Charlotte's Jakaitis Named RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month

Published on November 6, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

Charlotte's Jakaitis Named RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month

PRINCETON, N.J. - Jeff Jakaitis of the Charlotte Checkers is the RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month for October.

The 25 year old was 4-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 1.75 and a save percentage of .934 to help Charlotte sit atop the South Division at 5-2-0.

He was named ECHL Goaltender of the Week on Oct. 21 after making 35 saves, including stopping the last 20 shots he faced, in a 3-1 win at Florida on Oct. 18. Jakaitis posted back-to-back one-goal road wins at Mississippi on Oct. 25 and 26. He ended the month stopping all 22 shots in a 5-0 win against Augusta in the Checkers home opener on Oct. 31.

The 5-foot-10 and 165-pound netminder played as a rookie last season with Columbia where he was 12-14-6 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.92 and a save percentage of .909 in 36 regular season games.

The Rochester, Minn. native played three seasons at Lake Superior State University where he was 35-48-14 with seven shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.44 and a save percentage of .923 in 100 games.

Runners-Up: Jeff Zatkoff, Ontario (4-1-0, 2.20 GAA, .935 Save Pct.) and David Brown, Wheeling (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .950 Save Pct.).

Also Nominated: Jean-Phillipe Lamoureux (Alaska), David Leggio (Florida), Kevin Nastiuk (Gwinnett), Craig Kowalski (Phoenix), Danny Taylor (Reading), Josh Johnson (South Carolina) and Jeff Frazee (Trenton).

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