Charlotte's Meyer Named ITECH HOCKEY ECHL Saver of the Week

Published on January 6, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Charlotte goaltender Scott Meyer is the ITECH HOCKEY ECHL Saver of the Week for December 29-January 4.

Under contract to Hartford of the American Hockey League, Meyer was 3-0-0 with a shutout, a 1.31 goals against average and a .980 save percentage as Charlotte went 4-1-0.

The 6-0 and 185-pound Meyer began the week with 36 saves in a 4-0 win against Greensboro on December 30 for his fourth career shutout. He returned the following night to make 29 saves in a 4-3 overtime win against Florence, and closed out the week making 30 saves in a 3-1 win at Augusta on January 2.

Meyer is 5-0-0 with a 1.81 goals against average and a .942 save percentage in his last six games. He is 12-11-1 with a .926 save percentage and he ranks 13th in the ECHL with a 2.45 goals against average.

In 2002-03, Meyer was 20-5-0 with a 2.61 goals against average and a .917 save percentage in 27 games with Charlotte and 1-5-1 with a 4.34 goals against average and a .845 save percentage in nine games with Hartford of the AHL. He began his professional career in 2001-02 going 14-10-5 with a 2.72 goals against average and a .897 save percentage in 30 games with Charlotte and 4-4-2 with a 2.14 goals against average and a .921 save percentage in 13 games with Hartford.

Runners Up: Derek Gustafson, Louisiana (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .957 save pct.) and Nick Boucher, Wheeling (4-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .936 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Dan Murphy (Alaska), Scott Stirling (Atlantic City), Will Hamele (Augusta), Randy Petruk (Cincinnati), Kristian Antila (Columbus), Bujar Amidovski (Dayton), Daniel Berthiaume (Greensboro), Michael Garnett (Gwinnett), Marc Magliarditi (Las Vegas), Sean Matile (Mississippi), Brian Eklund (Pensacola), Levente Szuper (Peoria), Terry Denike (Reading), Kirk Daubenspeck (South Carolina), Davis Parley (Texas) and Alex Westlund (Trenton).

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