Joel Favreau turns the puck aside in a game against Flin Flon on Nov. 6. (submitted photo/Broad Leaf Media)

By Mat Barrett

Goalie of the Week

Mustang netminder opens season with weekly award

Nov 16, 2020 | 2:27 PM

The first Players of the Week awards have been handed out by the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

The awards date back to the beginning of the regular season back on Nov. 6 and include the Nov. 13 and 14 weekend slate of games.

Melfort Mustang rookie Joel Favreau has been named Goalie of the Week after he appeared in two of the Mustangs four games to start the year. He’s 1-1 in those two games and has a 1.50 goals-against-average, as well as a .944 save percentage. Both of those marks are tops in the league as of Monday, Nov. 16.

Favreau opened the season in Melfort with a 31 save performance in the Mustangs 3-1 win over Flin Flon. He followed that up with a 20 save showing in Melfort’s 2-1 loss to Nipawin on Friday, Nov. 13.

The Prince Albert native is a former Minto in the Saskatchewan U18 AAA Hockey League, and was named the Goalie of the Tournament at the 2020 Macs Midget Tournament in Calgary.

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