Penguins Goaltending Prospect Receives Major Honor

The Pittsburgh Penguins have some great prospects playing for them in the AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and with the Wheeling Nailers.

One of those prospects in the ECHL is Goaltender Taylor Gauthier. This week he received the honor of the leagues Goaltender of the Week.

In fact, it is the fourth time this season that he received this honor.

Taylor Gauthier of the @WheelingNailers is the @WarriorHockey #ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 11-17. It is the fourth time this season that he has received the weekly honor 👏😃 pic.twitter.com/wGZLmJDFbS— ECHL (@ECHL) March 18, 2024

This past week, he put up some great numbers with 2 wins, a 1.28 GAA and .954 save percentage. During that stretch he made a spectacular 2 on 0 breakway against the Iowa Heartlanders.

❌ SAVE OF THE YEAR?! ❌

Taylor Gauthier holds it down on the breakaway to keep things 1-1!

We call him GOAT for a reason! 😤#ForgeTheFuture pic.twitter.com/vjFJUCgfPz— Wheeling Nailers (@WheelingNailers) March 17, 2024

That save helped the Nailers secure a 2-1 victory against the Heartlanders.

With his fourth time receiving the Goaltender of the Week honor, it made history for the Nailers, as Gauthier became the first ever goalie for the team to win four times.

It was also the fifth time ever in the history of the ECHL that a goaltender won this recognition four times in one season.

Make it 4x Goalie of the Week for the GOAT! 🐐🔥

Taylor Gautheir is officially the FIRST in Nailers history to receive the honor four times in one season, and only the FIFTH Goalie in @ECHL history to do so! #ForgeTheFuture pic.twitter.com/tPCb9einFL— Wheeling Nailers (@WheelingNailers) March 18, 2024

Congratulations to Taylor Gauthier and we hope to see you soon up in Pittsburgh one day!