Hometown goaltender Taryn Kotchorek has been awarded the SJHL rookie of the month. Many fans had no idea what the North Stars had in the young goalie until he started playing. He has yet to lose in regulation, while recording seven wins in November. One of those victories came in the form of a shutout against Weyburn, playing across from a top three SJHL netminder, Jack Burgart. If you were to look at goalie statistics, you would see Kotchorek’s name at the top of the list. He leads the SJHL in shutouts and has a 9-0-1-2 record. He sports a .924 save percentage and a league best 1.94 goals against average.
Kendall Fransoo, fresh off his defenceman of the week selection, has also been awarded defenceman of the month. The big blue line captain, who has always been noted as a lock down player in his own end, has been able to produce on the scoreboard as well. This past month he notched one game winning goal and seven assists. The elite defensive player logs top ice time and is consistently trusted in high leverage situations on the number one team in the SJHL.
