Stockton's Sexsmith Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week
Published on March 22, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J.- Tyson Sexsmith of the Stockton Thunder is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 14-20. He also won the award for the week ending Oct. 24.
The 22 year old was 3-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.97 goals-against average and a .964 save percentage in three appearances last week for the Thunder, who moved into first place in the Pacific Division with an overall record of 34-22-10 for 78 points.
Sexsmith made 29 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopped all seven attempts in the shootout, helping lead the Thunder to a 3-2 win over Idaho on Friday. He followed that up with 23 saves in a 5-1 victory against the Steelheads on ¬ËSaturday and ended the week with 29 saves in a 4-0 win against Idaho on ¬ËSunday.
The Calgary, Alberta native has appeared in 12 games for Stockton this season posting a 7-2-2 record with one shutout, a 2.49 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage. He has also seen action in six games with ¬ËWorcester of the AHL going 2-3-1 with a 2.94 goals-against average and a save percentage of .902.
A third-round selection (91st overall) of the San Jose Sharks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Sexsmith appeared in two games with Kalamazoo in 2009-10 posting a 2-0-0 record, a 2.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .932 while also appearing in 13 games with Worcester.
Prior to turning pro, he played for Medicine Hat and Vancouver of the Western ¬ËHockey League, and is that league ¬â¢s all-time leader with 26 shutouts, and helped to lead Vancouver to the 2007 Memorial Cup title.
Runners Up: Gerald Coleman, Alaska (3-1-0, 1.14 GAA, .953 save pct.), Bobby Goepfert, ¬ËFlorida (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .956 save pct.) and Daren Machesney, Reading (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .975 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Riley Gill (Kalamazoo), Jase Weslosky (Ontario), Shane Owen (South ¬ËCarolina), ¬ËThomas McCollum (Toledo) and David ¬ËShantz (Victoria).
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