Khudobin Voted ECHL's Top Goalie
April 10, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Texas Wildcatters News Release
PRINCETON, NJ--The ECHL on Thursday announced that Wildcatters rookie Anton Khudobin is the recipient of the Rbk Hockey Goaltender of the Year award for 2007-08.
The Rbk Hockey Goaltender of the Year award is presented annually to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position as determined in a vote of ECHL coaches.
He is the first rookie to win the award since Frederic Cloutier in 2001-02 and the seventh rookie selected since the honor began in 1993-94.
Khudobin, who was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team and First Team All-ECHL, was 20-1-4 and led ECHL goaltenders with a goals-against average of 1.98 and a save percentage of .934 while finishing tied for third with three shutouts in 27 games with the Wildcatters. The 21 year old has also played in the American Hockey League where he was 2-2-1 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 1.99 and a save percentage of .911 in 12 games for Houston.
Selected in the seventh round (206th overall) by Minnesota in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and under NHL contract to the Wild, the native of Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan was voted to the ECHL All-Star Game after going 10-0-3 with a goals-against average of 1.85 and a save percentage of .938 in his first 14 games.
He posted back-to-back shutouts in his last two regular season starts in the ECHL on Feb. 1 and 12 and made 24 saves in his first postseason start, a 4-1 win over Mississippi in Thursday. In his last six starts he is 6-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.17 and a save percentage of .964.
The puck drops at Ford Arena for South Division Quarterfinals Game 2 tonight at 7:05. Game 3 is slated for Saturday in Biloxi.
If necessary, Game 4 would take place Sunday in Mississippi and Game 5 would be Tuesday, April 15 back at Ford Arena.
Don't miss exciting playoff action at Ford Arena! Playoff packages and single-game tickets for the DQF round are now available at the Wildcatters Front Office, the Ford Park Box Office, and Ticketmaster. Join the Wildcatters as they begin the charge to the championship, call (409) 951-5500!
The Texas Wildcatters are the proud ECHL affiliate of NHL's Minnesota Wild and the Houston Aeros of the AHL.
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