Grizzlies' Michaud RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month

March 3, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Alfie Michaud of the Utah Grizzlies is the RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month for February.

The 29-year-old was 8-0-2 with three shutouts, a goals against of 1.76 and a save percentage of .964 to help the Grizzlies go 10-2-2 and improve to 32-20-5 to move into third place in the West Division with 69 points.

He had a seven-game winning streak from Feb. 4-24 in which he stopped 196 of 208 shots for a .942 save percentage and allowed 12 goals for a goals against of 1.76 while also posting two shutouts on the road. He was named ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 13-19 becoming only the second two-time winner this season.

In his seventh professional season, the 5-foot-10 and 177-pound Michaud is 19-8-3 with a save percentage of .912. He is tied for the league lead with four shutouts while ranking 10th in the ECHL in goals-against average with 2.65.

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. He has also played in the ECHL for Reading and has a career ECHL record of 71-28-14 with 13 shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.34 and a save percentage of .923 in 119 regular season games.

The native of Selkirk, Manitoba has played in the American Hockey League with Syracuse, Manitoba and Worcester where he has a career record of 28-27-6 and goals against of 2.68 and a save percentage of .909 in 72 games. He played two games in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks in 1999-2000.

He played three years for the University of Maine and was 60-26-8 with six shutouts and goals against of 2.85. He helped the Black Bears win NCAA Championship in 1998-99 after going 28-6-3 with a 2.32 goals-against average and was named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Tournament.

Runners Up: Kevin Nastiuk, Florida (4-2-1, 2.49 GAA, .933 save pct.), Morgan Cey, Johnstown (5-2-1, 2.36 GAA, .930 save pct.), and Drew MacIntyre, Toledo (8-5-0, 2.11 GAA, .926 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Matt Underhill (Alaska), Jason Wolf (Augusta), Sean Fields (Gwinnett), Marc Magliarditi (Las Vegas), Mike Mole (Phoenix), Cody Rudkowsky (Reading), Tom Lawson (San Diego), Davis Parley (South Carolina), Scott Stirling (Trenton) and BJ Boxma (Victoria).

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