Kalamazoo's Martin Named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week
Published on December 16, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Joel Martin of the Kalamazoo Wings is the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 8-14. Martin, who also won the award for the week ending Nov. 9, has won five weekly honors in his career, tied for the second most in ECHL history.
Martin went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .986 in two appearances last week.
The 32-year-old turned aside 32 shots in a 4-1 win against Gwinnett on Wednesday and stopped all 27 shots he faced in a 2-0 victory over Toledo on Friday.
A native of Three Hills, Alberta, Martin has appeared in 18 games this season with a record of 8-6-2 with two shutouts, a 2.89 goals-against average and a save percentage of .903. He is second in the league with 468 saves and third with 1,037 minutes played.
Martin has appeared in 203 career ECHL games with Columbus, Trenton, Elmira, Augusta and Kalamazoo posting an overall record of 101-75-20 with seven shutouts, a 2.97 goals-against average and a save percentage of .908. During the 2012-13 season, he set an ECHL record by playing 3,739 minutes while his 63 games played and 2,051 saves are second all-time in a single season in league history.
He has also seen action in 22 career games in the American Hockey League with Cleveland, Norfolk, Syracuse and Bridgeport.
Runners Up: Martin Ouellette, Reading (2-0-0, 2.50 GAA, .937 save pct.), Adam Morrison, South Carolina (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .931 save pct.) and Neil Conway, Toledo (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .917 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Aaron Dell (Allen), Frans Tuohimaa (Bakersfield), Allen York (Florida), Pat Nagle (Fort Wayne), Jason Missiaen (Greenville), Olivier Roy (Idaho), Maxime Lagace (Missouri), Jussi Olkinuora (Ontario) and Igor Bobkov (Utah).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
WEEK PLAYER TEAM
Oct. 17-19 Joe Cannata Ontario Reign
Oct. 20-26 Jeff Malcolm Greenville Road Warriors
Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Allen York Florida Everblades
Nov. 3-9 Joel Martin Kalamazoo Wings
Nov. 10-16 Riley Gill Allen Americans
Nov. 17-23 Shane Owen Stockton Thunder
Nov. 24-30 Trevor Cann Brampton Beast
Dec. 1-7 Jeff Jakaitis South Carolina Stingrays
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