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Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Beech named OHL Player of the Week

Toronto - 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



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