Kalamazoo's Nie Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week
Published on January 18, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J.- Ryan Nie of the Kalamazoo Wings is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 10-16. This is the fifth time in his career that Nie has won the ECHL ¬ËGoaltender of the Week award.
The 25 year old was 2-0-1 with a goals-against average of 1.66 and a save percentage of .943 in three appearances last week.
Nie opened the week with 24 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss at Cincinnati on Wednesday. He turned aside 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 win at South ¬ËDivision-leading Greenville on Saturday and ended the week with 28 saves in a 3-1 win at South ¬ËCarolina on Sunday.
The Naticoke, Ontario native has appeared in 26 games for the K-Wings this season posting a 12-10-4 record with one shutout, a 3.19 goals-against average and a save percentage of .899.
Nie led the ECHL last season with 28 wins and was third in the league with 26 wins with Johnstown in 2007-08. In 159 ECHL games with Johnstown, ¬ËElmira, Bakersfield, ¬ËCincinnati and Kalamazoo he is 88-47-12 with 10 shutouts, a 3.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .899.
Prior to turning pro, ¬ËNie played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with Plymouth, ¬ËToronto and Sarnia. In 130 games he was 51-54-15 with five shutouts, a 2.93 goals-against average and a save percentage of .911.
Runners Up: Bobby Goepfert, ¬ËFlorida (2-0-0, 1.46 GAA, .959 save pct.) and Joe Fallon, ¬ËLas Vegas (4-1-0, 2.41 GAA, .919 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Brian ¬ËStewart (Bakersfield), Marco ¬ËCousineau (Elmira), Bryan ¬ËPitton (Stockton), Joe Palmer (Toledo) and David Shantz (Victoria).
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