Olkinuora named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Jussi Olkinuora of the Tulsa Oilers is the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for April 4-9. It is the second time in his career that he has reeived the weekly honor.The 25-year-old went 4-0-0 with a 0.99 goals-against average and a save percentage of .959 in four appearances last week.Olkinuora stopped 22 shots in a 4-1 win at Missouri on Tuesday, made 28 saves in a 5-1 victory at Wichita on Wednesday, had 30 saves in a 2-1 win at Wichita on Friday and stopped 17 shots in a 2-1 victory over the Thunder on Saturday.Under contract with Manitoba of the American Hockey League, Olkinuora appeared in 26 games for the Oilers this season with a record of 14-9-2, a 2.52 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. He also saw action in six games with Manitoba.A native of Helsinki, Finland, Olkinuora has appeared in 96 career ECHL games with Tulsa and Ontario posting an overall record of 55-29-9 with two shutouts, a 2.61 goals-against average and a save percentage of .907. He has 21 games of AHL experience with St. John’s and Manitoba.Prior to turning pro, he played two seasons at the University of Denver and one season with Sioux Falls in the United States Hockey League.Runner Up: Casey DeSmith, Wheeling (2-0-0, 1.34 GAA, .944 save pct.). Also Nominated: Pat Nagle (Fort Wayne), Jake Paterson (Toledo) and Mark Owuya (Utah). 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

March 28-April 3	Joel Martin	Kalamazoo Wings