Cincinnati's Luukkonen Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week
November 19, 2019 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen of the Cincinnati Cyclones is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Nov. 11-17.
Luukkonen posted shutouts in both of appearances last week, turning aside 22 shots in a 1-0 overtime win against Allen on Thursday and making 23 saves in a 5-0 victory over Fort Wayne on Saturday.
Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round (54th overall) in the 2017 NHL ¬ËEntry Draft, Luukkonen is 3-2-0 in five appearances with the Cyclones and ranks second in the ECHL with a 1.79 goals-against average and seventh with a .925 save percentage.
Last season, Luukkonen saw action in 53 games with Sudbury of the Ontario Hockey League, where he was named both the OHL ¬ËGoaltender of the Year and Most Valuable Player after going 38-11-2 with six shutouts, a 2.50 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage. He also helped Finland claim the gold medal at the 2019 World Junior Championship, posting a 1.80 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage in six games.
Runners Up: Cam Johnson, ¬ËFlorida (2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, .982 save pct.) and Kirill Ustimenko, Reading (3-0-1, 2.25 GAA, .929 save pct).
Also Nominated: Dylan Ferguson (Fort Wayne), Tomas Sholl (Idaho), Maksim Zhukov (Newfoundland), Logan Thompson (South Carolina), Pat Nagle (Toledo), Jordan Ruby (Wheeling) and Evan Weninger (Wichita).
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