Whitecourt Wolverines goaltender Ben Charette has been named a finalist in the 2023-24 Canadian Junior Hockey League Goaltender of the Year Award.
The Harvard University Commit was earlier named as the recipient of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) Top Goaltender for the 2023-24 season. Charette led the AJHL in goals-against average at 2.40 GAA and save percentage at .925 per cent.
In the last two seasons with the Wolverines, Charette had four shutouts and a record of 20-9-4-1 and was also selected AJHL Player of the Month in November.
“Ben came to our team focused on helping the Wolverines and himself,” says Wolverines head coach Shawn Martin. “He has accomplished a lot in the last year and a half while overcoming injuries along the way.”
Charette was a finalist for the 2023-24 AJHL MVP Award and was the recipient of the 2023-24 CCM Top Team Goaltenders Award alongside teammates Lukas Renaud and Nicholas Avakyan.
The Wolverines completed the 2023-24 campaign as AJHL regular season title holders with a record of 34-18-4-1 and 73 points and made it to the final round of the playoffs where they were swept by the Calgary Canucks.