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Utah's Ouellette named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Utah's Ouellette named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Tuesday, December 17th

Martin Ouellette of the Utah Grizzlies is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 9-15. It is the fifth time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.

Ouellette went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .962 in two appearances against Newfoundland last week.

Acquired in a trade with Atlanta on Monday, the 27-year-old stopped all 19 shots he faced in a 4-0 win in his Grizzlies’ debut on Friday and made 32 saves in a 3-2 victory on Saturday.

A native of Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec, Ouellette is 6-6-0 in 12 appearances with Atlanta and Utah this season with a 3.25 goals-against average and a save percentage of. 889.

He has appeared in 173 career ECHL games with Utah, Atlanta, Orlando, Florida and Reading with an overall record of 106-51-12 with 11 shutouts, a 2.56 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. He has also seen action in 27 career American Hockey League games with Syracuse and Lehigh Valley where he is 14-5-1 with two shutouts, a 2.15 goal-against average and a .930 save percentage.

Prior to turning pro, Ouellette played four seasons at the University of Maine, where he appeared in 82 career games and went 28-33-14 with seven shutouts, a 2.52 goals-against average and a save percentage of .913.

Runners Up: Parker Milner, South Carolina (2-0-1, 2.14 GAA, .905 save pct.) and Jordan Ruby, Wheeling (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .931 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Cole Kehler (Fort Wayne), Tomas Sholl (Idaho), Clint Windsor (Orlando), Billy Christopoulos (Toledo) and Evan Weninger (Wichita).