ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Goaltender Jeff Jakaitis Repeats as ECHL Goaltender of the Year

Published on April 16, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, S.C. - South Carolina Stingrays goaltender Jeff Jakaitis is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Year for the second consecutive season and the first netminder in ECHL history to win the award three times, the ECHL and the team announced today.

The Warrior Hockey Goaltender of the Year award is presented annually to the goaltender selected to be the best at his position as determined in a vote of ECHL coaches, broadcasters, media relations directors and media members.

Jakaitis, 31, won the award in 2011-12 while with the Gwinnett Gladiators and last season with the Stingrays. The accomplishment also marks the third consecutive season that a Stingrays goaltender has captured the award after Ryan Zapolski won in 2012-13 and the fourth time in the last six seasons following Todd Ford in 2009-10.

Jeff Lerg of the Toledo Walleye finished second, followed by South Carolina's Adam Morrison, Garret Sparks of the Orlando Solar Bears and the Idaho Steelheads' Olivier Roy.

Jakaitis, who was named to the All-ECHL First Team last week, led the ECHL with a 1.96 goals-against average and seven shutouts, which is tied for the second most in a single-season in ECHL history. He finished the season second in the league with a .924 save percentage and was sixth with 23 wins.

A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Jakaitis set three ECHL records during the season as he posted four consecutive shutouts from March 7-20, went 321:46 without allowing a goal and won 16 consecutive contests from Feb. 15-April 2.

Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Year Award Winners

2014-15 Jeff Jakaitis, South Carolina Stingrays

2013-14 Jeff Jakaitis, South Carolina Stingrays

2012-13 Ryan Zapolski, South Carolina Stingrays

2011-12 Jeff Jakaitis, Gwinnett Gladiators

2010-11 Gerald Coleman, Alaska Aces

2009-10 Todd Ford, South Carolina Stingrays

2008-09 Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, Alaska Aces

2007-08 Anton Khudobin, Texas Wildcatters

2006-07 Adam Berkhoel, Dayton Bombers

2005-06 Matt Underhill, Alaska Aces

2004-05 Chris Madden, Florida Everblades/Long Beach Ice Dogs

2003-04 Scott Stirling, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

2002-03 Alfie Michaud, Peoria Rivermen

2001-02 Frederic Cloutier, Louisiana IceGators

2000-01 Scott Stirling, Trenton Titans

1999-00 Jan Lasak, Hampton Roads Admirals

1998-99 Maxime Gingras, Richmond Renegades

1997-98 Nick Vitucci, Toledo Storm

1996-97 Marc Delorme, Louisiana IceGators

1995-96 Alain Morissette, Louisville RiverFrogs

1994-95 Chris Gordon, Huntington Blizzard

1993-94 Cory Cadden, Knoxville Cherokees

The Stingrays open the 2015 Kelly Cup Playoffs tomorrow, Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 with Game 1 and 2 of the East Division Semifinals against the Reading Royals at the North Charleston Coliseum. The puck drops at 7:05!

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