The WHL announced today that Kelowna Rockets netminder Harrison Boettiger has been named the WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 15.

Boettiger, an 18-year-old product of Wheat Ridge, went 3-0-0-0 with a 0.98 goals-against average and .973 save percentage this past week.

This marks the second time this season Boettiger has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week. He was previously recognized November 24, 2025.

Eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft, Boettiger is identified seventh among North American goaltenders in NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings.

Last Wednesday, March 11, Boettiger was named first star of the game after turning aside 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 overtime victory over the Victoria Royals. The 6-foot-3, 193-pound Boettiger was sharp, including making 10 saves on 11 shots during a busy second period of play. He was perfect in the third period, turning aside eight pucks to help get the game to overtime.

Boettiger was once again named first star of the game on Friday, March 13, as he backstopped the Rockets to a 4-1 home-ice triumph over the Kamloops Blazers. The only blemish for the first-year WHL netminder came late in the second period. As the Blazers pressed in the third period, directing 12 pucks towards the Kelowna net, Boettiger was perfect, preserving the lead and delivering Kelowna an important divisional victory.

Then on Saturday, March 14, that game represented the busiest night on the weekly calendar for Boettiger, who faced 48 shots in a 5-1 road win over the Blazers at Sandman Centre in Kamloops. The American netminder was near perfect in this outing, with the only goal against coming via the power play with 1:37 remaining in regulation. The Blazers outshot the Rockets by margins of 18-8 in the second period and 19-10 in the third period, as they pushed to get back in the game. Boettiger refused to allow Kelowna’s rivals back into the contest.

In his first season in the WHL, Boettiger is 25-9-4-1 with a 2.85 GAA and a .910 save percentage. He ranks among the WHL leaders in save percentage (T-4th), wins (T-7th), and GAA (T-9th).

Boettiger has won three consecutive starts and collected points in eight consecutive starts dating back to Friday, February 20, helping the Rockets surge up the Western Conference standings with sights set on hosting the 2026 Memorial Cup in May.

Boettiger was selected by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2022 WHL U.S. Priority Draft. He was acquired by the Rockets from the Hurricanes as part of the return for Seattle Kraken prospect Caden Price ahead of the 2025 WHL trade deadline.

Earlier this season, he represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge. He also represented Team West at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in February.

Boettiger signed a WHL scholarship and development agreement with the Rockets on June 22, 2025.

Back in Colorado, Boettiger played for the Arvada Hockey Association and Colorado Thunderbirds. He’s committed to NCAA Division I Denver for the 2026-27 season.

Photo/Kelowna Rockets

— WHL Staff

(March 16, 2026)