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Lalande named Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week

January 29, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Wranglers rookie Kevin Lalande is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for January 21-27.

The Kingston, Ontario native was 2-0-0 with a shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a .982 save percentage as the Wranglers went 3-0-0 for the week to improve to 27-8-7 and increase their lead in the National Conference to three points over Victoria.

The 6-foot and 180-pound Lalande registered his second shutout of the season when he stopped all 32 shots in a 1-0 win at Utah on January 25th and the following night at home against the Grizzlies he turned aside 23-of-24 shots in a 4-1 win.

The 20-year old is 8-2-2 and has allowed one goal or less in nine of his 12 starts with the Wranglers. He is tied for third in the ECHL with two shutouts and he would lead the league in goals-against average (1.49) and save percentage (.946) if he had the minimum number of minutes played.

Selected in the fifth round (128th overall) by Calgary in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and under NHL contract to the Flames, Lalonde has also played in the American Hockey League where he is 2-3-0 with a goals-against average of 3.34 and a save percentage of .888 in seven games with Quad City.

He made his ECHL debut on November 25th and stopped all 18 shots for his first professional shutout in a 4-0 win against Phoenix. He won his next three starts before losing 2-1 in a shootout to Idaho on December 1st. He improved to 6-0-2 before suffering his first loss in regulation, 3-1 against Victoria on January 12th.

Lalande played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League where he was 67-46-12 with seven shutouts, a goals-against average of 3.01 and a save percentage of .916 in 131 games for Belleville from 2003-07.

Las Vegas is on the road this Wednesday at 6:11 pm (PST) in Phoenix. The Wranglers return home on Friday, February 1st at 7:05 pm to host the Fresno Falcons. The first 2,500 fans will receive a "Duke" Piggy Bank, compliments of Cox Communications. Las Vegas then heads to Fresno for a 7:30 pm game on Saturday.

Individual game tickets are now on sale. Fans may purchase tickets on the Wranglers team website at www.lasvegaswranglers.com or the Orleans Arena website (www.orleansarena.com). Fans may also purchase tickets at any of the following locations in the valley: Galleria Mall, Orleans Casino showroom box office, Gold Coast Casino showroom box office and the Suncoast Casino showroom box office. Tickets may be ordered by phone at (702)-284-7777.

The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Pro-rated seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena during the 2007-08 season are also available. Call (702) 471-PUCK (7825) for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.

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