Vancouver Canucks netminding prospect Aleksei Medvedev is turning heads with the way he is turning away opponents.

The London Knights sophomore puck stopper is the reigning OHL goaltender of the week after going 2-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .970 save percentage (65-of-67) across a pair of road wins. That included a 30-stop effort in a 6-1 London triumph over the Kingston Frontenacs on Sunday that had Kingston coach Troy Mann telling media afterwards that “ Medvedev is probably the best goaltender in the league this season.”

As of Wednesday morning, the Canucks’ second-round selection from this past summer’s NHL Draft leads the OHL in goals against average (1.86) and sits second in save percentage (.929), to go along with his 6-1-1-0 record. As a rookie last season,

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