Wichita's Adam Russo Named Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week
November 29, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
GLENDALE, AZ (November 29, 2011) -The Central Hockey League announced today that Wichita's Adam Russo has been named the Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for the period ending November 27, 2011.
In recognition of his achievement, Russo will receive a special gift from Oakley. To learn more about Oakley's wide range of products, visit www.oakley.com.
The Montreal native played in all three of Wichita's games this past week and was a large factor to their undefeated success and the retaking of first place in the Berry Conference. Russo faced 77 shots total, and stopped 72 of them (.960 save percentage), ending the week at 3-0-0.
The week started off brilliantly with a road matchup against the Missouri Mavericks, where Russo stopped 25 of 26 shots, shutting down the Mavs and coming out with a 4-1 win. The Thunder went on to play back-to-back games against the Tulsa Oilers, where Russo combined to stop 47 of the 51 shots winning both contests. Of the five goals scored against Russo this week, only one of them came even strength, the remaining four were while the opponent had a man-advantage.
Wichita is currently 11-4-0 on the season with 22 points and are not only atop the Berry Conference, but the entire CHL as well.
On the season, Russo is 8-2-0 with a 2.64 goals against average.
Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week
Adam Russo, Wichita Thunder
(Weekly Totals)
Games Played: 3
Record: 3-0-0
GAA: 1.66
Saves: 72
Save %: .960
Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week (Previous Winners)
Oct. 25 - Ian Keserich (Tulsa)
Nov. 1 - Charlie Effinger (Missouri)
Nov. 8 - Bryan Hogan (Dayton)
Nov. 15 - Brian Mahoney-Wilson (Allen)
Nov. 22 - Marco Cousineau (Allen)
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