Las Vegas's Lalande Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week
January 29, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Las Vegas rookie Kevin
Lalande is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for
Jan.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.
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 Jan. 25 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 Nov. 25 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 Dec. 1. He improved to
6-0-2 before suffering his first loss in regulation, 3-1 against Victoria
on Jan. 12.
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.
Runners up: Anton
Khudobin, Texas (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .959 save pct) and Craig
Kowalski, Gwinnett (3-0-0, 1.30 GAA, .948 save pct).
Also Nominated: Michel
Robinson (Bakersfield), Cedrick
Desjardins (Cincinnati), Jake
Moreland (Fresno), Jonathan
Quick (Reading), Davis
Parley (South Carolina), Dave
Caruso (Trenton), Michael
Mole (Utah) and Billy
Thompson (Victoria).
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