Roanoke's Belitski Named ITECH Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week
Published on November 4, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Roanoke's David Belitski is the ITECH Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week for October 27-November 2.
The 5-8 and 170-pound was 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals against average and a .943 save percentage while helping the Express even its record at 4-4-0, tied for third place in the Southern Division with Greensboro and South Carolina.
Returning to North America after two seasons in Germany, Belitski made 21 saves in a 4-1 win at Greenville on Friday, and he had 33 saves and also picked up an assist in a 6-4 win against Greensboro on Saturday. Belitski closed out the weekend making 28 saves in a 2-0 win against Charlotte on Sunday.
In the last three games, Belitski has improved his record to 3-2-0 and lowered his goals against average from 3.89 to 2.57 while raising his save percentage from .875 to .914.
Belitski played in the ECHL with Louisiana and Pensacola in 2000-01 before returning to Germany where he played from 1997-98 to 2000-01. The 26-year-old Belitski was 0-0-1 with a 1.85 goals against average and a .943 save percentage in one game with Louisiana and 4-11-1 with a 2.92 goals against average and a .909 save percentage in 16 games with Pensacola.
Runners Up: Bujar Amidovski, Dayton (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .942 save pct.), Michael Garnett, Gwinnett (2-0-0, 1.96 GAA, .930 save pct.), Mark Magliarditi, Las Vegas (3-0-0, 2.92 GAA, .926 save pct.), and Martin Brouchu, Wheeling (2-0-1, 2.84 GAA, .906 save pct.)
Also Nominated: Dan Murphy (Alaska), Scott Stirling (Atlantic City), Peter Hamerlik (Augusta), David St. Germain (Charlotte), Randy Petruk (Cincinnati), Sebastien Laplante (Florence), Scott Kabotoff (Greenville), Frederic Cloutier (Louisiana), Greg Gardner (Mississippi), Brian Eklund (Pensacola), Mike Valley (Peoria), Cody Rudkowsky (Reading), and Kirk Daubenspeck (South Carolina).
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