CHL Goalie of the Week - Troy Timpano

Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Troy Timpano of the Sudbury Wolves is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 2-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .986 for the week ending December 14.

Timpano made 70 saves in two games last week backstopping the Wolves to a pair of victories. He earned back-to-back first star honours including Friday night with a 43-save performance collecting his first career shutout in a 3-0 win over the Windsor Spitfires, then again on Saturday with 27 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Kingston Frontenacs.

Timpano, a 17-year-old from Pickering, ON, is playing in his second career OHL season with the Wolves. So far this season, the 2016 NHL Draft prospect has a 5-16-1-0 record with a goals-against-average 4.30 and save percentage of .892 but ranks fifth in the OHL with 717 saves.

Also considered for the award this week was Jordan Papirny of the Brandon Wheat Kings with a 2-0-0-0 record including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 1.00 and save percentage of .963, while Alexandre Belanger of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies also won both starts while carrying a goals-against-average of 1.44 and save percentage of .950.