The OHL’s Goaltender of the Year is Troops’ netminder Domenic DiVincentiis.
The Winnipeg Jets prospect led the league with 36 wins, a 2.33 (2-point-three-three) goals-against average and .919 (nine-19) save percentage. He was also tied atop the league with five shutouts.
“I am truly honoured and humbled to be receiving the Jim Rutherford Trophy today as the top goaltender in the Ontario Hockey League,” says DiVincentiis in a release. “To share this recognition with some of the best goaltenders in our league’s history is extremely exciting. This award, in my opinion, is a recognition and acknowledgment to the incredible support and encouragement I have received from my teammates, coaches, support staff, and fans with the North Bay Battalion.”
The 19-year-old from Bolton adds that he shares the award with his family, billet family and support network that has been with him every step of the way.
The Troops say DiVincentiis is the first goaltender in franchise history to win the award and the first North Bay-based goaltender to do so in the league’s history.
He’s now the OHL’s candidate for CHL Goaltender of the Year which will be announced June 3 at the Memorial Cup.
On the ice, North Bay is in Peterborough Tuesday for game three of the OHL Eastern Conference Championship.
The series is tied 1-1.
