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Former North York Ranger and Georgetown Raider netminder Tony Capobianco (photo credit - Tom Wolf Imaging), now with the Canisius College Golden Griffins, was named the Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week after leading his school to their first-ever Atlantic Hockey title.

The Mississauga, Ontario native played three seasons in the OJHL from 2007-10 split between the Rangers and Raiders.  He entered the league as a 17-year old rookie with North York in 2007-08 and would promptly play the majority of his club's games, posting a 16-14-1 record with four shutouts.  The following season he was moved to the Georgetown Raiders and would help lead his new club to the OPJHL regular season title with a 32-5-1 record to lead the league in wins, while recording a 2.78 goals against average.  Capobianco would then lead the Raiders to eight consecutive playoff victories before ultimately falling to the Buckland Cup runner-up Oakville Blades in a hard-fought seven game series.  He was again among the league leaders in 2009-10 posting another stellar 28-7-3 record with a 2.14 goals against average, while earning a spot on the South-West Senior All-Star Team for the 2009 OJAHL All-Star Game.

Below is the official press release from the Atlantic Hockey website (www.atlantichockeyonline.com):

Tony Capobianco - Canisius

Junior; Goaltender; Mississauga, ONT

Capobianco once again anchored the Canisius defense to a pair of wins, leading the Griffs to the 2013 Atlantic Hockey Championship. The junior recorded 75 saves during the two wins, earning All-Tournament Team accolades. Overall, Capobianco finished with a tournament-record 235 saves in the six Canisius wins, posting a 1.99 goals against average and .951 save percentage.