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Grizzlies' Michaud Named Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week

Published on February 21, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Alfie Michaud of the Utah Grizzlies is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for February 13-19.

Michaud, who won the award for Nov. 7-14, becomes only the second two-time winner this season joining Alaska's Chris Beckford-Tseu, who has won the award three times.

The 29-year-old was 2-0-0 with a shutout, a goals against of 1.00 and a save percentage of .962 to help the Grizzlies extend their winning streak to seven games while improving their record to 29-19-4.

After stopping 24 of 26 shots in a 4-2 win against Stockton on Feb. 15, the 5-foot-10 and 177-pound netminder made 28 saves in a 5-0 win at Las Vegas on Feb. 18 for his second shutout of the season. The Grizzlies are the only team this season to win twice at Las Vegas and only the second team this year to beat the Wranglers at home in regulation and Michaud has been in net for both of the wins. It was the 18th career professional shutout and 11th career ECHL shutout for Michaud, who led the league in 2004-05 with six shutouts.

Michaud is 5-0-0 with a shutout, a goals against of 1.58 and a save percentage of .944 in his last five starts to improve to 16-8-2 while ranking 11th in the ECHL with a goals against of 2.84 in 28 games.

Prior to joining Utah, Michaud spent two seasons with Peoria of the ECHL, going 27-13-5 with a 2.04 goals-against average and .929 save percentage and a league-leading six shutouts in 2004-05. In 2002-03 he was named ECHL goaltender of the year, posting a record of 20-4-4 and leading the league with a 2.10 goals-against average and recording a .927 save percentage.

The native of Selkirk, Manitoba has also played in the ECHL with Reading and has played in the American Hockey League with Syracuse, Manitoba and Worcester where he has a career record of 28-27-6 and career goals against of 2.68 in 72 games. He played three years for the University of Maine and helped the Black Bears win NCAA Championship in 1998-99 after going 28-6-3 with a 2.32 goals-against average.

Runners Up: Matt Underhill, Alaska (2-1-0, 1.67 GAA, .938 save pct.), Steve Silverthorn, Idaho (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .946 save pct.) and Cody Rudkowsky, Reading (3-1-0, 1.47, .952 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Jason Wolfe (Augusta), Kevin Nastiuk (Florida), Cam Ellsworth (Greenville), Marc Magliarditi (Las Vegas), Mike Mole (Phoenix), Tom Lawson (San Diego), Davis Parley (South Carolina), Jake Moreland (Stockton) and Scott Stirling (Trenton).

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