Evansville's Tanner Milliron Named Bauer Player of the Week
Published on December 6, 2016 under SPHL (SPHL) News Release
HUNTERSVILLE, NC - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced Tanner Milliron of the Evansville Thunderbolts is the Bauer Player of the Week for November 28-December 4.
Milliron went 2-0-0 and didn't allow a goal in 110 minutes of action as the Thunder- bolts swept a weekend series with Knoxville and extended their winning streak to three games.
On Friday, the New Richmond, WI native entered the game in the first period in re- lief of starter Michael Doan, with the Thunderbolts facing an early 3-0 deficit. Mill- iron and the Evansville defense shut down the Ice Bears over the remaining 49:25 as Evansville rallied to force overtime, where the Thunderbolts needed just 10 seconds to score the game-winning goal and grab a 4-3 win. Milliron got the start the following night where he recorded his second shutout of the season, stopping all 30 Knoxville shots in a 3-0 win.
Milliron currently leads all SPHL netminders in both shutouts (two) and minutes (651:53), ranks second in saves (309) and is sixth with a 2.39 goals against average. Currently in his first professional season, Mill- iron played the previous four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he went 38-16-29 in 65 games, posting a 1.99 goals against average, a .927 save percentage and eight shutouts. Last season, Milliron earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team honors for the sec- ond year in a row after going 14-7-5 with a 1.83 goals against average and a .928 save percentage.
Also Nominated: Andrew Hare, Fayetteville (1-0-1, 2.33 gaa, .923 save%), Jordan Wood, Huntsville (3 gp, 2g, 3a, 2 gwg), Mitchell Vandergunst, Knoxville (2 gp, 1g, 1a), Dennis Sicard, Macon (2 gp, 2g, +2), Peter Di Salvo, Mississippi (1-0-0, 0.92 gaa, 34 saves), Matt Zenzola, Pensacola (1-0-1, 0.96 gaa, .962 save%), Tyler Parks, Peoria (1-0-1, 2.00 gaa, .912 save%) and Nick Schneider, Roanoke (2 gp, 1g, 2a) ###
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