Amerks Sign Lekkas to Professional Tryout
Published on March 17, 2021 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
Goaltender Stefanos Lekkas with the Fort Wayne Komets
(Rochester Americans)
(Rochester, NY) - The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed goaltender Stefanos Lekkas to a Professional Tryout (PTO).
Lekkas, 25, joins the Amerks after starting the 2020-21 season with the Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL), posting a 6-1-2 record with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in nine games. The 6-foot, 200-pound netminder currently leads all ECHL rookie goaltenders in goals-against average while ranking third in wins (6) and fourth in save percentage.
Prior to turning pro, the Elburn, Illinois, native completed a four-year collegiate career at the University of Vermont (H-East), where he finished with a 45-69-20 career record and made 3,913 saves, the most in Hockey East history and fifth-most in NCAA history.
He left Vermont after 134 games with the Catamounts, the second-most in program history by a goaltender, ranking first in save percentage (.918), third in goals-against average (2.61) and fourth in wins (45) and shutouts (7).
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