Fresno's Moreland Named RBC Financial Group Saver Of The Month

Published on February 5, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Jake Moreland of the Fresno Falcons is the RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month for January.

The 28 year old was 7-1-1 with a shutout, a 2.08 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage in nine games as the Falcons went 9-2-1 in January to move into second place in the Pacific Division with 56 points (25-11-6).

Moreland had a five-game winning streak from Jan. 4-13 and was named ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 7-13.

The Grand Forks, N.D. native posted three straight overtime wins at Las Vegas, making 27 saves in a 5-4 win on Jan. 4, stopping 19-of-21 shots in a 3-2 win on Jan. 5 and turning aside 35 shots in a 2-1 win on Jan. 8.

After recording his first shutout of the season stopping all 24 shots in a 6-0 win against Phoenix on Jan. 13, the 6-foot-2 and 190-pound Moreland turned aside 20 shots in a 6-1 win against Idaho on Jan. 25 and made 28 saves in a 4-2 win against Phoenix on Jan. 27.

The fifth-year professional is 58-35-17 with seven shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.69 and a save percentage of .920 in 120 regular season games with Fresno, Stockton and Atlantic City. He helped Atlantic City win the Kelly Cup in 2003 going 2-0 with a goals-against average of 1.68 and a save percentage of .945 in two games.

Moreland has also played in the American Hockey League where he is 1-1-0 with a 1.38 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage in two regular season games with Worcester in 2003-04 and 1-1 with a 2.81 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage in two playoff games for Milwaukee in 2005-06.

He played four seasons at St. Cloud State and was 27-17-1 with four shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.77 and a save percentage of .902 in 49 games from 1999-2003.

Runners Up: Ryan Munce, Mississippi (8-3-0, 2.35 GAA, .928 save pct.) and Anton Khudobin, Texas (6-1-2, 2.23 GAA, .925 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Bobby Goepfert (Augusta), Michel Robinson (Bakersfield), Justin Peters (Florida), Craig Kowalski (Gwinnett), Matt Zaba (Idaho), Ryan Nie (Johnstown), Daniel Manzato (Las Vegas), Dave McKee (Phoenix), Jonathan Quick (Reading), Davis Parley (South Carolina), Dave Caruso (Trenton), Nathan Lawson (Utah) and Billy Thompson (Victoria).

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