{"id":4954,"date":"2014-02-11T14:48:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T22:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kozun-named-chl-goalie-of-the-week-for-a-second-time\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T22:45:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T05:45:36","slug":"kozun-named-chl-goalie-of-the-week-for-a-second-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/kozun-named-chl-goalie-of-the-week-for-a-second-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Kozun named CHL Goalie of the Week for a second time"},"content":{"rendered":"
For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle’s Taran Kozun has been chosen the Vaughn Canadian Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Kozun posted back-to-back shutouts in two starts with a perfect goals-against-average of 0.00 and save percentage of 1.000 for the week ending Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Kozun stopped all 64 shots he faced in a pair of starts against the Spokane Chiefs backstopping the Thunderbirds to a pair of victories and holding fourth place in the WHL’s Western Conference. Last Wednesday night he made 29 saves and earned second-star honors in a 4-0 win over the Chiefs in Spokane, then made 35 saves on Friday night in Seattle earning first-star honors in the 4-0 win over the visiting Chiefs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Kozun was the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Jan. 19 when he went 3-0-0-0 in three games with two shutouts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Kozun, a 19-year-old from Nipawin, Saskatchewan, is playing in his second full WHL season and was recently acquired by the Thunderbirds from the Kamloops Blazers. Since joining the Thunderbirds, Kozun has posted a 9-2-0-0 record including four shutouts in 11 games played with a goals-against-average of 1.51 and save percentage of .952.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n T-Birds return to action Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle (35-17-2-3) has won 13 of their last 16 games and faces the Tri-City Americans at 7:35 p.m. Friday at the ShoWare Center. They travel to Everett to play the Silvertips at Comcast Arena at 7:05 p.m. Saturday. They host the Prince George Cougars at 5:05 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n