Alaska's Reichmuth Named Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week

November 28, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Alaska rookie Isaac Reichmuth is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Nov. 20-26.

In his first professional season and under contract to Peoria of the American Hockey League, the 24-year-old was 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.44 and a save percentage of .945 in two road starts.

After making 21 saves in a 6-1 win at Bakersfield on Nov. 21, the 5-foot-11 and 175-pound Reichmuth made 31 saves and stopped the final four shootout attempts as the Aces beat Stockton 3-2 in a shootout on Friday, the first home loss of the season for the Thunder.

Reichmuth is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.22 and a save percentage of .910 in four starts for Alaska, including his professional debut on Oct. 21 when he stopped 14 of 16 shots in a 4-2 win against Victoria.

He played four seasons at the University of Minnesota Duluth where he was 56-47-15 and is the all-time leader with a goals-against average of 2.91 and a save percentage of .898. He helped UMD advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in 19 years in 2004 when he finished 23-9-4 and posted a school record goals-against average of 2.64.

Runners Up: Mike McKenna, Las Vegas (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .946 save pct.) and Matt Yeats, Texas (3-0-0, 2.67 GAA, .941 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Nathan Marsters (Augusta), Jamie Hodson (Bakersfield), Cedrick Desjardins (Cincinnati), Craig Kowalski (Florida), Dave Caruso (Gwinnett), Gerald Coleman (Johnstown), Mike Ayers (Pensacola), Cody Rudkowsky (Phoenix), Logan Koopmans (Toledo), Joel Martin (Trenton), Rob McVicar (Utah) and Andy Franck (Wheeling).

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