PTS
Trail Smoke Eaters G Logan Terness: 3GP – 3W – 76 saves/79 shots – .962SV% – 1.22GAA – 1st star
Cowichan Valley Capitals F Matthew Crasa: 2GP – 5G – 5PTS – Hat Trick – GWG – 1st star – 2nd star
Chilliwack Chiefs G Mathieu Caron: 2GP – 1W – SO – 61 saves/63 shots – .968SV% – 1.00GAA – 1st star – 2nd star
Alberni Valley Bulldogs F Dawson Tritt: 2GP – 4G – 4PTS – Hat Trick – GWG – 1st star
Coquitlam Express F Connor Gregga: 2GP – 2G – 3A – 5PTS – 1st star
