Ice Pilots Brodeur Gets Call to NHL, Dresses for Blackhawks
February 18, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release
CHICAGO, IL - Pensacola Ice Pilots goaltender Mike Brodeur dressed in yesterday afternoon's Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche before a sellout crowd at United Center. Brodeur who was reassigned on Saturday by the Blackhawks to the AHL's Rockford IceHogs, received the call to the NHL Sunday morning. He wore sweater #60, backing up starting goaltender Patrick Lalime. Chicago's top goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin is day-to-day with a right knee sprain.
Brodeur played 80 minutes with Rockford this season, going 1-0-0 with a 2.25 GAA and a 0.944 save percentage. The 24 year old native of Calgary, AB appeared in 18 games with the Ice Pilots, going 5-7-4 with a 3.18 GAA, a 0.909 save percentage and a shut out. Since his return from the IceHogs, Brodeur went 3-2-2 and was named ECHL Goalie of the Week for the week of February 4-10.
Don't miss the hard hitting, exciting action, as the Ice Pilots' next home game is Friday, February 22 at 7:05 p.m. vs. Gwinnett at the Civic Center. It is College Night, as tickets are just $5 for students, faculty and family. Group Tickets and Military Packages are still available through the Ice Pilots office. For more information, or to reserve your seats, call (850) 432-PUCK, or visit the Ice Pilots web site at www.icepilots.com.
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