Louisiana Netminder Riley Gill Named Easton Player of the Week
Published on October 31, 2012 under SPHL (SPHL) News Release
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (October 31, 2012) - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced goaltender Riley Gill of the Louisiana IceGators is the Easton Player of the Week for October 26-28.
Gill, who hails from Northfield, Minnesota, went 2-0 with a 1.92 goals against average and .935 save percentage as the IceGators opened the season with a pair of wins over Huntsville.
On Friday, Gill stopped 32 of 33 shots, including 16 in the third period, in leading Louisiana to a 4-1 Opening Night win over the Havoc. Gill came back on Saturday with a 26-save effort, six of them in overtime, in the IceGators' 4-3 shootout win over Huntsville.
A four-year standout at Western Michigan University, Gill finished his collegiate career with the highest save percentage (0.915), most shutouts (8) and second-best goals against average (2.94) in school history. He also holds the single-season school record for save percentage (0.923), set during his senior year. Last year, Gill went 24-15-5 with a 2.93 goals against average for the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings.
Also Nominated: Ian Vigier, Columbus (1-0, 1 shutout, 32 saves), Marco Emond, Fayetteville (1-0, 1.00 gaa, .974 save%), Colin Reddin, Huntsville (2 gp, 2g, 1a, 1 ppg), Shaun Arvai, Knoxville (1 gp, 1g), Daniel Barczuk, Mississippi RiverKings (2 gp, 3g, 1a, +5, 1 gwg), Kiefer Smiley, Mississippi Surge (0-1, 2.04 gaa, .929 save%)
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