Olkinuora Named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week
Published on April 14, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Ontario Reign Goaltender Jussi Olkinuora
(Ontario Reign)
ONTARIO, Calif. - The Ontario Reign, four-time ECHL Pacific Division Champions and proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's 2014 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets, are proud to announce that goaltender Jussi Olkinuora has been named the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for April 6-12.
Olkinuora went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .975 in two appearances at Alaska last week.
The 24-year-old stopped 42 shots in a 4-1 win on Wednesday and made 35 saves in a 2-1 victory on Saturday.
Olkinuora is the second Reign netminder to garner weekly honors this season after Joe Cannata received the distinction for the week of October 17-19.
A native of Helsinki, Finland, Olkinuora finished the 2014-15 season fifth in the ECHL with 27 wins, tied for fifth with a 2.41 goals-against average and eighth with a .916 save percentage. He also went 2-1-0 in four appearances with St. John's of the American Hockey League.
Under contract to the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League, Olkinuora has appeared in 70 career games with Ontario posting an overall record of 41-20-7 with two shutouts, a 2.64 goals-against average and a save percentage of .905.
Prior to turning pro, he played two seasons at the University of Denver and one season with Sioux Falls in the United States Hockey League.
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