Reading's Dalton Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week
February 22, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J.- Matt Dalton of the Reading ¬ËRoyals is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 14-20.
The 24 year old was 3-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.97 goals-against average and a .974 save percentage in three appearances for the Royals who improved their league-best record to 34-13-5 for 73 points.
Dalton recorded his third shutout of the season with 48 saves in a 1-0 win over Wheeling on ¬ËFriday and then made 27 saves in a 3-1 victory against the Nailers on ¬ËSaturday. He ended the week with 37 saves in a 5-2 win against Elmira on ¬ËSunday.
The Clinton, Ontario native is 14-6-1 in 21 appearances with the ¬ËRoyals this season with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage which ranks second in the league. Dalton has also appeared in 16 AHL games with Providence going 7-9-0 with two shutouts, a 3.20 goals-against average and a save percentage of .894.
As a rookie last season, ¬ËDalton saw action in 46 regular-season games with the ¬ËRoyals posting a 22-20-4 record with one shutout, a 3.47 goals-against average and a save percentage of .906. In 16 Kelly Cup ¬ËPlayoff games with ¬ËReading he went 10-6 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage.
Runners Up: Ryan Nie, Kalamazoo (2-0-1, 1.62 GAA, .950 save pct.) and Zane Kalemba, ¬ËStockton (2-1-1, 1.22 GAA, .951 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Adam Courchaine (Alaska), Brian ¬ËStewart (Bakersfield), Jaroslav Janus ¬Ë(Florida), Michael Ouzas (Las Vegas), Shane Owen (South ¬ËCarolina), Jimmy Spratt (Toledo), Tamio Stehrenberger (Utah) and David Shantz (Victoria).
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