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OHL GOALIE RATINGS / RANKINGS

1997/98 REGULAR SEASON

 

Rank   Player   Team   Rating
1 Mike Gorman  KIT  53
2 Bujar Amidovski  MISS  51
3 Curtis Sanford  OS  48
4 Steve Valiquette  ER  45
5 Brian Finley  BAR  41
6 Gene Chiarello  LDN  40
7 Matt Carmichael   NB   37
8 Chris Madden  GUE  37
9 Patrick DesRochers  SAR  37
10 Andrew Raycroft  SBY  36
11 Tyrone Garner  OSH  33
12 Shawn Degagne  KIT  32
13 Eoin McInerney  OS  31
14 Curtis Cruickshank  KGN  30
15 Shawn Gallant  BELV  30
16 Jake McCracken  SSM  30
17 Corey Batten  MISS  29
18 Craig Hillier  OTT  26
19 John Hultberg  BAR  25
20 Chad Lynch  PBO  24
21 Robert Esche  PLY  22
22 Seamus Kotyk  OTT  18
23 Mark Cairns  PBO  18
24 Reg Bourcier  BELV  17
25 Ron Vogel  WSR  9
26 Patrick Dovigi  ER  5
       
  Jason Gaggi  SBY  64
  Mike Pickard  PBO  61
  Kory Cooper  SBY  49
  Greg Hewitt  SAR  46
  Steve Mongrain  OSH  38
  Jason Flick  WSR  35
  Josh Evans  PBO  31
  Chris Thompson  GUE  28
  Daniel Jacques  GUE  27
  Alex Auld  NB  24
  David Riddell  OSH  22
  Mark Aggio  SBY  21
  Nick Foley  KGN  21
  Robert Zago  SSM  21
  Allan Hitchen  NB  20
  Michal Podolka  WSR  18
  Dan McIntyre  SAR  16
  Brandon Sacco  PLY  14
  Steve Lyle  PLY  13
  Elliott Faust  LDN  13
  Terry Joss  SSM  11
  Jon Reid  WSR  2
  Chad Mehlenbacher  BELV  2
  Joe Exter  ER  0
  Robert Holsinger  PLY  0
  Kris Rous  KGN  0
  Jared Ruston  BELV  0
  Denver England  KIT  0
  N. Bedford  PBO  0
  Tim Knudsen  KIT  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