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Reading's Hamerlik Named Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the Month

March 4, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Peter Hamerlik of the Reading Royals is the Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the Month for February.

Under contract to Boston of the National Hockey League Hamerlik was 6-0-1 with a 1.42 goals against average and a save percentage of .955 as Reading went 9-3-1 and improved to 31-17-8. Looking for their first Kelly Cup Playoff appearance in three seasons, the Royals ended the month sitting in the fifth and final playoff position in the Northern Division.

Hamerlik was named the ITECH HOCKEY ECHL Saver of the Week for February 9-15 after going 4-0-0 with a 1.25 goals against average and a save percentage of .963. He made 32 saves in a 4-2 win against Trenton on February 11 and stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 6-1 win against Dayton on February 13. He had a season-high 40 saves in the Royals 6-1 win against Johnstown on February 14 and made 25 saves in a 4-1 win against Cincinnati on February 15.

Following a 3-2 shootout loss against Atlantic City on February 20, Hamerlik made 25 saves in a 3-2 win against Bakersfield on February 21 and stopped 29 shots in a 6-2 win against Atlantic City on February 24. He closed out the month making 14 saves while playing the final 39:02 of a 5-3 loss at Peoria on February 28.

Selected in the third round (84th overall) by Pittsburgh in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and in the fifth round (153rd overall) by Boston in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Hamerlik lowered his goals against average with Reading from 2.60 to 1.81 while raising his save percentage from .908 to .940 in February. Assigned to Reading by Providence of the American Hockey League on January 14, the 22-year-old Hamerlik is 8-1-2 in 13 games with the Royals.

He began the season in Augusta and was 1-5-1 with a 3.82 goals against average and a .891 save percentage in eight games with the Lynx. He is 9-6-0 with a save percentage of .920 and he ranks 17th in the ECHL with a 2.57 goals against average. He also appeared in three games with Providence going 1-1-1 with a 1.91 goals against average and a .939 save percentage.

In 2002-03, Hamerlik was 2-1-1 with a 3.35 goals against average and a .874 save percentage in five games with Cincinnati of the ECHL and 0-0-1 with a 3.69 goals against average and a .909 save percentage in one game with Providence.

Runners Up: Tyler MacKay, Wheeling (7-2-0, 1.77 GAA, .936 save pct.) and Scott Meyer, Charlotte (6-2-0, 1.83 GAA, .938 save pct.).

Others Nominated: Dan Murphy (Alaska), Scott Stirling (Atlantic City), Gregg Naumenko (Augusta), Randy Petruk (Cincinnati), Jason Tapp (Columbus), Andrew Penner (Dayton), Jeff Maund (Florida), Jamie Hodson (Greensboro), Trevor Prior (Gwinnett), Dimitri Patzold (Johnstown), Derek Gustafson (Louisiana), Greg Gardner (Mississippi), Brian Eklund (Pensacola), Mike Valley (Peoria), Trevor Koenig (San Diego), Kirk Daubenspeck (South Carolina), Mark Scally (Texas), Doug Teskey (Toledo) and Andrew Allen (Trenton).

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