OHL Press Release
The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Sudbury Wolves’ goaltender Kevin Beech is the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday April 2, 2006 after posting a 3-1-0 record, along with a 1.25 goals against average, .960 save percentage and two shutouts in helping the Wolves advance to the second round of the OHL playoffs.
Beech started the week with a 27-save shutout that gave the Wolves a 2-0 win over the Kingston Frontenacs in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference opening round playoff series on March 28. The next day, he allowed two goals on 35 shots in a 5-2 win. He gave up three goals on 31 shots in a 3-0 loss in Game 5 on March 31 and closed out the series with a 33-save shutout in a 4-0 win in Game 6 on April 2.
Beech, a 19-year-old native of London, improved his playoff record to 4-2-0 with a 1.83 goals against average and .945 save percentage.
2005-06 OHL Players of the Week Apr. 3 – Kevin Beech, Sudbury Wolves Mar. 27 – Rob Schremp, London Knights Mar. 20 – Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion Mar. 13 – Radek Smolenak, Kingston Frontenacs Mar. 6 – Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Feb. 26 – Francois Thuot, Saginaw Spirit Feb. 19 – Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion Feb. 12 – Anthony Guadagnolo, Windsor Spitfires Feb. 5 – Rob Schremp, London Knights Jan. 30 – Steve Downie, Peterborough Petes Jan. 23 – Wojtek Wolski, Brampton Battalion Jan. 16 – Rob Schremp, London Knights Jan. 9 – Daren Machesney, Brampton Battalion Jan. 2 – Luch Aquino, Brampton Battalion Dec. 19 – Ryan MacDonald, Guelph Storm Dec. 12 – James Neal, Plymouth Whalers Dec. 5 – Justin Donati, Toronto St. Michael’s Majors Nov. 28 – Bryan Little, Barrie Colts Nov. 21 – Bryan Bickell, Ottawa 67’s Nov. 14 – Bobby Hughes, Kingston Frontenacs Nov. 7 – Chad Painchaud, Sarnia Sting Oct. 31 – Michael Blunden, Erie Otters Oct. 24 – Daren Machesney, Brampton Battalion Oct. 17 – Rob Schremp, London Knights Oct. 11 – Bobby Ryan, Owen Sound Attack Oct. 3 – Marc Staal, Sudbury Wolves Sep. 26 – Evan McGrath, Kitchener Rangers
