South Carolina's Zapolski Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week
February 26, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Ryan Zapolski of the South Carolina Stingrays is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 18-24. It is the third time this season, and the fourth time in Zapolski's career, that he has won the weekly honor.
The 26-year-old posted shutouts in both of his appearances last week, giving him three consecutive shutouts and four shutouts in his last six games.
Zapolski opened the week with 32 saves in a 2-0 win against Greenville on Friday and followed that up with 27 saves in 3-0 victory over the Road Warriors on Saturday.
A native of Erie, Pa., Zapolski is the fifth goaltender in ECHL history to post shutouts in three consecutive games. The Most Valuable Player of the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game, he leads the ECHL with seven shutouts, a 1.69 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage in 29 appearances this season.
Zapolski has appeared in 44 career ECHL games with South Carolina, Gwinnett, Kalamazoo and Toledo posting an overall record of 28-13-9 with nine shutouts, a 1.93 goals-against average and a save percentage of .931.
Runners Up: Mark Guggenberger, Alaska (3-1-0, 1.76 GAA, .942 save pct.), Michael Houser, Cincinnati (3-0-0, 0.99 GAA, .964 save pct.) and Adam Brown, Colorado (2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, .984 save pct).
Also Nominated: Paul Dainton (Evansville), Jeff Deslauriers (Fort Wayne), Jody O'Neill (Gwinnett), Josh Robinson (Idaho), Joel Martin (Kalamazoo), Mitch O'Keefe (Las Vegas), Sergey Kostenko (Ontario), Zoltan Hetenyi (Orlando), Jordan Pearce (Toledo), Adam Morrison (Utah) and Peter Delmas (Wheeling).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
WEEK WINNER TEAM
Oct. 12-14 Marc Cheverie Elmira Jackals
Oct. 15-21 Josh Robinson Idaho Steelheads
Oct. 22-28 Mike Lee Gwinnett Gladiators
Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Chris Carrozzi Ontario Reign
Nov. 5-11 Mike Lee Gwinnett Gladiators
Nov. 12-18 Philipp Grubauer Reading Royals
Nov. 19-25 Thomas Heemskerk San Francisco Bulls
Nov. 26-Dec. 2 Ryan Zapolski South Carolina Stingrays
Dec. 3-9 Cody Reichard Stockton Thunder
Dec. 10-16 Nathan Lieuwen Greenville Road Warriors
Dec. 17-23 Peter Delmas Wheeling Nailers
Dec. 24-30 Ryan Zapolski South Carolina Stingrays
Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Joel Martin Kalamazoo Wings
Jan. 7-13 Pat Nagle Florida Everblades
Jan. 14-20 John Curry Orlando Solar Bears
Jan. 21-27 Joel Martin Kalamazoo Wings
Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Kent Simpson Toledo Walleye
Feb. 4-10 Joe Fallon Las Vegas Wranglers
Feb. 11-17 Brian Stewart Bakersfield Condors
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