Clarke Saunders of the Brockville Braves heads into the CJHL playoffs on a high after picking up his 31st win to end the regular season, setting a new record for club wins in a season. The win, a 6-0 victory over the Gloucester Rangers, also marked his 3rd shutout of the season.
Clarke’s stats this season have been spectacular. He heads into playoffs with the best best goals-against-average in team history for a season, a 2.31 mark, the best save percentage in a season at .915, and career mark for goals-against-average as well. He also has the most wins overall by a Braves goaltender at 81. Saunders now sits second in all-time wins in the CJHL (1961-2010).
Along the way, his Braves set a few records of their own, most notably posting the league record for most points in a season at 106 with Sunday’s win, and setting a new league record for consecutive wins at 26.
Clarke’s Braves now face Kemptville in their first round playoff series.
