Florida's MacKay Named Sun National Bank ECHL Saver Of The Month

April 6, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Tyler MacKay of the Florida Everblades is the Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the Month for March.

The 25-year-old goaltender was 9-1-0 with a goals-against average of 1.60 and a save percentage of .931. He allowed two goals or less in nine of his 10 starts while helping the Everblades go 10-3-1 for the month to clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.

A runner-up for ECHL Saver of the Week on March 22 and April 5, MacKay won his first six starts in March to improve to 13-2-2 while allowing two goals or less in all six games to lower his goals-against average to 2.00 while raising his save percentage to .926. After a three-game sweep of Louisiana, MacKay had 25 saves in a 3-2 overtime win at Mississippi on March 11 and had 18 saves in a 2-0 win at Greenville on March 19. Following a 3-2 loss at Charlotte on March 20, MacKay won his next three starts, including two road wins against East Division leader Columbia. In his last 13 starts, MacKay is 12-1-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.68 and a save percentage of .929.

Florida acquired the 5-11 and 175-pound MacKay in a February 4 trade with Atlantic City where MacKay was 0-4-0 with a goals-against average of 3.41 and a save percentage of .866 in four games. Since joining the Everblades, MacKay is 17-3-2 with two shutouts. He is tied for fifth in the ECHL with a goals-against average of 1.96 while his save percentage of .931 ranks sixth in the league.

MacKay began his professional career in 2001-02 and was 16-12-1 with a goals-against average of 2.83 in 35 games with Wheeling and 17-5-2 with a goals-against average of 2.24 in 2003-04 with Wheeling.

A native of Deschambault Lake, Saskatchewan, MacKay played four seasons in the Western Hockey League with Saskatoon and Spokane, going 70-23-12 with a goals-against average of 3.58 and a save percentage of .872.

Runners Up: Sean Fields, Gwinnett (6-1-1, 1.96 GAA, .930 save pct.), Barry Brust, Reading (6-1-1, 1.48 GAA, .949 save pct.) and Phil Sauve, Mississippi (5-1-1, 1.81 GAA, .945 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Peter Aubry (Alaska), Trevor Koenig (Atlantic City), Matus Kostur (Augusta), Yutaka Fukufuji (Bakersfield), Alex Westlund (Charlotte), Mike Minard (Columbia), Brett Jaeger (Fresno), Mike Brodeur (Greenville), Nathan Marsters (Louisiana), Frederic Cloutier (Pensacola), Alfie Michaud (Peoria), Eddy Ferhi (San Diego), Justin Eddy (South Carolina), Phil Osaer (Texas), Scott Fankhouser (Toledo), Andrew Allen (Trenton) and Andy Chiodo (Wheeling).

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