Reading's Ustimenko Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Month
February 5, 2020 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Kirill Ustimenko of the Reading Royals has been selected as the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for January.
Ustimenko went 6-1-1 with a 1.87 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage in eight appearances during the month.
The 21-year-old allowed two goals or less in six of his eight appearances while making at least 24 saves five times. After suffering a loss in his first appearance of the month on Jan. 4 against Worcester, Ustimenko went 6-0-1 over his final seven starts.
Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round (80th overall) of the 2017 NHL ¬ËEntry Draft, Ustimenko leads ECHL ¬Ërookies, and is third overall in the league, with 18 wins while ranking sixth with a 2.48 goals-against average and tied for eighth with a .916 save percentage.
Ustimenko spent the previous three seasons in the Junior Hockey League (MHL) in Russia, and earned a bronze medal with Russia at the 2017 U18 IIHF ¬ËWorld Championship. Last season, he led all MHL goaltenders, and set an all-time MHL record, with 12 shutouts, bettering his previous best of 11 from 2017-18.
Runners Up: Parker Gagagen, Newfoundland (4-1-0, 1.20 GAA, .964 save pct.) and Billy Christopolous, Toledo (6-1-0, 2.07 GAA, .931 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Cole Kehler (Fort Wayne), Tomas Sholl (Idaho), Zach Fucale (Orlando), Gordon Defiel (Rapid City), Logan Thompson (South Carolina) and Alex D'Orio (Wheeling).
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