Couture Named ECHL Goalie of the Week
Published on January 23, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Columbia's Patrick Couture is the East Coast Hockey League Goalie of the Week for January 13-19.
The 24-year-old Couture was 3-0 with two shutouts, a 0.33 goals against average and a .988 save percentage in three starts.
Couture opened the week making 27 saves in a 2-1 win at Southeast Division leading Pee Dee on Tuesday. He made 29 saves in a 4-0 win against Augusta on Thursday and had 27 saves in a 3-0 win over Charlotte, extending his scoreless streak to 171:27.
The 5-11 and 175-pound Couture has lowered his goals against average from 2.74 to an ECHL-leading 2.42 while raising his save percentage from .905 to .916. He has won four starts in a row and is 9-1 with a 1.67 goals against average and a .942 save percentage in his last 10 games.
He is 17-6-0 overall and tied for fourth in the ECHL with two shutouts.
Runners Up: Scott Stirling, Atlantic City (1-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 save pct), Ty Garner, Jackson (1-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 save pct) and Ron Vogel, Pee Dee (3-1, 1.51 GAA, .934 save pct),
Also Nominated: Jason Saal (Arkansas), Jeff Blair (Baton Rouge), Scott Meyer (Charlotte), Shane Bendera (Dayton), Kyle Kettles (Louisiana), Sean Matile (Mississippi), Brian Eklund (Pensacola), Jeff Sanger (Reading), Kirk Daubenspeck (South Carolina), Mike Minard (Toledo), and Tyler McKay (Wheeling).
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