Wildcatters' Tebbs Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week

March 4, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Kris Tebbs of the Texas Wildcatters is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 25-Mar. 2.

The 26 year old was 3-0-0 with a goals-against average of 0.80 and a save percentage of .972 to help Texas remain atop the ECHL at 43-6-9.

Tebbs came off the bench with Texas trailing 4-3 and stopped all 11 shots he faced in the final 30:24 as the Wildcatters came back to win 6-4 at South Carolina on Feb. 29. He posted back-to-back wins at Gwinnett, making 31 saves in a 2-1 win on Mar. 1 and turning aside 27 shots in a 3-1 win on Mar. 2.

The 5-foot-10 and 165-pound netminder is 3-0-1 with a goals-against average of 1.12 and a save percentage of .962 in four games for the Wildcatters while also playing for Alaska where he was 2-2-1 with a goals-against average of 3.98 and a save percentage of .873 in eight games.

The Calgary, Alberta native played his first three seasons in the United Hockey League where he was 56-43-4 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 3.18 and a save percentage of .898 in 109 regular season games with Adirondack, Bloomington and Elmira from 2004-07.

Runners Up: Mike Brown, Alaska (2-0-0, 2.50 GAA, .938 save pct.), Kevin Nastiuk, Florida (1-0-1, 0.96 GAA, .966 save pct.) and Cam Ellsworth, Pensacola (2-1-0, 2.84 GAA, .902 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Jeremy Duchesne (Dayton), Kris Mayotte (Fresno), Daniel Manzato (Las Vegas), Ryan Munce (Mississippi), Taylor Dakers (Phoenix), Josh Johnson (South Carolina), Glenn Fisher (Stockton), Maxime Ouellet (Trenton), Nathan Lawson (Utah), and Julien Ellis (Victoria).

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