Bandits Dietrich Wins Aquis Goaltender of the Year
Published on May 4, 2005 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Buffalo Bandits goaltender Steve "Chugger" Dietrich earned his first Aquis Goaltender of the Year Award, the National Lacrosse League announced today. Dietrich received the highest number of votes for the award as voted on by the Governors, General Managers and Head Coaches of the league's ten member clubs. The voting for all player awards took place after the conclusion of the regular season and ended before the start of the Champion's Cup Playoffs. The award is presented by Aquis, the official sports drink of the National Lacrosse League.
Dietrich earns his first Aquis Goaltender of the Year award in his thirteenth National Lacrosse League season. The Kitchener, Ontario native led the Bandits to an 11-5 regular season record and to a first round home game in the Champion's Cup Playoffs. "Chugger" recorded a league best .789 save percentage and posted the best goals against average (10.89) among all goaltenders this season. Dietrich tallied a 9-4 record as a starter between the pipes which is good for the second best goaltender record in the league this season. The veteran also collected seven loose balls and helped the Bandits offense with three assists during the regular season.
The schedule of announcements is as follows:
Monday 5/2
Sportsmanship Award - Gary Gait, Colorado Mammoth
"The Tom Borrelli Award" for Writer of the Year â Mike Koreen, Toronto Sun
Ticket Sales Executive of the Year - Jason Linscott, Colorado Mammoth
Marketing Executive of the Year - John Maher, Minnesota Swarm
Operations Executive of the Year - Yvonne Fox, Toronto Rock
Sponsorships Executive of the Year - John Ellis, Colorado Mammoth
Public Relations Executive of the Year - Bob Poole, Calgary Roughnecks
Equipment Manager of the Year - Al Tate, Calgary Roughnecks
Athletic Trainer of the Year - Dave Murray, Toronto Rock
Tuesday 5/3
sportsbook.com Defensive Player of the Year (for a defenseman, non-goaltender)
Andrew Turner, Rochester Knighthawks
Wednesday 5/4
Aquis Goaltender of the Year
Steve Dietrich, Buffalo Bandits
Thursday 5/5
Head Coach of the Year
Friday 5/6
General Manager of the Year
Monday 5/9
Executive of the Year
Tuesday 5/10
Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team
Wednesday 5/11
First and Second All-Pro Teams
Thursday 5/12
Most Valuable Player
(end of award announcements)
Saturday 5/14
Edge NLL Champion's Cup Final, 3:30 PM Eastern â Live on NBC
National Lacrosse League Stories from May 4, 2005
- Dietrich named Goaltender of the Year - Buffalo Bandits
- Bandits Dietrich Wins Aquis Goaltender of the Year - NLL
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