Calgary, Alta. – Everett Silvertips netminder Raiden LeGall has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Sunday, December 8, 2024, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.
The 18-year-old earned his first WHL shutout and went 2-0-0-0 on the week with a .50 goals-against average and a near-perfect .981 save percentage.
LeGall made his first home start in a Silvertips jersey on Friday, December 6 as the Kelowna Rockets rolled into Everett. The 6-foot, 175-pound goaltender put forward a 24-save effort, highlighted by an 11-shot first period and three successful penalty kills. He was named first star of the night in a 4-1 victory for the Silvertips.
The WHL rookie followed it up with his first shutout against the U.S. Division rival Wenatchee Wild on Sunday, December 8. LeGall slammed the door shut from the drop of the puck, denying all four Wild powerplays and surviving a late flurry of shots to preserve a 29-save clean sheet and a 3-0 victory for the league-leading Silvertips. He also earned a second-straight first-star appearance.
The Morden, Man. product is undefeated in his young WHL tenure with a 4-0-0-0 record, a 1.00 goals-against average and a .962 save percentage.
LeGall signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement on November 20.
He had previously been playing for the Niverville Nighthawks of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, where he put up a 7-7-1 record to go along with a 2.46 goals-against average, a .921 save percentage and two shutouts.
LeGall is also committed to Bemidji State University upon the conclusion of his WHL career.
The Silvertips remain first in the overall standings with a monster 11-0-1-1 point streak. With 71 goals against in 30 regular-season games, Everett has also allowed the fewest goals of any team in the WHL, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.
They’ll return to Angel of the Winds Arena for a three-game homestand starting on Wednesday, December 11 against the Portland Winterhawks (14-12-2-0).
