Utah's Ouellette Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Month

January 3, 2020 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Martin Ouellette of the Utah Grizzlies has been selected as the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for December.

Ouellette went 8-1-0 with one shutout, a 1.65 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage in nine appearances during the month.

The 28-year-old was acquired in a trade with Atlanta on ‚¬Ë†Dec. 9, and won each of his eight starts with the Grizzlies, including a 19-save shutout in a 4-0 win against Newfoundland in his Utah debut on Dec. 13. Ouellette allowed two goals or less in seven of his eight appearances in ‚¬Ë†December with the Grizzlies and made at least 27 saves four times.

A native of Saint-Hippolyte, ‚¬Ë†Quebec, Ouellette is 12-6-0 overall in 18 appearances with Atlanta and Utah this season with one shutout, a 2.67 goals-against average and a save percentage of .904.

Ouellette has appeared in 179 career ECHL games with Utah, ‚¬Ë†Atlanta, Orlando, ‚¬Ë†Florida and Reading with an overall record of 112-51-12 with 11 shutouts, a 2.53 goals-against average and a save percentage of .912. He has also seen action in 27 career American ‚¬Ë†Hockey League games with Syracuse and Lehigh Valley where he is 14-5-1 with two shutouts, a 2.15 goal-against average and a .930 save percentage.

Prior to turning pro, Ouellette played four seasons at the University of Maine, where he appeared in 82 career games and went 28-33-14 with seven shutouts, a 2.52 goals-against average and a save percentage of .913.

Runners Up: Clint Windsor, Orlando (5-1-0, 1.73 GAA, .946 save pct.) and Logan Thompson, ‚¬Ë†South Carolina (5-0-1, 1.70 GAA, .945 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Ken Appleby (Florida), Tomas Sholl (Idaho), Billy Christopoulos (Toledo) and Emil Larmi (Wheeling).

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