Peterborough Petes' Michael Simpson Named OHL Goaltender of the Week; 3-0 Record Including a Shutout

Peterborough Petes’ Goaltender Michael Simpson has been named the Ontario Hockey League Goaltender of the Week after posting a 3-0 record last week with a shutout announced on Monday.

Simpson has been named Goaltender of the Month on back-to-back occasions on April and October last year. File Photo.

Winning the award for the third time this season, Simpson went 3-0 with a shutout, a 1.33 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage.

His week began with a 4-0 Family Day win over the Sudbury Wolves stopping all 45 shots he faced on his second of back-to-back shutouts and earning first-star recognition for his fifth scoreless effort of the season.

Last Thursday saw Simpson stop 41 of 43 shots for a 6-2 win over the West Division-leading Windsor Spitfires.

He helped earn Peterborough a 5-2 road win over the rival Oshawa Generals with 19 saves. Simpson closed out the weekend with a total of 105 saves on 109 shots over three games played.

Simpson holds a 23-16-1-2 record, leads the OHL in saves (1,211), save percentage (.917) and shutouts (5) along with a 2.62 goals-against average through 43 games.

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