SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that goaltender Logan Coates (Powassan Voodoos); forward Edan Etheridge (Timmins Rock) and netminder Nathan Maguire (Soo Thunderbirds) have been named its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending November 8.
Logan Coates, (G) Powassan Voodoos: Making a trio of road starts over the weekend, Coates’ efforts helped Powassan collect five of a possible six points in the standings.
The 18-year-old from nearby North Bay, began with 40 stops in regulation and overtime Friday, plus handled all four shootout attempts he faced, in a road triumph at the Soo Eagles. That was followed by aiding in collecting a point in an OT setback versus the Soo Thunderbirds Saturday, before finishing up with his initial league shutout in Blind River Sunday.
A former standout with the North Bay Trappers U18 AAA program, Coates currently leads all NOJHL rookie netminders in both goals-against average and save percentage at 2.57 and .923 respectively, as does his one shutout.
Edan Etheridge, (F) Timmins Rock: Supplying two points in each of the Rock’s three games last week, his contributions helped his side extend a winning streak to eight straight, while personally moving into fifth spot in league offensive production.
The 18-year-old Timmins product scored once and helped set-up five others as his squad jumped up into a tie for first place in the standings.
Playing his final two seasons of minor hockey with the Timmins Majors of the Great North Hockey League, Etheridge has already easily surpassed his NOJHL single-season point totals with 13 goals, 17 assists and 30 points.
Nathan Maguire, (G) Soo Thunderbirds: Flawless in his lone start during the time frame for the T-Birds, Maguire posted his first career road shutout, and third of his career, in a 27-save performance at Espanola Friday evening.
The 19-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is now tied for third in league wins this season with eight, against just one defeat, and is second overall in average at 2.45.
Playing U18 AAA hockey on either side of the border in Sault Sault Ste. Marie previously, Maguire presently sports a 22-2-1-0 career record in the NOJHL, which includes a 2.29 GAA and a .918 save mark.
Rogers NOJHL 3 Stars
Week 1
Dalton Hoornstra, (G) Soo Eagles
Felix Sapay, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Kieran Prichett, (F) Elliot Lake Vikings
Week 2
Evan Katic, (F) Timmins Rock
Owen O’Grady, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Sean Gresko, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 3
Declan McNamara, (G) Powassan Voodoos
Nathaniel Kohler, (F) Soo Eagles
Maxx Hamelin, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 4
Jayden Rothmeyer, (F) Soo Eagles
Matteo Paradiso, (F) Timmins Rock
Asher Ammann, (G) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Week 5
Ryder Hill, (F) Blind River Beavers
Mason Brownlee, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Adam Pszeniczny, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 6
Cameron Menard, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Nolan Chabot, (D) Timmins Rock
Owen Smith, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 7
Magnus Veldman, (D) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Frankie Reda, (D) Soo Thunderbirds
Alexandre Saulnier, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 8
Emerson De Giacomo, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Samuel Carreiras-Pata, (G) Blind River Beavers
Maxx Hamelin, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 9
Logan Coates, (G) Powassan Voodoos
Edan Etheridge, (F) Timmins Rock
Nathan Maguire, (G) Soo Thunderbirds
