Toledo's MacIntyre RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver Of The Month

April 6, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Drew MacIntyre of the Toledo Storm is the RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month for March.

The 22 year-old was 8-2-0 with a 1.73 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage to help the Storm go 12-4-0 during March, improving to 43-21-5 and clinching a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the second straight year and 12th time in team history.

The 6-foot-1 and 190-pound MacIntyre began the month with a 3-1 victory over Trenton on Mar. 1 and had an 8-2 win over the Titans on Mar. 3 and won four consecutive games against the defending Kelly Cup champions from Mar. 11-17.

Selected in the fourth round (121st overall) by Detroit in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and under contact to the Red Wings, MacIntyre is 21-7-2 and is first in the league with a goals-against average of 2.10 and he is third with a .925 save percentage. He has also appeared in 13 games with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League, going 8-3-0 with a 2.53 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage in 2005-06.

MacIntyre was 6-4-0 with a 2.61 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in 11 games for Toledo in 2003-04. He was 0-1-0 with a 4.10 goals-against average in two games for the Storm in 2004-05 while also playing in the AHL with Grand Rapids where he was 7-8-0 with a goals-against average of 2.69 and a save percentage of .902.

A native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, MacIntyre played four seasons for Sherbrooke in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he was 73-87-13 with a 3.30 goals-against average and a save percentage of. 900 in 188 career games.

Runners Up: Steve Silverthorn, Idaho (7-2-0, 2.00 GAA, .927 save pct.), and Andy Franck, Wheeling (8-2-2, 2.13 GAA, .924 save pct).

Also Nominated: Matt Underhill (Alaska), Michael Wall (Augusta), Jeff Glass (Charlotte), Kevin Nastiuk (Florida), Cam Ellsworth (Greenville), Adam Berkhoel (Gwinnett), Mike McKenna (Las Vegas), Ryan Cyr (Phoenix), Cody Rudkowsky (Reading), Tyler Weiman (San Diego), Jake Moreland (Stockton), Rejean Beauchemin (Trenton), Alfie Michaud (Utah), and Rob McVicar (Victoria).

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