In Play Magazine
(Windsor) Goaltender Philipp Grubauer is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, March 7th, 2010. In two starts last week, Grubauer led the CHL’s number three ranked team to a perfect 2-0 record, as he posted a 0.50 goals against average with one shutout and a .975 save percentage.
On Thursday, Grubauer stopped 18 of 19 shots as the Spitfires defeated the Saginaw Spirit 7-1 at the WFCU Centre. On Sunday, he stopped all 20 shots faced for his second shutout of the season in Windsor’s 4-0 victory over Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at the WFCU Centre.
Grubauer, an 18 year-old native of Rosenheim, Germany, is eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. After being acquired in a trade from the Belleville Bulls this past January, he has posted some impressive numbers, sporting a 13-1-0-1 record with a 2.08 goals against average, a .916 save percentage and two shutouts in goal with the Spitfires. Overall, he is tied for sixth in the OHL with a .914 save percentage and is eighth in the league with a 2.77 goals against average.
The defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions will host the Plymouth Whalers this Thursday at the WFCU Centre in the Spitfires final regular season home game. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. Tickets for all Spitfire playoff games can be purchased from the TekSavvy.com Box Office (Gate 2) at the WFCU Centre, by contacting 1-866-969-WFCU or online at wfcu-centre.com. Fans can also follow the action live on TVCOGECO or with Play-by-Play Announcer Mike Miller on AM800 CKLW.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 1 – Mar. 7, 2010
Taylor Hall – Feb. 22 – Feb. 28, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
