FORMER OJHL RAIDER MARSHALL NAMED OHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK

GEORGETOWN, ON : Goaltender Finn Marshall of the Georgetown Raiders denies Yainni Koukouves of the Burlington Cougars on Oct. 21, 2023. Marshall, who graduated to the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League this season, is the OHL’s goaltender of the week. (Photo by Shawn Muir / OJHL Images)

Former Ontario Junior Hockey League netminder Finn Marshall is the Ontario Hockey League’s Goaltender of the Week.

The former OJHL Georgetown Raider went 2-0 with a 1.80 goals-against average, .946 save percentage and one shutout in a trio of appearances for the Sudbury Wolves last week.

Marshall’s early-season success story continued as he opened the week with a 40-save shutout on Thursday in Peterborough, helping the Wolves skate to a 1-0 win at the PMC. 

Marshall was thrust into a relief appearance on Friday in Kingston as the Wolves came out on the short end of a 7-2 outcome. Wolves head coach Scott Barney went back to Marshall on Sunday in Ottawa, a start that resulted in 24 saves as Sudbury defeated the 67’s 4-1. 

In all, Marshall led the league with 87 saves across 167 minutes of action.

An 18-year-old from Toronto, Marshall 4-0 to begin his OHL career, recording a 2.09 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in the process. The former 13th round (246th overall) pick by Sudbury in 2022 spent last season with the OJHL Raiders, going 17-11-1 with a 2.85 goals-against average and .915 save percentage over 33 contests.

-with files from the Ontario Hockey League

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