URBANI NAMED GOALTENDER OF MONTH
The OJHL announced today that Trenton Golden Hawks netminder Daniel Urbani (photo credit - Tim Bates/OJHL Images) has been named the Gongshow Gear Goaltender-of-the-Month for September after leading the OJHL with seven victories to open the 2015-16 season.
After marching Kingston to within a game of the OJHL title last season, Urbani joined the Trenton Golden Hawks during the off-season, picking-up where he left off with some dominant performances. Standing at 6'2", he reeled off seven consecutive victories to go undefeated in September as Trenton jumped out to the early lead in the East Division standings. With four all-important divisional wins, Urbani never allowed more than three goals in a single game, while allowing just a single goal during three contests to post a 1.86 goals against average and a .919 save percentage.
A native of Coquitlam, B.C., Urbani was selected by the Vancouver Giants in the 11th round, 233rd overall, of the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft from the North Shore Bantam organization. After bouncing between the BCHL, AJHL and CCHL over two-and-a-half seasons, Urbani ultimately found himself on the move to the Kingston Voyageurs midway through last year. He found his rhythm and finished the regular season with a 9-7-0 record and a 1.80 goals against average, ultimately taking home runner-up honours for the OJHL Gongshow Gear Goaltender-of-the-Month in February. Urbani grabbed hold of the starter’s role in the post-season and never let go, as he marched the Voyageurs to North-East Conference title, as well as game seven of the 2015 OJHL Championship Series before falling to the back-to-back champion Toronto Patriots.
Andrew Masters of the Georgetown Raiders was runner-up to Urbani as the Goaltender-of-the-Month. Masters posted a league-best 1.55 goals against average in five games played, including a 4-0-1 record during September.
