CHL News and Notes for Week Six | 
Plymouth Whalers’ Matt Hackett Named CHL Goaltender of the Week
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Matt Hackett of the Plymouth Whalers is the CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending October 25. Hackett won both of his starts recording one shutout and posting a goals-against-average of .500 and save percentage of .987.
Hackett began his week in dramatic fashion stopping all 42 shots fired his way Friday night in a 2-0 win over the Kitchener Rangers. He earned his first shutout and first star honours for his efforts. The following night he stopped all but one of 35 shots faced in a 6-1 win over the Belleville Bulls.
A 19-year old from London, ON, Hackett is playing in his third full OHL season and second with the Whalers. He has a 7-5-0-0 record this season in 12 games played, recording a 2.63 goals-against-average and a .921 save percentage with one shutout. He was selected in the third round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.
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Spitfires’ Taylor Hall Named CHL Player of the Week
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that forward Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires is the CHL Player of the Week for the week ending October 25. Hall finished the week with 10 points including six goals and four assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-7 in three games played.
Hall scored four points and was named first star of the game in back-to-back nights beginning on Thursday when he recorded two goals and two assists in a 5-2 win over the London Knights. One of his goals was a shorthanded marker, and one of his assists set up the game-winner. On Friday he scored his second hat-trick of the season plus an assist in an 8-4 win over the Owen Sound Attack. Hall finished his week on Sunday by scoring a power play goal and adding one assist in a 6-1 win over the Belleville Bulls as third star of the game. The win was the sixth straight for the Spitfires.
Hall, a 17-year-old from Kingston, ON, is playing in his third season with the Spitfires. He currently leads the OHL in scoring with 34 points including 16 goals and 18 assists in 16 games. Hall is pegged to go number one overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
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Top 3 Goal Scorers After Week Six
1 Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers): 14 Games Played, 17 Goals
2 Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires): 16 Games Played, 16 Goals
3 Cody Eakin (Swift Current Broncos): 16 Games Played, 15 Goals
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Top 5 Point Scorers After Week Six
1) Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires): 16 Games Played, 34 Points
2) Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers): 14 Games Played, 30 Points
3) Gabriel Lévesque (Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda): 20 Games Played, 28 Points
4) Brandon Kozun (Calgary Hitmen): 15 Games Played, 27 Points
5) Willie Coetzee (Red Deer Rebels): 15 Games Played, 26 Points
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Top 3 Rookie Point Scorers After Week Six
1) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Red Deer Rebels): 15 Games Played, 18 Points
2) Shane McColgan (Kelowna Rockets): 14 Games Played, 18 Points
3) Nino Niederreiter (Portland Winterhawks): 17 Games Played, 17 Points
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Top 3 Goaltender Wins After Week Six
1) Troy Passingham (Windsor Spitfires): 15 Games Played, 11 Wins
2) Drew Owsley (Tri-City Americans): 13 Games Played, 11 Wins
3) Maxime Clermont (Olympiques de Gatineau): 14 Games Played, 10 Wins
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*News and Notes courtesy of the Canadian Hockey League*
Topics: CHL, CHL Goaltender of the Week, CHL Player of the Week, CHL Scoring Leaders, Matthew Hackett, OHL, Plymouth Whalers, QMJHL, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, Troy Passingham, Tyler Seguin, WHL, Windsor Spitfires
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