Rockford, Ill. – The Rockford IceHogs, top affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, today announced that the club has signed goaltender Mitchell Weeks to a two-year American Hockey League contract.
Weeks, 20, joins the IceHogs for his rookie season after completing a four-year career with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and brief appearance with the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) in the 2021 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Barrie, Ontario, native appeared in three contests with the Nailers, going 0-1-0 with a 1.93 goals-against average and .929 save percentage. With the Wolves, he earned a career-best 23-29-7 record last season with a 3.95 goals-against average and .894 save percentage. In his first two seasons (2018-20), Weeks skated alongside IceHogs defenseman Isaak Phillips.
Weeks turned aside the second-most single season saves in Sudbury Wolves history, leading the OHL with 1,962 in a league-leading 3,523 minutes played. He was named an Eastern Conference finalist in the OHL’s All-Star Team voting process.
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Former first overall #OHLU18Draft pick Mitchell Weeks closes out a stellar overage season with the @Sudbury_Wolves 🐺 pic.twitter.com/hntzTixdLD
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) April 15, 2022
