Royals' Brust Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver Of The Week

April 5, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Reading rookie goaltender Barry Brust is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week for March 28-April 3. The 21-year-old Brust, who won the award for the week of March 14-20, becomes the fifth netminder to win the award twice this season, joining Mike Minard of Columbia, Dany Sabourin of Wheeling, Nick Boucher of Pee Dee and Alfie Michaud of Peoria.

Brust helped Reading become the first team in the North Division to clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs, going 3-0-0 with a 1.66 goals against and a .945 save percentage while posting wins over division rivals Dayton, Atlantic City and Peoria.

Under contract to Manchester of the American Hockey League, the 6-2 and 210-pound Brust stopped 29 shots in a 6-3 win at Dayton on Friday and followed with 25 saves in a 5-1 win against Atlantic City on Saturday. The rookie ended his week with a 32-save effort in a 2-1 win against Peoria on Sunday.

Selected in the third round (73rd overall) by Minnesota in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Brust is 5-1-1 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 1.98 and a save percentage of .938 in his last seven starts. In his last 17 games, Brust is 13-1-3 with a .945 save percentage and three shutouts. Brust is 26-9-4 and is tied for second in the league in goals-against average (1.99) and is tied for fifth in shutouts (4). Chosen to represent host Reading at the 2005 ECHL All-Star Game, Brust did not allow a goal in the final 20 minutes of action to ensure the National Conference's 6-2 victory.

Runners Up: Chad Collins, Augusta (2-0-0, 2.20 GAA, .943 save pct.) and Tyler MacKay, Florida (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .941 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Matt Underhill (Alaska), Trevor Koenig (Atlantic City), Alex Westlund (Charlotte), Brett Jaeger (Fresno), Sean Fields (Gwinnett), Marc Magliarditi (Las Vegas), Nathan Marsters (Louisiana), Phil Sauve (Mississippi) Nick Boucher (Pee Dee), Alfie Michaud (Peoria), Todd Ford (Pensacola), Gregg Naumenko (South Carolina), Jason Wolfe (Texas), Scott Fankhouser (Toledo), Andrew Allen (Trenton) and Joe Exter (Wheeling).

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