Condors Hodson Named Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week

December 14, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Jamie Hodson of the Bakersfield Condors is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 4-10.

The 26-year-old was 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.00 and a save percentage of .938 as the Condors went 2-1-0 on a three-game east coast road swing. Hodson made 38 saves in a 4-2 win at North Division leader Trenton on Dec. 8 and had 22 saves in a 3-2 win at Johnstown on Dec. 10.

He is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.00 and a save percentage of .933 in his last four starts and 6-0-1 with a goals-against average of 2.26 and a save percentage of .928 in his last seven starts.

He is tied for second in the ECHL with 10 wins and is 10-2-2 with a goals-against average of 2.91 and a save percentage of .914 in 14 games for the Condors.

Selected in the third round (69th overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Hodson has played four previous seasons in the ECHL with Greensboro, South Carolina and Fresno and is 74-36-9 with three shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.85 and a save percentage of .921 in 126 career regular season games while also playing parts of three seasons in the American Hockey League for the St. John's Maple Leafs.

Runners Up: Derek Gustafson, Alaska (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .962 save pct.) and Julien Ellis, Victoria (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .947 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Dave McKee (Augusta), Alex Westlund (Charlotte), Dave Caruso (Gwinnett), Morgan Cey (Johnstown), Mike McKenna (Las Vegas), Mike Ayers (Pensacola), Mike Morrison (Phoenix), Jeff Pietrasiak (Reading), Davis Parley (South Carolina), Devan Dubnyk (Stockton), Dominic Vicari (Toledo) and Gregg Naumenko (Trenton).

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