Greenville's Missiaen Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week
December 13, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Jason Missiaen of the Greenville Road Warriors is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 5-11.
The 21-year-old was 2-0-0 with one shutout, a goals-against average of 0.50 and a save percentage of .986 as the Road Warriors won two games against South Division opponents.
Missiaen stopped 31 shots in a 3-1 win over Gwinnett on Thursday and followed that up by recording his first professional shutout on Friday, making 38 saves in a 3-0 victory against South Carolina.
A fourth-round selection (116th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Missiaen is 3-2-0 on the season with a 2.59 goals-against average and a save percentage of .923.
A native of Chatham, Ontario, Missiaen is in his first ECHL season. Last season he appeared in 53 games for Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the QMJHL, posting a 10-33-8 record with a goals-against average of 3.33 and a save percentage of .893. Prior to that, he played four seasons in the OHL with the Peterborough Petes, compiling a record of 48-65-6 in 131 games.
Runners Up: Gerald Coleman, Alaska (2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, .979 save pct.) and Kyle Jones, Colorado (1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .970 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Allen York (Chicago), Jeff Jakaitis (Gwinnett), Riley Gill (Kalamazoo), Joe Fallon (Las Vegas), Mark Owuya (Reading), Philipp Grubauer (South Carolina) and Ryan Zapolski (Toledo).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
WEEK WINNER TEAM
Oct. 14-16 Gerald Coleman Alaska Aces
Oct. 17-23 Gerald Coleman Alaska Aces
Oct. 24-30 Andrew Engelage Utah Grizzlies
Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Philipp Grubauer South Carolina Stingrays
Nov. 7-13 Nic Riopel Greenville Road Warriors
Nov. 14-20 Olivier Roy Stockton Thunder
Nov. 21-27 Darcy Kuemper Ontario Reign
Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Brian Stewart Elmira Jackals
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