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Martin named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Martin named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Tuesday, April 5th

Joel Martin of the Kalamazoo Wings is the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 28-April 3. It is the eighth time in his career that he has received the weekly honor, setting a new ECHL record.The 33-year-old went 3-0-0 with a 1.96 goals-against average and a save percentage of .944 in three wins at Greenville last week.Martin stopped 43 shots in a 4-3 overtime win on Thursday, made 28 saves in a 5-2 victory on Friday and had 31 saves in a 3-1 win on Saturday. His win on Saturday was the 156th of his ECHL career, moving him into fifth place in league history.A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Martin leads the league with 34 wins this season, tied for the 13th most wins in a single-season in ECHL history, while also leading the league with 61 games played, 3,594 minutes and 1,992 saves.Martin has appeared in 304 career ECHL games, which is fifth in league history, with Kalamazoo, Elmira, Augusta, Trenton and Columbus posting an overall record of 156-110-28 with 12 shutouts, a 2.97 goals-against average and a save percentage of .910. He has also seen action in 22 career games in the American Hockey League with Cleveland, Norfolk, Syracuse and Bridgeport. Runners Up: Ken Appleby, Adirondack (2-0-0, 0.75 GAA, .969 save pct.) and Mark Owuya, Utah (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .967 save pct.). Also Nominated: Jake Hildebrand (Allen), Pat Nagle (Fort Wayne), Brody Hoffman (Quad City), Adam Morrison (Reading), Jeff Lerg (Toledo) and Franky Palazzese (Wheeling).

PREVIOUS WINNERS

WEEK	PLAYER	TEAM

Oct. 16-18	Josh Robinson	Missouri Mavericks

Oct. 19-25	Adam Morrison	Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Oct. 26-Nov. 1	Joel Martin	Kalamazoo Wings

Nov. 2-8	Ryan Faragher	Utah Grizzlies

Nov. 9-15	Vitek Vanecek	South Carolina Stingrays

Nov. 16-22	Steve Michalek	Quad City Mallards

Nov. 23-29	Marek Langhamer	Rapid City Rush

Nov. 30-Dec. 6	Ty Rimmer	Norfolk Admirals

Dec. 7-13	Eric Levine	Colorado Eagles

Dec. 14-20	Jeff Lerg	Toledo Walleye

Dec. 21-27	Branden Komm	South Carolina Stingrays

Dec. 28-Jan. 3	Pat Nagle	Fort Wayne Komets

Jan. 4-10	Shane Owen	Indy Fuel

Jan. 11-17	Kent Simpson	Adirondack Thunder

Jan. 18-24	Jack Campbell	Idaho Steelheads

Jan. 25-31	Jake Paterson	Toledo Walleye

Feb. 1-7	Pat Nagle	Fort Wayne Komets

Feb. 8-14	Jack Campbell	Idaho Steelheads

Feb. 15-21	Danny Battochio	Rapid City Rush

Feb. 22-28	Joel Rumpel	Allen Americans

Feb. 29-March 6	Alain Valiquette	Greenville Swamp Rabbits

March 7-13	Vitek Vanecek	South Carolina Stingrays

March 14-20	David Shantz	Wichita Thunder

March 21-27	Brody Hoffman	Quad City Mallards