TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Eric Comrie of the Tri-City Americans is the CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week.

The period, which ended Sunday, saw the rookie from Newport Beach, Calif., record two shutout victories in two starts. Comrie, 16, recorded his first two career shutouts in back-to-back wins against the Prince George Cougars. The Americans won both contests by 1-0 scores with Comrie making 17 saves on Friday night as third star of the game, and then made 30 saves as first star of the game on Saturday.

He has made six career starts this season for the Americans with a record of 4-2-0-0 with a goals-against-average of 2.75 and save percentage of .903.

Also considered for the award this week was Mathieu Corbeil of the Saint John Sea Dogs and Mark Visentin of the Niagara IceDogs.