Paper King Kaden Wicklander, Rock Dryden Riley, Thunderbird James Legler Named NOJHL Week 20 Stars
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The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Kaden Wicklander (Espanola Paper Kings); goaltender Dryden Riley (Timmins Rock) and forward James Legler (Soo Thunderbirds) have been named its Three Stars of the Week, for the period ending Feb. 2.
Kaden Wicklander, (F) Espanola Paper Kings: Collecting a league-best seven points in the time frame, Wicklander helped Espanola continue their winning ways with a pair of home-ice victories.
The 17-year-old from Sudbury began by scoring four times, including notching the game-winner, while adding an earlier assist in a narrow triumph over Iroquois Falls. He then followed that up by setting up two more markers, featuring one on the deciding tally, in a win over Kirkland Lake.
Wicklander enters play this week pacing the Paper Kings in offensive production with 42 points, which puts him second in NOJHL rookie scoring.
Dryden Riley, (G) Timmins Rock: Averaging just over 37 saves in each of his two starts, Riley backstopped the Rock to decisions over the top two teams in the league standings.
Hailing from Belleville, Ontario, the 17-year-old Timmins goaltender made 75 stops in total, including multiple ones at key times, to finish with a combined save percentage of .938 in defeating both first place Greater Sudbury, and Hearst, who holds down second spot.
Riley’s overall numbers see him sitting tied for the NOJHL-lead in wins (17); tops in goals-against average (2.18); second in save mark (.925) and tied for first in shutouts (3). He’s also No. 1 in minutes played (1,456).
James Legler, (F) Soo Thunderbirds: Helping the Thunderbirds regain their form, the 19-year-old from Beaconsfield, Quebec registered five points in a two-game span last week.
Legler started off by being credited with three assists in an overtime victory versus Blind River, in which he set-up the decider. He then followed that up by notching the game-winner and adding a helper as the T-Birds got by the rival Soo Eagles.
Tied for the Thunderbirds scoring lead this season with 34 points, which features a team-high 25 assists, Legler is also now just seven games shy of 100 in his NOJHL career.
BROKERLINK INSURANCE 3 STARS
Week 1
Jordan Mayo, (F) Iroquois Falls Storm
Wyatt Gibson, (F) Blind River Beavers
Bryan Fenlon, (D) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 2
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Graydon Guthrie, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 3
Noah Beaulne, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Nicholas Tarantella, (G) French River Rapids
Week 4
Jack Nolan, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Connor Dunham-Fox, (G) Blind River Beavers
Week 5
Callum McAuley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Dryden Riley, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 6
Benjamin Pouliot, (F) Soo Eagles
Bronx Bodnar, (G) Blind River Beavers
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 7
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Justin Rousseau, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 8
Cayden Kowal, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Adam Shillinglaw, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Hunter Vilanez, (F) French River Rapids
Week 9
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Graham Gee, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 10
Tenzin Nyman, (D) Timmins Rock
Alexandre Boivin, (G) Hearst Lumberjacks
Leighton Hurst, (D) Blind River Beavers
Week 11
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jack Kelly, (F) Timmins Rock
Tyler Patterson, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 12
Nolan Newton, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
William Pâquet, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 13
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Aiden Kalin, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 14
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
Nate Dugwell, (F) Elliot Lake Vikings
Week 15
Carter Vicente, (G) French River Rapids
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Maverick Fletcher, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 16
YiBin Yoo, (F) Blind River Beavers
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 17
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Alexandre Valade, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Justin Sullivan, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 18
Samuel Assinewai, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
Trent Nobes, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Week 19
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Marcus Krats, (D) Powassan Voodoos
Week 20
Kaden Wicklander, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Dryden Riley, (G) Timmins Rock
James Legler, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Source: NOJHL
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