Checkers Jakaitis Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week
Published on October 21, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Jeff
Jakaitis of the Charlotte Checkers is the Rbk Hockey ECHL
Goaltender of the Week for Oct. 17-19.
The 25-year-old netminder made 35 saves, including stopping the last 20
shots he faced, in a 3-1 win on Saturday at Florida.
The 5-foot-10 and 165-pound Jakaitis 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.
Prior to turning professional 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: Craig
Kowalski, Phoenix (1-1-0, 2.02 GAA, .939 save pct.) James
Reimer, Reading (1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .926 save pct.) and Jeff
Zatkoff, Ontario (1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .966 save pct.).
Also Nominated: David
Leggio (Florida), Kevin
Nastiuk (Gwinnett), Michal
Neuvirth (South Carolina), Jeff
Frazee (Trenton) and Nathan
Lawson (Utah).
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