South Carolina's Johnson Named RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver Of The Month

January 7, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - South Carolina rookie Josh Johnson is the RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month for December.

The 6-foot and 170-pound Johnson was 6-0-0 with a shutout, a 1.48 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage as the Stingrays went 10-0-0 during the month to move into fourth place in the South Division.

After stopping 33 shots in a 5-2 win at Pensacola on Dec. 1 and turning aside 14 shots in a 4-2 win against Johnstown on Dec. 9, the Esko, Minn. native recorded his first professional shutout making 31 saves in a 3-0 win against Pensacola on Dec. 21.

Johnson ended the month with three wins in three days, stopping 35 shots in a 5-2 win at Charlotte on Dec. 29, making 23 saves against Gwinnett in a 3-2 win on Dec. 30 and blocking 29-of-30 shots in a 3-1 win against Columbia on Dec. 31.

The 23 year old, who is 10-8-0 with a 3.15 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage in 18 games, has won the ECHL Goaltender of the Week Award twice this season (Nov. 5-11 and Dec. 24-30).

Johnson played four seasons at the University of Minnesota Duluth where he was 22-20-4 with three shutouts, a 2.71 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage in 51 games from 2003-07.

Runners Up: Dov Grumet-Morris, Cincinnati (7-0-1, 1.82 GAA, .930 save pct.) and Jake Moreland, Fresno (6-2-1, 2.74 GAA, .913 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Derek Gustafson (Alaska), Bobby Goepfert (Augusta), Jeremy Duchesne (Dayton), Justin Peters (Florida), Craig Kowalski (Gwinnett), Steve Silverthorn (Idaho), Daniel Manzato (Las Vegas), Dave McKee (Phoenix), Danny Taylor (Reading), Dave Caruso (Trenton), Nathan Lawson (Utah) and Julien Ellis (Victoria).

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