NOJHL names its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that goaltender Matthew Vahramian (Greater Sudbury Cubs); forward Kaeden McArthur (Timmins Rock) and defenceman Marcus Krats (Powassan Voodoos) have been named its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending December 7.
Marcus Grats, (D) Powassan Voodoos – Helping power Powassan to back-to-back triumphs to begin play in December, Krats’ efforts has aided in the Voodoos sport the fourth-highest winning percentage in the league at .680.
In all, the 20-year-old Labrador City, N.L., product registered a trio of tallies and chipped in with an assist in victories over French River and Espanola.
An alumnus of the CIH Academy Voyageurs out of Rockland, Ont., Krats has now scored in three straight games and is tied for seventh in NOJHL numbers among defencemen with 18 points on six tallies and a dozen helpers through 23 matchups
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs – The 19-year-old who calls Owen Sound, Ont., home, Vahramian, won both of his starts last week helping his side reach the 20-win plateau on the season.
Manning the nets in his minor hockey days out of the Grey-Bruce Highlanders system, the Cubs’ netminder completed the time frame with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .964 save percentage with victories versus the Soo Eagles at home and the Blind River Beavers on the road.
In his last seven league appearances, Vahramian has posted a 1.37 GAA, along with a save mark of .944, while going 5-0-0-1. He also currently paces all NOJHL goalkeepers in average at 2.14 and has jumped to fifth overall with his .919 save mark.
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock – Amassing a league-best seven points in a trio of road outings, McArthur’s efforts helped the Rock take three straight away from home and raise their current victory run to 14 consecutive contests.
Skating for his hometown Timmins side, the 20-year-old scored five times, including a game-winner, as well as collect a career single-game high four markers and dished out a pair of assists as the Rock picked up wins versus at the Soo Eagles; Soo Thunderbirds and Blind River Beavers.
Playing his minor hockey in both Timmins and with Okanagan Hockey Academy Ontario in Whitby, Ont., McArthur has averaged over a point-per-game in his time in the NOJHL with 165 in 144 contests.
Rogers NOJHL 3 Stars
Week 1
Anthony Boyes, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Joseph Coates, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Glen McInnes, (G) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Week 2
Ty McKay, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Deven Jones-McDonald, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 3
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Caleb Dawson, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 4
Mason Janicki, (G) Blind River Beavers
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Keiran Caughran, (G) French River Rapids
Week 5
Jax Pereira, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Ayden Mullen, (G) Timmins Rock
Micah Seery, (D) Soo Eagles
Week 6
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Logan Vale, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 7
Shea Chornley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Spencer Horgan, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Frédéric Cousineau, (G) (Timmins Rock)
Week 8
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Daks Klinkhammer, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 9
Jace Knoerle, (G) Soo Eagles
James Legler, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 10
Finn Manttari, (D) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Owen King, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 11
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Braedyn Cyr, (D) Timmins Rock
Shea Chornley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 12
Frédéric Cousineau, (G) Timmins Rock
Nolan Newton, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jonah McIndoo, (F) Blind River Beavers
Week 13
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
Marcus Krats, (D) Powassan Voodoos
