Augusta's Bierk Named ECHL Goalie of the Month for March
Published on April 4, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Zac Bierk of the Augusta Lynx is the East Coast Hockey League's Goalie of the Month for March.
The 25-year-old Bierk was 10-4-2 with a 2.10 goals against average and a .932 save percentage while starting 16 of Augusta's 17 games in March.
The 6-4 and 186-pound Bierk, who has played in the National Hockey League with both Tampa Bay and Minnesota, was 16-9-3 in 30 games for the Lynx. He finished tied for second in the ECHL with a .925 save percentage and ranked fourth with a 2.33 goals against average, becoming the first Augusta goaltender ever to finish ranked in the Top Five among ECHL goaltenders.
Drafted in the ninth round (212th overall) by Tampa Bay in 1995, Bierk, who is under contract to the Phoenix Coyotes, was a runner-up for the Goaltender of the Month award in February after going 5-2 with a 1.91 goals against average and a .938 save percentage.
Runners-up: Alex Westlund, Cincinnati (10-2-2, 2.61 GAA, .915 save pct) and Frederic Cloutier, Louisiana (5-1-1, 1.56 GAA, .953 save pct.)
Others Nominated: Scott Stirling (Atlantic City), Brian Leitza (Baton Rouge), Jason LaBarbera (Charlotte), Martin Villeneuve (Columbia), Alex Fomitchev (Columbus), Gregg Naumenko (Dayton), Sean Matile (Florida), Frederic Henry (Greensboro), Tyrone Garner (Greenville), Andrew Allen (Jackson), Dany Sabourin (Johnstown), Evan Lindsay (Macon), Colin Zulianello (Mississippi), Greg Hewitt (Mobile), Paxton Schafer (New Orleans), J.R. Prestifilippo (Pee Dee), Maxime Gingras (Pensacola), Phil Osaer (Peoria), Rastislav Stana (Richmond), Jamie Hodson (South Carolina), David St. Germain (Trenton), and Tyler MacKay (Wheeling).
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