Utah's Ouellette Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week
December 17, 2019 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - Martin Ouellette of the Utah ¬ËGrizzlies is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 9-15. It is the fifth time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.
Ouellette went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .962 in two appearances against Newfoundland last week.
Acquired in a trade with Atlanta on ¬ËMonday, the 27-year-old stopped all 19 shots he faced in a 4-0 win in his Grizzlies' debut on Friday and made 32 saves in a 3-2 victory on Saturday.
A native of Saint-Hippolyte, ¬ËQuebec, Ouellette is 6-6-0 in 12 appearances with Atlanta and Utah this season with a 3.25 goals-against average and a save percentage of. 889.
He has appeared in 173 career ECHL games with Utah, Atlanta, Orlando, Florida and Reading with an overall record of 106-51-12 with 11 shutouts, a 2.56 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. He has also seen action in 27 career American ¬ËHockey 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: Parker Milner, South Carolina (2-0-1, 2.14 GAA, .905 save pct.) and Jordan Ruby, Wheeling (2-0-0, 2.00 ¬ËGAA, .931 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Cole Kehler (Fort Wayne), Tomas Sholl (Idaho), Clint Windsor (Orlando), Billy Christopoulos (Toledo) and Evan Weninger (Wichita).
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