Grrrowl's Ellsworth Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week

Published on January 27, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Cam Ellsworth of the Greenville Grrrowl is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 23-29.

The 25-year-old rookie was 3-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 0.65 and a save percentage of .973 as Greenville improved to 24-11-1 and moved into third place in the South Division.

The 6-foot-1 and 200-pound Ellsworth posted back-to-back shutouts, making 35 saves in an 8-0 win against Pensacola on Jan. 16 for his first professional shutout and 25 saves in a 6-0 win against second-place Gwinnett on Jan. 20. He closed out the week making 13 saves in a 3-2 overtime win at Charlotte on Jan. 21.

Signed by Greenville on Nov. 14, Ellsworth is 3-1-0 with two shutouts, a goals against of 0.99 and a save percentage of .957 in four games with the Grrrowl. He began the season with Augusta and was 0-1-0 with a goals against of 3.70 and a save percentage of .900 in one game with Lynx.

The native of Leamington, Ontario played four seasons at Michigan Tech from 2001-05 and was named Third Team All-WCHA and Academic All-WCHA.

Runners Up: Matt Underhill, Alaska (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .917 save pct.), Jeff Glass, Charlotte (3-0-0, 2.99 GAA, .915 save pct) and Kevin Nastiuk, Florida (1-0-0, 1.20 GAA, .968 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Ryan Munce (Bakersfield), Tuomas Tarkki (Gwinnett), Todd Ford (Pensacola), Mike Mole (Phoenix), Tom Lawson (San Diego), Davis Parley (South Carolina), Drew MacIntyre (Toledo), Rejean Beauchemin (Trenton), Justin Eddy (Utah) and Rob McVicar (Victoria).

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