Westlund to Charlotte, Holt to Hartford
Published on March 14, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers announced today that the Hartford Wolf Pack, of the American Hockey League, has recalled goaltender Chris Holt. In addition, the Wolf Pack has loaned goaltender Alex Westlund to the Checkers.
In four games with the Wolf Pack this season, Westlund, a former Yale University Eli and veteran of seven professional seasons, has a 1.87 goals-against average and a 93.8% save percentage. Westlund also played in 18 games with Charlotte this season, with a 2.86 goals-against average, a 91.2% save percentage and two shutouts. Westlund played last season in Russia's Vysshaya Liga with Mechel Chelyabinsk, compiling a 2.09 goals-against average in 41 games. The 31-year-old Flemington, NJ native spent the 2004-05 campaign with the Charlotte Checkers. In 51 ECHL games that season, Westlund went 27-15-5 with a 2.72 goals-against average, a 91.2% save percentage and one shutout. The 5-9, 180-pound backstop finished tied for fifth in the league in wins and ranked fifth in minutes-played (2,932) and saves (1,372). Following that season, he helped represent the United States at the IIHF World Championships, appearing in one game. Westlund spent four years at Yale University from 1995-99. His best season was 1997-98, when he captured the Ken Dryden Award for Best Goaltender in the ECAC with a record of 20-9-3, a 2.32 goals-against average, a 91.8% save percentage and three shutouts in 32 games.
In 42 games with Charlotte this season, Holt has gone 21-18-2 with a 3.26 goals-against average and 89.5% save percentage. Last season, the 21-year-old goaltender played in 23 games with the Checkers, where he went 7-11-1 with a 4.10 goals-against average, and a 88.7% save percentage. In addition, he went 3-2-1 in nine games with the Wolf Pack last season, with 225 saves, a 87.9% save percentage. Holt made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers on December 13th, playing 10 scoreless minutes with two saves.
The Checkers are back at home Saturday with the first 2,000 fans receiving a Checkers' logo cap courtesy of Road Runner High Speed Online Service. Saturday is also Time Warner Cable Customer Appreciate Night. Time Warner Cable customers can present their bill at the box office for two-for-one Attack Zone seats. The Checkers will also wear special St. Patty's Day jerseys which will be up for auction on the team's website following the game. To purchase tickets for this week's games call 704-342-4-ICE or purchase and print your tickets at www.CharlotteBobcatsArena.com.
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