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Charlotte's Zulianello Named ECHL Goalie of the Week

March 17, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Charlotte's Colin Zulianello is the East Coast Hockey League Goalie of the Week for March 10-16.

The 24-year-old Zulianello was 3-0-1 as Charlotte went 4-0-1 to remain in the Northeast Division race.

Under contract to Phoenix of the National Hockey League, Zulianello has won his last three starts, including his second career shutout.

The 6-2 and 190-pound Zulianello made 28 saves in a 7-2 win against Reading on Sunday and had 24 saves in a 3-0 win at South Carolina on Saturday. He had 35 saves in a 5-2 win against Richmond on Friday, and had 24 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss against Wheeling on Wednesday.

In his second professional season, Zulianello is 3-1-1 with a 2.30 goals against average and a .925 save percentage in five games since being assigned to Charlotte on February 26. Zulianello began the season with Augusta and was 6-10-1 with a 3.50 goals against average and a .897 save percentage in 19 games. He made one appearance with Springfield of the American Hockey League, losing 5-4 at Binghamton.

Runners Up: Yutaka Fukufuji, Cincinnati (1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .978 save pct), Josh Blackburn, Columbia (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .969 save pct) and Adam Hauser, Jackson (2-0-1, 1.93 GAA, .920 save pct)

Also Nominated: Matthew Yeats (Atlantic City), Curtis Cruickshank (Augusta), Niklas Sundberg (Baton Rouge), Jayme Platt (Dayton), Brian Leitza (Florida), Mark Scally (Johnstown), Dan Murphy (Lexington), Kyle Kettles (Louisiana), Greg Gardner (Mississippi), Brian Eklund (Pensacola), Dan Lombard (Richmond), Doug Teskey (Toledo), and David St. Germain (Trenton).


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