Rush Sweep Weekly Awards as Danny Battochio Named Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week
February 26, 2013 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rapid City Rush News Release
(Rapid City, SD) - One day after rookie Winston Day Chief earned CHL Player of the Week, the Rapid City Rush made it a clean sweep as the Central Hockey League named Danny Battochio Oakley Goaltender of the Week. Battochio's effort has helped the Rush to a four-game win streak and winners of six of their last seven overall. In recognition of his achievement, Battochio will receive a special gift from Oakley.
During the week, the netminder came away with the "W' in each of his three starts, posting a 1.33 goals against average and .949 save percentage. In all, the Lively, Ontario native turned aside 75 of 79 shots faced while holding the Bloomington Blaze's top-ranked offense to two goals in 120 minutes of play.
"It's an amazing feeling to be named goaltender of the week," said Battochio. "Without a doubt, the boys deserve a lot of the credit, especially our defensive corps in our own zone. The most important thing right now is that our team is rolling, especially at home. It's great to come back from a road trip to a packed house and our team really feeds off of that."
For Battochio, this is his fifth career league honor, having earned Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week honors three previous times (February 22, 2011 / February 1st, 2011 / January 18, 2010) along with Goaltender of the Month for January 2010.
On the year, Battochio is 12-9-1 with a league-leading 2.26 goals against average while his .920 save percentage is good enough for second.
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