Cyclones Grumet-Morris Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week
February 19, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Cincinnati's Dov
Grumet-Morris is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for
Feb. 11-17.
The 6-foot-2 and 198-pound Grumet-Morris was 2-0-0 with a 1.50
goals-against average and a .962 save percentage in two games last week to
help the Cyclones go 3-0-0 to extend their winning streak to a team record
12 games and stay atop the North Division with 77 points (37-8-3).
The 25 year old made 28 saves in a 3-2 win against Dayton on Feb. 13 before
turning aside a season-high 48 shots in a 5-1 win at Elmira on Feb. 16 to
improve to 6-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.79 and a save percentage
of .949 in his last six starts.
The Evanston, Ill. native is 18-1-1 in his last 20 games and 20-3-1
overall, tying him for second in the league in wins while ranking seventh
in goals-against average with 2.37.
Drafted in the fifth round (161st overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers in
the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft and under NHL contract to the
Nashville Predators, Grumet-Morris was 11-8-3 with a goals-against average
of 2.78 and a save percentage of .909 in 22 games with the Cyclones in
2006-07. He also played in the American Hockey League where he ranked sixth
in the league with four shutouts and was 4-7-5 with a goals-against average
of 2.30 and a save percentage of .926 in 17 games with Hamilton, Manitoba
and Portland.
Prior to turning professional, Grumet-Morris played four seasons at Harvard
University where he was 63-40-9 with 11 shutouts, a 2.25 goals-against
average and a .924 save percentage in 114 regular season games.
Runners up: Rejean
Beauchemin, Dayton (1-1-0, 2.43 GAA, .940 save pct.), Marek
Schwarz, Alaska (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .933 save pct.) and Craig
Kowalski, Gwinnett (2-0-0, 2.42 GAA, .905 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Gerald
Coleman (Augusta), Yutaka
Fukufuji (Bakersfield), David
Shantz (Florida), Kris
Mayotte (Fresno), Kellen
Briggs (Idaho), Dave
McKee (Phoenix), Jonathan
Quick (Reading), Josh
Johnson (South Carolina), Jason
Smith (Trenton) and Michael
Mole (Utah).
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