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OHL GOALIE RATINGS / RANKINGS

1996/97 REGULAR SEASON

 

Rank Player Name Team Rating
1 Zac Bierk PET 66
2 Michal Podolka SOO 55
3 Steve Valiquette SUD 54
4 Kory Cooper BEL 47
5 Dave Arsenault OSH 44
6 Brent Johnson OS 42
7 David Belitski KIT 38
8 Craig Hillier OTT 37
9 Jake McCracken SOO 36
10 John Hultberg BAR 36
11 Patrick DesRochers SAR 36
12 Bujar Amidovski KNG 35
13 Scott Roche WIN 35
14 Ryan Penney ERI 28
15 Curtis Cruickshank KNG 27
16 Elliott Faust NB 27
17 Chris Thompson BAR 25
18 Tim Keyes OTT 23
19 Patrick Dovigi ERI 16
20 Robert Esche DET 15
21 Allan Hitchen LON 0
22 Dwight Cormier NB 0
23 Gene Chiarello LON 0
       
  Derek McKlusky KNG 103
  Josh Evans PET 56
  Matt Carmichael NB 48
  Tyrone Garner OSH 44
  Curtis Sanford OS 38
  Shawn Gallant DET 38
  Bryan McMullen GUE 37
  Mark Cairns OSH 33
  Shawn Degagne KIT 32
  Brian DesRochers OSH 32
  Eoin McInerney SAR 29
  Chris Madden GUE 28
  Nick Foley BEL 19
  Dave MacDonald GUE 19
  Greg Hewitt SAR 14
  Ron Vogel WIN 13
  Brett Thompson GUE 11
  Jason Gaggi SUD 11
  John Hultberg KNG 0
  Allan Hitchen PET 0
  Shawn Gallant OS 0
  Eoin McInerney LON 0
  Terry Joss WIN 0
  Philippe Bergeron BAR 0
  Mark Aggio LON 0
  Nathan West DET 0
  Ryan Gelinas WIN 0
  Jarrett Rose OSH 0
  Scott Roche NB 0

 

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    Jerry Shields
 HOW DO I DETERMINE THESE RATINGS?

 

An intensive, complicated analysis is done on each goaltender.

Care is taken to remove an bias from the ability of a goaltender's teams - as good teams allow fewer quality shots and vice versa for weak teams.

There are adjustments made for the caliber of goaltending in each league and then again for each level of hockey.

All of this results in a number that reflects a goaltenders current ability and compares him to others.  Most goaltenders' ability increases with age, until they peak in their early 30's.  Younger goaltenders' ratings increase faster at a young age as the progress through the ranks.

Goalies with few starts result in more inaccurate analysis and should be scrutinized closely.  Therefore I only rank goalies that have played a minimum of 1200 minutes.

What the Scores Mean....

Extensive research has allowed me to place a goalie in his current level of play based on these scores.
The scores relate to the following categories.
Keep in mind that these scores are CURRENT ability but do not indicate potential ability.
Quality Goaltenders often climb 1 category per season.

Score = Current Level of Play
00-09 = Tier II Goalie
10-19 = Tier II Starter
20-29 = Major Junior Backup
30-39 = Major Junior Starter
40-49 = Minor Pro Goaltender
50-59 = Minor Pro Starter/Fringe NHL Goalie
60-69 = Regular NHL Goalie
70-79 = NHL Starter
80-99 = NHL STAR