Grrrowl's Deslauriers Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week

March 1, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Grrrowl News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Greenville rookie goaltender Jeff Deslauriers is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week for February 21-27. Deslauriers was runner-up for the award each of his first two weeks in the league (Feb. 7-13 and Feb. 14-20).

Deslauriers went 3-0-1 and helped Greenville go 4-0-1 to capture nine of a possible 10 points against East Division rivals. Deslauriers, who was recalled to Edmonton of the American Hockey League on Monday, posted a 1.68 goals-against average, a .964 save percentage and recorded his first professional shutout.

The 6-4 and 192-pound goaltender made 29 saves and stopped five of six shooters in the shootout for a 4-3 win against South Carolina on February 21. After stopping 40 shots in a 3-0 win against first-place Charlotte on Friday, the 20-year-old had 30 saves in a 3-2 win against Pee Dee on Saturday. Starting his third game in three days, Deslauriers made 41 saves in a 3-2 shootout loss at Augusta on Sunday.

Selected in the second round (31st overall) and under contract to Edmonton of the National Hockey League, Deslauriers is 7-1-1 with a 1.62 goals-against average and .957 save percentage since joining the Grrrowl on February 11. Born in St. Jean-Richelieu, Quebec, Deslauriers opened the season in the American Hockey League with Edmonton, posting a 4-7-1 record and a 2.38 goals-against average.

Prior to turning professional, Deslauriers played three seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Chicoutimi. He was 21-20-6 with a goals-against average of 2.87 in 2003-04 and had a career record of 67-64-8.

Runners Up: Peter Aubry, Alaska (1-0-1, 1.44 GAA, .957 save pct.), Brett Jaeger, Fresno (1-0-1, 0.66 GAA, .985 save pct.) and Andrew Allen, Trenton (3-0-0, 1.62 GAA, .926 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Trevor Koenig (Atlantic City), Jason Saal (Augusta), Alex Westlund (Charlotte), Tyler MacKay (Florida), Sean Fields (Gwinnett), Nathan Marsters (Louisiana), Phil Sauve (Mississippi), Todd Ford (Pensacola), Chris Beckford-Tseu (Peoria), Barry Brust (Reading), Justin Eddy (South Carolina), Davis Parley (Texas), Logan Koopmans (Toledo) and Andy Chiodo (Wheeling).



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