Las Vegas' Fallon Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week
January 25, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J.- Joe Fallon of the Las Vegas Wranglers is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 17-23.
The 25 year old was 2-0-0 with one shutout, a goals-against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .938 last week as the Wranglers improved their record to a league-best 25-11-3 for 53 points and a five-point lead over Stockton for first place in the Pacific Division.
Fallon opened the week with 20 saves in a 4-0 shutout victory against Alaska on Tuesday and then made 25 saves in a 5-3 win over Bakersfield on ¬ËFriday.
The Bemidji, Minn. native has appeared in 21 games for the Wranglers this season posting a 13-7-0 record with two shutouts. He ranks fourth in the ECHL with a 2.43 goals-against average and is tied for fourth with a .918 save percentage.
Fallon, who is under contract with ¬ËSan ¬ËAntonio of the American ¬ËHockey League, has appeared in four games with the ¬ËRampage this season going 2-1-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a save percentage of .900.
A sixth round selection (167th overall) of the Chicago ¬ËBlackhawks in the 2005 NHL ¬ËEntry Draft, ¬ËFallon has appeared in 56 career ECHL ¬Ëgames with ¬ËFresno, ¬ËGwinnett and Las Vegas going 31-21-3 with four shutouts, a 2.77 goals-against average and a save percentage of .909.
Runners Up: Tyler Beskorowany, Idaho (2-0-1, 1.62 GAA, .949 save pct.) and Bryan Pitton, ¬ËStockton (3-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .909 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Josh Tordjman (Bakersfield), Riley Gill (Kalamazoo), Beau ¬ËErickson (Ontario), Jimmy Spratt (Toledo) and David ¬ËShantz (Victoria).
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