As the ECHL [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/]completed another week of action prior to the holiday break, the league announced its Goaltender of the Week award winner on Monday afternoon. Hunter Jones of the Trois-Rivières Lions [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/lions-bring-back-the-general-to-their-blueline-in-2025-26]is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 15-21. Jones went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .982 in two appearances against the Maine Mariners [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/mariners-announce-plans-for-new-practice-arena]last week. The 25-year-old made 27 saves in a 3-1 win on Friday before turning aside all 27 shots in a 3-0 victory on Saturday to earn his first shutout of the season. He was also named the game's First Star. Under contract to the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/], Jones is 8-2-0 in 12 appearances with the Lions this season. He ranks fifth in the ECHL with a 1.90 goals-against average and is tied for 12th with a .922 save percentage. A native of Brantford, Ontario, Jones has appeared in 118 career ECHL games with Trois-Rivières and Iowa Heartlanders [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/community/latest-news/heartlanders-honor-all-heroes-night-on-saturday]with an overall record of 44-45-21 with two shutouts, a 3.18 goals-against average and a save percentage of .899. He has also seen action in 31 career AHL games with Laval and Iowa where he is 11-17-3 with two shutouts, a 3.51 goals-against average and a save percentage of .889. Prior to turning pro, Jones appeared in 121 career games with Peterborough in the Ontario Hockey League [https://thehockeynews.com/ohl/]where he was 62-47-5 with seven shutouts, a 3.31 goals-against average and a save percentage of .901. The Lions will now break for the Christmas holiday before returning to action on Dec. 26 against the Adirondack Thunder. [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/former-adirondack-thunder-forward-makes-nhl-debut]The next home game is scheduled for Dec. 28, when the Maine Mariners return to Trois-Rivières for a special Star Wars–themed night.
