Columbus' Tapp Named ITECH HOCKEY ECHL Saver of the Week

February 24, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Columbus goaltender Jason Tapp is the ITECH HOCKEY ECHL Saver of the Week for February 16-22.

Tapp was 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .966 save percentage as Columbus went 3-0-0 to improve to 30-21-4 and fourth place in the Central Division.

The 5-7 and 182-pound Tapp made 29 saves in a 2-1 win against Central Division leader Louisiana on February 20 and stopped 28 of 29 shots in a 3-1 win against South Carolina on February 21.

Tied for the ECHL lead with four shutouts, Tapp is 11-3-1 with a 2.24 goals against average and a .914 save percentage in 17 games with the Cottonmouths.

Tapp was named ITECH HOCKEY ECHL Saver of the Week for January 5-11 after setting a team record for the longest shutout streak with 168:55, including back-to-back shutouts in his first two starts for Columbus.

Tapp began the season with Knoxville of the South East Hockey League and was 7-8-0 with a 2.74 goals against average and a .924 save percentage in 16 games.

Tapp played in 2002-03 with Knoxville in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and also with the Nijmegen Tigers in the Netherlands. Born in Kelowna, B.C., Tapp played four years at Boston University going 18-22-4 with a 3.37 goals against average and a .883 save percentage in 52 games.

Runners Up: Jason Wolfe, Roanoke (3 gp, 2-1-0, 1.96 GAA, .952 save pct.) and Tyler MacKay, Wheeling (2 gp, 2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, .978 save pct.)

Also Nominated: Dan Murphy (Alaska), Scott Stirling (Atlantic City), Gregg Naumenko (Augusta), Scott Meyer (Charlotte), Randy Petruk (Cincinnati), Andrew Penner (Dayton), Robb Zepp (Florida), Terry Friesen (Fresno), Jamie Hodson (Greensboro), Trevor Prior (Gwinnett), David Currie (Johnstown), Marc Magliarditi (Las Vegas), Greg Gardner (Mississippi), Brian Eklund (Pensacola), Levente Szuper (Peoria), Peter Hamerlik (Reading), Trevor Koenig (San Diego), David Brumby (South Carolina), Mark Scally (Texas), and Andrew Allen (Trenton).

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