Scott Named Player of the Week
Published on March 24, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, MA ... The American Hockey League announced today that Manchester Monarchs goaltender Travis Scott has been named the Sher-Wood AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 23, 2003. Scott went 2-0-1 in three starts last week, stopping 116 of 119 shots and recording two shutouts as the Monarchs extended their unbeaten streak to seven games.
On Wednesday night, Scott was perfect against a 50-shot barrage from the South Division-leading Norfolk Admirals, leading Manchester to a 3-0 win. The Monarchs then began a home-and-home with Providence, the only team ahead of them in the North Division standings. Scott posted another gem on Friday, turning aside all 30 Bruins shots in a 3-0 victory, and extended his shutout streak to more than 162 minutes before finishing with 36 saves in a 3-3 tie with the B's on Saturday. Scott finished with a 0.97 goals against average and a .975 save percentage on the week.
In recognition of his achievement, Scott will receive a Sher-Wood leather jacket, presented to him during an on-ice ceremony prior to an upcoming game. In addition, Sher-Wood will donate five travel bags to a local youth hockey organization in Scott's name.
Scott is unbeaten in his last six appearances (5-0-1), improving to 20-17-5 on the season with a 2.49 GAA, a .921 save percentage and three shutouts, all of which came in an eight-day span from Mar. 14-21. A native of Kanata, Ont., Scott is 86-77-13 in 193 career AHL matches with Manchester, Lowell and Worcester, spending the last four seasons in the Los Angeles Kings' system. He appeared in the 2002 AHL All-Star Classic in St. John's, and was the AHL's Goaltender of the Month in December 2001.
Other players nominated for Sher-Wood AHL Player of the Week include Albany left wing Steve Kariya, Binghamton center Antoine Vermette, Bridgeport center Justin Papineau, Chicago left wing Simon Gamache, Cleveland center Jeff Nelson, Grand Rapids goaltender Marc Lamothe, Hamilton goaltender Ty Conklin, Hartford left wing Dixon Ward, Hershey right wing Eric Bertrand, Lowell center Harold Druken, Manitoba goaltender Tyler Moss, Milwaukee center Bryan Lundbohm, Philadelphia right wing Mark Greig, Portland defenseman Josef Boumedienne, San Antonio left wing Ryan Jardine, Springfield right wing Shane Willis, Syracuse center Donald MacLean, Utah right wing Justin Cox, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin and Worcester defenseman Matt Walker.
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