Wade Dubielewicz Named AHL Rookie of the Year
Published on April 2, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
BRIDGEPORT, CT - The American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the top affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, have announced Goaltender Wade Dubielewicz has won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Award as the 2003-04 AHL Rookie of the Year. This is the third honor in as many days for Dubielewicz who was named to the League's All-Rookie team Wednesday and the AHL All-Star team yesterday.
Dubielewicz was also the AHL Rookie of the Month with 5-0-1 record, 0.82 goals against average, .964 save percentage and two shutouts in December and stopped 23 of 25 shots faced in 30:56 as the starting goaltender in the Canadian team's 9-5 win at the League's All-Star Game in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 9th.
Dubielewicz leads all AHL goaltenders and is on pace to break the all-time League records with a 1.42 goals against average and .944 save percentage. He is also third with eight shutouts, which are a Sound Tigers single-season record as well. Dubielewicz is 20-8-4 in 32 AHL games with the Sound Tigers this season and stopped all 14 shots he faced in a 40-minute relief appearance in his NHL debut leading the Islanders to a come-from-behind 4-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers last Thursday.
Dubielewicz signed as a free agent with the Islanders last summer after a brilliant four-year career at the University of Denver where he posted the Pioneers' highest career save percentage, .926, and was a finalist for the 2002 Hobey Baker Award, which is given to the best collegiate hockey player in the United States. He led Denver to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship and was the Association's top-ranked goaltender in both 2000-01 and 2001-02.
The Sound Tigers will visit the Manchester Monarchs tonight at 7:35 p.m. They will return home to Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard to host the Hershey Bears tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. and the Albany River Rats this Sunday at 4:05 p.m. All three games will be web cast live at www.soundtigers.com.
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