ECHL Colorado Eagles

Goaltender Clarke Saunders Rejoins Eagles

Published on December 26, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


Loveland, CO - The Colorado Eagles announced Saturday that they have agreed to terms with goaltender Clarke Saunders for the 2015-16 season. This will be the second season in an Eagles sweater for the 6-foot-2, 220-pound netminder. The Brockville, Ontario native appeared in 36 games for Colorado last season, posting a 2.81 goals-against average and a .902 save-percentage, to go along with a record of 22-8-4 and two shutouts.

Saunders joined the Eagles last season after completing his NCAA career, with the first two seasons spent at the University of Alabama-Huntsville before transferring to the University of North Dakota for the final two seasons of his collegiate career. He assembled his most productive season during his junior year with UND, registering a 2.30 GAA, a .917 save percentage and two shutouts in 26 starts during the 2012-13 season. In 84 total NCAA starts, Saunders posted a cumulative save percentage of .907.

In addition, Saunders also competed in both the Washington Capitals developmental camp in 2013 and the developmental camp of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012.

Prior to making his NCAA debut, Saunders spent five seasons in the CCHL with the Brockville Braves. In his final season with the club in 2009-10, he posted a 2.30 GAA and .915 save percentage in 39 starts. He would finish his career with the Braves with 81 wins, good for third-most in league history.

Saunders will be in the line-up for the Eagles game against Rapid City on Saturday evening and he will wear his familiar #33. Fellow netminder Eric Levine will now wear #35 for the Eagles.

In other transactions, Colorado released goaltender Peter Di Salvo after the 25 year-old appeared in net in two contests with Colorado. Di Salvo went 1-1 with a 3.06 GAA.

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