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Wolf named WHL Goaltender of the Year

By Brian McDonough, 05/19/20, 11:00AM PDT

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Former Los Angeles Jr. King and Calgary Flames prospect Dustin Wolf was named the recipient of the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy as the WHL Goaltender of the Year as a member of the Everett Silvertips.

Former Los Angeles Jr. King Dustin Wolf was named the recipient of the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy as the Western Hockey League (WHL) Goaltender of the Year.

This past season - his third with the Everett Silvertips - Wolf shined between the pipes. Through 46 games, he compiled a 34-10-2-0 record, including nine shutouts, to compliment a 1.88 goals-against average and .935 save percentage.

Those numbers earned Wolf a spot on the WHL’s Western Conference First-Team. He was also named the WHL’s Western Conference Goaltender of the Year.

Among all WHL goaltenders in 2019-20, Wolf, who earlier this month signed an entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames - the team selected him in the seventh round of last year's draft (214th overall) - led the way in goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts. He was tied for the league lead in victories.

The 6-foot, 165-pound Wolf, a member of this year's U.S. World Junior Team, stifled opposing offenses throughout the regular season. From Jan. 17-22, he compiled a shutout streak of 147:47, including a pair of shutouts against the Seattle Thunderbirds. In 21 of his 46 games, Wolf allowed one goal or fewer.

His 2,713 minutes ranked as the sixth-most among all WHL goaltenders this season. The 1,316 shots faced by Wolf this season were the 10th-most among WHL goaltenders.

For his WHL career, the 19-year-old Wolf, whom the Silvertips selected in the fifth round of the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft (104th overall), has appeared in 127 WHL regular-season games compiling an 88-31-4-2 record (20 shutouts) to go along with a 1.85 goals-against average and .934 save percentage. and. Wolf presently ranks tied for fifth all-time in WHL history for goaltender shutouts.

The Del Wilson Memorial Trophy honors a WHL goaltender deemed to be the most outstanding during the WHL regular season.

A goaltender himself, Delbert “Del” Wilson played for the Regina Abbotts and Regina Pats in the 1940s. Following the conclusion of his playing career, Wilson found success in the coaching ranks, winning 35 provincial hockey championships in Saskatchewan.

As the recipient of the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy, Wolf is now one of three nominees for the Canadian Hockey League’s Goaltender of the Year award.