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Salmon Kings' Bridges Named CCM Vector Rookie Of The Month

April 6, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Victoria goaltender Bryan Bridges is the CCM Vector ECHL Rookie of the Month for March.

The Victoria, British Columbia native went 5-0-1 with a 1.62 goals-against average and a save percentage of .956 in six games in March to help the Salmon Kings clinch their first-ever berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

The 21-year-old stopped 28 out of 29 shots in a 4-1 win against Utah on Mar. 18 and 34 out of 35 shots in a 5-1 win against Long Beach on Mar. 23.

The 5-foot-11 and 170-pound Bridges stopped 87 of 89 shots in two games, making 42 saves in a 4-1 win against Long Beach on Mar. 24 before stopping a season-high 45 shots in a 7-1 win against Utah on Mar. 28. He closed out the month making 38 saves in a 4-3 overtime win at Utah on Mar. 30.

Bridges won his last five games of the month while lowering his goals-against average to 3.40 and raising his save percentage to .903. The five consecutive wins are a personal best for a Salmon Kings goalie, which helped him improve his record to 13-16-1.

He played five seasons in the Western Hockey League where he was 107-77-16 with 21 shutouts, a 2.51 goals-against average and a save percentage of .905 in 213 games with Kootenay and Seattle.

Runners Up: Benoit Mondou, Trenton (15 gp, 12g, 10a, 22 pts) and Dan Murphy, Charlotte (15gp, 10g, 9a, 19pts).

Also Nominated: Matt Robinson (Alaska), Aaron Slattengren (Augusta). Todd Griffith (Bakersfield), Jason Tejchma (Fresno), Brandon Kaleniecki (Gwinnett), Maxime Boisclair (Johnstown), Joe Zappala (Reading), Travis Morin (South Carolina), Devan Dubnyk (Stockton), Jonathan Paiement (Texas), Bruce Mulherin (Toledo) and Andy Sertich (Utah).

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