By Cami Kepke/WHL communications
Tri-City Americans netminder Nathan Preston, an alum of the Princeton Posse, has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending November 10, 2024, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.
The 18-year-old posted a league-best .959 save percentage as the upstart Americans won their 11thstraight game.
Preston got the call to the crease against the formidable Red Deer Rebels on November 9. The 6-foot-3, 170-pound netminder turned aside 47 of 49 shots he faced, highlighted by a third period that saw the Rebels pepper the Ams goalie with 22 shots. Preston didn’t allow a single powerplay goal on six Red Deer man-advantage opportunities. He was named second star of the night as Tri-City went on to a 7-2 victory.
The Penticton, B.C. product is 2-1-0-0 in his first season with the Americans and sports a 3.00 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage. Both of his wins have come on Tri-City’s impressive 11-game run. Preston has made a minimum of 31 saves in each game he’s played this year. Saturday’s 47-save win also marks the most shots he’s faced in a single game at the WHL level.
Preston was originally listed by the Prince Albert Raiders in 2023 and suited up for four games in Hockeytown North coming to Tri-City as part of the trade that saw the Ams acquire Utah Hockey Club prospect Terrell Goldsmith.
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