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By Victor Kaisar

WHL Goalie Of the Week

Kamloops native Johnny Hicks named WHL goaltender of the week

Feb 10, 2025 | 12:39 PM

CALGARY — Kamloops native Johnny Hicks has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week for the week ending Feb. 9.

The Victoria Royals netminder won both of his games last week, and posted a 1.50 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage.

Hicks, a former Merritt Centennial, stopped 31 of 33 shots as the Royals beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 on Wednesday (Feb. 5). He followed that up with a 23-save performance Friday night, as the Royals blew out the Tri-City Americans 9-1.

The 19-year-old Hicks has a 4-2 record with a 2.34 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage in six career WHL games. He recorded his first WHL win against his hometown Blazers on Jan. 17.

Hicks also posted an 18-3-0 record with the Brooks Bandits in the BCHL prior to joining the Royals in early January. At the time, he led the BCHL in goals-against average (1.37) and save percentage (.943), and was named to the 2025 BCHL All-Star Team.

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The Royals are scheduled to play one more game against the Blazers this season, in Kamloops on March 18.