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Wildcatters Yeats Named RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver Of The Month

Published on December 7, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Matt Yeats of the Texas Wildcatters is the RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month for November.

He won his last five starts to finish November at 8-1-2 with goals-against average of 3.16 and a save percentage of .918, helping the record-setting start that has the Wildcatters sitting in first place in both the South Division and the American Conference.

In his first start of the month, the 6-foot and 188-pound Yeats made an ECHL season-high 53 saves at Columbia on Nov. 3 and posted back-to-back wins against Gwinnett, the first-ever wins against the Gladiators, on Nov. 10 and 11. He entered the game on Nov. 17 in the third period with the Wildcatters trailing 5-4 and stopped six shots as Texas forced overtime and earned a point. His only loss was 6-3 on Nov. 4 at Gwinnett after he made 27 saves after entering the game with two minutes remaining in the first period and Texas trailing 3-0.

He begins December with a 10-2-2 record and goals-against average of 3.05 and a save percentage of .908, tied for the league lead in wins while ranking fifth with 788 saves.

Yeats was 21-7-5 with a shutout and a save percentage of .895 while ranking 20th in the league with a goals-against average of 2.97 in 35 regular season games with the Idaho Steelheads in 2005-06. He was 2-3 with a shutout and ranked 19th in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a goals-against average of 3.33 in five postseason games for the Steelheads.

In his first professional season in 2002-03, Yeats helped Atlantic City win the ECHL Championship going 4-1 with a shutout, a goals against average of 2.42 and a save percentage of .896 in eight Kelly Cup Playoff games. The 6-0 and 181-pound Yeats was 23-16-8 and tied for third in the ECHL with four shutouts while finishing with a goals against average of 3.01 and a save percentage of .896 in 48 regular season games with Atlantic City. He also played with Philadelphia of the AHL going 1-1-0 with a goals against average of 2.67 and a save percentage of .902 in two games.

Runners Up: Chris Beckford-Tseu, Alaska (3-0-0, 0.67 GAA, .976 save pct.), Craig Kowalski, Florida (5-2-0, 1.67 GAA, .947 save pct.) and Mike McKenna, Las Vegas (5-1-2, 2.60 GAA, .912 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Dave McKee (Augusta), Jamie Hodson (Bakersfield), Chris Holt (Charlotte), Cedrick Desjardins (Cincinnati), Todd Ford (Columbia), Scott Stirling (Fresno), Dave Caruso (Gwinnett), Steve Silverthorn (Idaho), Gerald Coleman (Johnstown), Kevin Reiter (Phoenix), Daren Machesney (South Carolina), Logan Koopmans (Toledo), Gregg Naumenko (Trenton), Rob McVicar (Utah) and Julien Ellis (Victoria).

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