Goaltender Michaud Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week
March 30, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, Ill. (March 29, 2005) â Peoria goaltender Alfie Michaud is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week for March 21-27. Michaud, who won the honor for the week of January 31-February 6, joins Mike Minard of Columbia, Dany Sabourin of Wheeling and Nick Boucher of Pee Dee as a two-time winner in 2004-05.
The 5-10 and 177-pound Michaud, who was runner-up for Saver of the Month in February, was 3-0-0 with a goals against average (GAA) of 1.32 and a save percentage of .953. After making 22 saves in a 5-3 win against Johnstown on March 22, Michaud had 37 saves and stopped all four players in a 2-1 shootout win against Wheeling on March 25. He ended the week making 22 saves in a 3-0 win against Wheeling on March 26, his league-leading sixth shutout of the season. The six shutouts is a Peoria team record for most shutouts in a season; he has seven for his Peoria career, which includes one shutout in the 2002-03 season, and that is also a team record. The 28-year-old from Selkirk, Manitoba is 16-2-2 in his last 20 games and overall is 26-10-4 and ranks second in the league with a 1.96 GAA.
Under contract to Worcester of the American Hockey League, Michaud was named the ECHL Goaltender of the Year in 2002-03 with Peoria after going 20-4-4 with a .927 save percentage and a 2.58 GAA. In his first professional season in 1999-2000, Michaud posted 10-17-5 record with a 3.86 GAA and a .890 save percentage in 38 games with Syracuse of the American Hockey League. On October 28, 1999, Michaud made his NHL debut with Vancouver, allowing four goals in a loss to Phoenix.
Runners Up: Sean Fields, Gwinnett (2-0-0, 1.49 GAA, .958 save pct.), Phil Sauve, Mississippi (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, 944 save percentage) and Phil Osaer, Texas (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .967 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Peter Aubry (Alaska), Kelly Guard (Charlotte), Tyler MacKay (Fresno), Marc Magliarditi (Las Vegas), Nathan Marsters (Louisiana), Frederic Cloutier (Pensacola), Barry Brust (Reading), Eddy Ferhi (San Diego) Justin Eddy (South Carolina), Scott Fankhouser (Toledo), Andrew Allen (Trenton) and Andy Chiodo (Wheeling).
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