Original Source: OntarioHockeyLeague.com

Posted on: May 01, 2015

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Jake Smith of the North Bay Battalion is the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the playoff week ending April 26 after posting a 1-0-1-0 record with a goals-against-average of 0.99 and save percentage of .971.

Smith made 68 saves in two games backstopping the Battalion to a two-game split on the road against the Oshawa Generals in the OHL’s Eastern Conference Championship Series.  In Game 1 of the series on Friday night he made 30 saves as part of a 6-1 Battalion victory, then made 38 saves in Game 2 on Sunday earning second star honours despite a 1-0 overtime loss to the Generals.  The series continues with Game 3 Tuesday night and Game 4 Wednesday night in North Bay.

Smith, a 20-year-old from Oakville, ON, is playing in his third OHL season with the Battalion.  So far this post-season he carries a 9-1-1-0 record including one shutout victory and leads the OHL with a 1.84 goals-against-average and a .934 save percentage. 

Also considered for the award this week Adin Hill of the Portland Winterhawks who made 81 saves in two games against the Kelowna Rockets with a goals-against-average of 2.52 and save percentage of .942 earning a split on the road in the first two games of the WHL’s Western Conference Final.  Montreal Canadiens prospect Zachary Fucale also made 55 saves in two road games with a goals-against-average of 2.00 and save percentage of .932 helping the Quebec Remparts take a 2-0 series lead against the Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL Semi-Finals.