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Worcester's Buitenhuis named CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Worcester's Buitenhuis named CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Monday, February 18th

Evan Buitenhuis of the Worcester Railers has been selected as the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for the week of Feb. 11-17.

Buitenhuis went 2-0-0 with a 1.09 goals-against average and a save percentage of .973 in three appearances last week.

The 26-year-old stopped made 34 saves in a 6-2 win at Allen on Friday, stopped all 47 shots he faced in a 1-0 win at Tulsa on Saturday to post his first professional shutout, and stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in a relief effort on Sunday in a 6-3 loss to Oilers.

Under an American Hockey League contract with Bridgeport, Buitenhuis is 9-8-4 in 25 appearances with the Railers this season and leads the ECHL with a .931 save percentage while ranking second in the league with a 2.20 goals-against average.

Prior to turning pro, Buitenhuis played four seasons at Hamilton College, where he appeared in 68 career games and went 39-16-12 with 10 shutouts, a 1.67 goals-against average and a save percentage of .944.

Runners Up: Tomas Sholl, Idaho (2-0-0, 1.48 GAA, .940 save pct.) and Ian Keserich, Tulsa (2-1-0, 1.58 GAA, .930 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Gordon Defiel (Indy), Pat Nagle (Toledo) and Jordan Ruby (Wheeling).