
McKenna named Goaltender of the Week
February 27, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Mike McKenna of the Las Vegas Wranglers is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 19-25, 2007. He becomes the first three-time winner in the ECHL this season, having captured the award for Nov. 13-19 and Nov. 27-Dec. 3.
The St. Louis, Mo. native was 2-0-0 and stopped all 64 shots he faced to record his fourth and fifth shutouts of the season, tying him for the league lead. He helped Las Vegas go 2-0-1 to stay on top of the Pacific Division.
In his second professional season, the 23-year-old stopped all 22 shots he faced in a 5-0 win at Victoria on Feb. 21 and made 42 saves in a 3-0 win at Victoria on Feb. 24. The 42 stops is one off of his season high of 43 saves on Dec. 1 at Idaho and Jan. 6 at Phoenix.
The 6-foot-2 and 190-pound McKenna, who has not allowed a goal in 169:03, is 16-3-6 and leads the ECHL with a goals-against average of 2.14 and a save percentage of .934.
Selected in the sixth round (172nd overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft, McKenna was 19-2-1 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 2.13 and a save percentage of .923 in 25 regular season games as a rookie with Las Vegas last season. He earned ECHL Rookie of the Month honors in December after going 6-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 2.33 and a save percentage of .919 in seven appearances. He was 1-1 with a goals-against average of 3.12 and a save percentage of .905 in four Kelly Cup Playoff games with the Wranglers.
Voted as the starting goaltender for the National Conference he made 17 saves in the ECHL All-Star Game. McKenna, who was selected to the All-Star Game in 2006 as well, has spent time in the American Hockey League this season with both Milwaukee and Omaha after playing last season with Norfolk.
He played four years at St. Lawrence University in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference where he was 32-44-8 with a goals-against average of 3.01 and a save percentage of .905 save percentage in 95 games. He was named ECAC Rookie of the Week twice as a freshman in 2001-02.
The Wranglers play four games in five nights week starting tonight when they host Idaho at 7:05 pm. After a game in Phoenix on Thursday, March 1st, the Wranglers will host the RoadRunners at 7:05 pm on Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd. The first 2,000 fans to the game on Friday, March 2nd receive a Wranglers Pint Glass, compliments of Integrity Jeep Chrysler Dodge. On Saturday, fans may attend the Port of Subs Pre-Game Party from 4:30 - 6:30 pm in the concourse of the Orleans Arena.
The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena for the upcoming 2006-07 season are now on sale, starting as low as $157. Call (702) 471-PUCK (7825) for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.
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