New Orleans' Schafer Named InGlasCo East Coast Hockey League Goalie of the Week

March 25, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

The 5-9 and 155-pound Schafer was 3-0 with a 0.33 goals against average and a .987 save percentage in three starts.

He posted back-to-back shutouts and held opponents scoreless for 149:15 breaking the team record of 145:07 set by Ron Vogel and Alexei Volkov during the 2000-01 season.

Drafted in the second round (47th overall) by Boston in the 1995 National Hockey League draft, Schafer made 23 saves in a 1-0 win at Mississippi on Friday and had another 23 saves in a 5-0 win against Baton Rouge on Saturday. The 26-year-old Schafer closed out the weekend making 25 saves in a 3-1 win against Pensacola on Sunday.

Runners-up: Scott Stirling, Atlantic City (3 gp, 3-0-0, 1.62 GAA, .930 save pct), Alex Westlund, Cincinnati (4 gp, 4-0-0, 1.46 GAA, .955 save pct) and David St. Germain, Trenton (2 gp, 2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, .982 save pct).

Others Nominated: Jason Saal (Arkansas), Zac Bierk (Augusta), Brian Leitza (Baton Rouge), Bryce Wandler (Charlotte), Al Fomitchev (Columbus), Gregg Naumenko (Dayton), Sean Matile (Florida), Frederic Henry (Greensboro), Tyrone Garner (Greenville), Andrew Allen (Jackson), Frederic Deschenes (Johnstown), Frederic Cloutier (Louisiana), Evan Lindsay (Macon), Luc Belanger Mississippi), Greg Hewitt (Mobile), J.R. Prestifilippo (Pee Dee), Maxime Gingras (Pensacola), Phil Osaer (Peoria), Dave Marlin (Reading), Rastislav Stana (Richmond), Daniel Berthiaume (Roanoke), Jody Lehman (South Carolina), Joey MacDonald (Toledo), and Joel Laing (Wheeling).

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