Comparing NOJHL goaltender averages across CJHL

CALGARY, Alta. – As the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) hits mid-December, a look around its nine-member leagues, you’ll find some quality numbers being posted goaltenders across the nation.

Over in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), Fort McMurray Oil Barons netminder Gabe Gratton currently sports the best goals-against average in the CJHL with a stingy 1.46 mark, among those who have seen 500, or more, minutes of game action so far this season..

In his first full season in the AJHL, 18-year-old Fort McMurray product has a solid 13-2-0 record along with an equally stellar .943 save percentage.

Meanwhile, in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), a trio of tenders there sit second through fourth, in the country in terms of GAA.

Slotted second in average is Christian Trianni of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens.

The 19-year-old stopper, who hails from Stouffville, Ont., enters play this week with a crisp goals-against average of 1.60.

Behind him is the North York Rangers OJHL-duo of Hardy Westman and James Grey.

They sit with averages of 1.74 and 1.77 respectively and have combined for five shutouts to date.

Here’s a glance at the Top 5 league-by-league goals-against average leaders across the CJHL:

CJHL League-by-League: Goals-against average leaders
(As of Dec. 14/21)
             
Minimum 500 minutes played                
                 
AJHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Gabe Gratton Fort McMurray Oil Barons 15 13 2 0 1.46 .943 1
Ethan Barwick Brooks Bandits 22 21 0 1 1.81 .915 2
Eric Ward Drumheller Dragons 20 13 5 2 2.27 .909 1
Joshua Nadler Fort McMurray Oil Barons 19 15 4 0 2.52 .906 1
Jackson Berry Drayton Valley Thunder 17 10 7 0 2.61 .925 1
SJHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Boston Bilous Estevan Bruins 23 15 5 1 1.83 .935 4
Kael DePape Yorkton Terriers 22 12 7 3 2.06 .926 3
Rayce Ramsay Humboldt Broncos 29 23 6 0 2.23 .925 1
Cal Schell Flin Flon Bombers 22 16 5 1 2.36 .923 4
James Venne Melfort Mustangs 14 7 2 3 2.52 .897 1
MJHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Carson Cherepak Dauphin Kings 23 18 4 0 1.99 .927 4
Will Hambley Steinbach Pistons 12 11 1 0 2.16 .922 2
Dawson Green Winnipeg Blues 22 15 6 0 2.32 .927 2
Steven Bacovsky OCN Blizzard 14 8 4 1 2.47 .930 1
Simon Harkness Steinbach Pistons 16 10 5 1 2.86 .899 1
SIJHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Austin Madge Kam River Fighting Walleye 14 13 1 0 1.89 .945 3
Kiev Kineshanko Red Lake Miners 9 8 1 0 2.08 .942 1
Eric Vanska Kam River Fighting Walleye 9 6 2 1 2.31 .928 1
Jordan Smith Thunder Bay North Stars 12 6 3 2 2.38 .936 3
Jordan Belley Dryden GM Ice Dogs 15 8 6 1 2.42 .930 2
NOJHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Ryan Gilmore Soo Eagles 9 7 2 0 2.23 .937 2
Noah Metivier Soo Thunderbirds 15 10 2 3 2.26 .917 2
Gavin McCarthy Timmins Rock 23 17 4 2 2.42 .910 1
Joel Rainville Greater Sudbury Cubs 16 7 7 0 2.55 .926 2
Alex Bugeja Powassan Voodoos 23 13 5 3 2.81 .914 1
OJHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Christian Trianni Toronto Jr. Canadiens 15 10 3 1 1.60 .943 2
Hardy Westman North York Rangers 11 7 4 0 1.74 .933 3
James Gray North York Rangers 17 12 3 2 1.77 .937 2
Zachary Roy Pickering Panthers 10 6 4 0 2.21 .936 2
Nolan Boyd Aurora Tigers 13 10 3 0 2.22 .920 0
CCHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Max Donoso Hawkesbury Hawks 14 10 2 0 1.92 .931 1
William Desmarais Ottawa Jr. A Senators 15 11 2 0 2.09 .928 2
Will Craig Renfrew Wolves 17 11 4 0 2.13 .935 2
Brandon Abbott Brockville Braves 14 7 4 0 2.44 .915 0
Tyler Laureault Kemptville 73’s 19 12 4 1 2.47 .913 0
 
LHJAAAQ                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Frederic Duteau-Labonte Collège Français de Longueuil 12 11 1 0 2.40 .905 2
Mathis Lacroix-Goulet Collège Français de Longueuil 13 10 2 1 2.71 .892 4
Vincent Lajoie Panthères de St-Jérôme 11 9 1 1 2.90 .898 1
William Gagné Condors du Cégep Beauce-Appalaches 19 13 3 0 3.37 .897 0
Jonathan Labrie L’Everest Côte-du-Sud 14 9 3 2 3.39 .893 1
MHL                
GOALTENDER TEAM GP W L OT/SL AVG. SV% SO
Mitchell Dudar Amherst Ramblers 16 7 4 2 2.19 .933 0
A.J. DiChiara Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners 14 9 2 0 2.27 .914 3
Nicholas Sheehan Edmundston Blizzard 11 7 3 0 2.38 .920 2
Jacob Leblanc Summerside Western Capitals 13 11 1 1 2.45 .901 0
Justin Bourque Valley Wildcats 11 4 7 0 2.51 .936 1