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Ouellette Named CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

February 12, 2019 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears have announced that goaltender Martin Ouellette has been selected as the CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week for the week of Feb. 4-10. It is the fourth time in his career that he has received the weekly honor, and the fifth time in club history that a goaltender has been named Goaltender of the Week.

Ouellette, 27, went 3-0-0 with a 1.59 goals-against average and a save percentage of .944 in three appearances against Jacksonville last week.

The netminder stopped 27 shots in a 3-2 shootout victory on Wednesday, made 27 saves in a 2-1 victory on Friday and turned aside 30 shots in a 3-2 overtime road win on Saturday.

Under an American Hockey League contract with the Syracuse Crunch, Ouellette is 14-6-1 in 21 appearances with the Solar Bears this season with one shutout, a 2.78 goals-against average and a save percentage of .914.

The 6-foot-1, 161-pound goalie is 96-44-11 in 155 career ECHL appearances with Orlando, Florida and Reading with 10 shutouts, a 2.47 goals-against average and a save percentage of .914. He is 12-5-2 in 23 career AHL games with Syracuse and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms with a 2.18 goals-against average and a save percentage of .929.

Prior to turning pro, Ouellette played four seasons at the University of Maine, where he appeared in 82 career games and went 28-33-14 with seven shutouts, a 2.52 goals-against average and a save percentage of .929.

Ouellette was a seventh-round selection (#184 overall) of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Solar Bears CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week History:

Martin Ouellette - Feb. 4-10, 2019

Cal Heeter - Nov. 20-26, 2017

Garret Sparks - Feb. 2-8, 2015

John Curry - Nov. 4-10, 2013

John Curry - Jan. 14-20, 2013

NEXT GAMES: The Solar Bears remain on the road but stay in the Sunshine State when they face the Florida Everblades on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Arena. Orlando's next home game is Single & Mingle Night against the Icemen on Friday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.

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2018-19 Single-Game Tickets Now on Sale:

Single-game tickets for the Orlando Solar Bears 2018-19 regular season home schedule are now on sale! Fans can purchase single-game tickets for as little as $15 at the Amway Center box office, or online at Ticketmaster.com.

2018-19 Season Ticket Memberships:

Season Ticket Memberships for the seventh season of ECHL Orlando Solar Bears hockey are now on sale. Full and Half-Season memberships are both available, starting as low as $270. For more information, call (407) 951-8200 or visit orlandosolarbearshockey.com.

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