Johnstown's Cey Named Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week

March 14, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Morgan Cey of the Johnstown Chiefs is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Mar. 6-12.

The 24-year-old was 2-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 0.45 and a save percentage of .989 to help the Chiefs go 2-0-1 and clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2003-04 and the 11th time in their 18-year history.

The 6-foot-3 and 185-pound rookie opened the week stopping 27 of 28 shots in the Chiefs' 2-1 win over Trenton on Mar. 10. He made 11 saves in the second period, but did not figure into the decision of the 6-5 overtime loss after Mike Betz returned to the game. He closed out the week making 50 saves to register his third professional shutout in a 1-0 win against North Division leader Reading.

Under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League, Cey is 17-8-5 and is tied for sixth in the league with a .922 save percentage and is 11th with a goals-against of 2.74. He is 5-1-0 with two shutouts and a goals-against average of 1.50 while making 205 saves for a save percentage of .958 in his last six starts. In his last 13 appearances, he is 8-3-1 and has a 2.05 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage.

A native of Wilke, Saskatchewan, Cey spent four years at the University of Notre Dame where he had a career record of 38-43-15 with a 2.75 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in 112 appearances and led the Fighting Irish to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004.

Runners Up: Brett Jaeger, Fresno (2-0-1, 1.30 GAA, .956 save pct.) and Jake Moreland, Stockton (2-1-0, 1.33 GAA, .962 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Matt Underhill (Alaska), Jason Wolfe (Augusta), Cam Ellsworth (Greenville), Sean Fields (Gwinnett), Mike McKenna (Las Vegas), Mike Mole (Phoenix), Cody Rudkowsky (Reading), Kirk Daubenspeck (South Carolina), Tyler Weiman (San Diego), Drew MacIntyre (Toledo) and Rejean Beauchemin (Trenton).

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