Joshua Ravensbergen continues to be in the zone for the Prince George Cougars.
After picking up three more wins against the Everett Silvertips, Tri-City Americans, and Portland Winterhawks, the 17-year-old from North Vancouver is the WHL Rookie of the Week.
Ravensbergen also made one relief appearance with a 0.84 goals-against average, .973 save percentage, and one shutout this past week (Portland) – his fifth in 11 starts.
“He has proven to the world that he can be a top-flight player in this league and I think his mentality approach to this game is fun to watch.” said Jim Playfair, Cougars associate coach after Sunday’s 4-0 win against the Portland.
The 17-year-old has won his last nine starts in net.
The rookie leads the WHL and CHL in all major goaltending statistics with a meager 1.63 goals-against average, a .944 save percentage, and five shutouts.
Ravensbergen has been on a roll this season, earning WHL Goaltender of the Month in November and WHL Goaltender of the Week twice.
“Watching him grow and start, I don’t think he has any clue on how good he is going to be or how good he is or will develop. That is the fun part of it and I think he just gives our team such confidence,” added Playfair.
Prince George (21-7-0-0) sits first in the WHL and returns home to host the Victoria Royals (16-11-0-2) for a pair of games on December 8 and 9 at CN Centre.
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