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Newfoundland's Gahagen named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Newfoundland's Gahagen named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Tuesday, February 4th

Action photo of Newfoundland's Parker Gahagen

Parker Gahagen of the Newfoundland Growlers is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 27-Feb. 2.

Gahagen went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 goals-against against average and a save percentage of .983 in two appearances against Brampton last week.

The 26-year-old stopped all 32 shots he faced in a 5-0 win on Friday and made 25 saves in a 6-1 victory on Saturday.

A native of Amherst, New York, Gahagen has appeared in 11 games with the Growlers this season where he is 9-2-0 with two shutouts, a 1.66 goals-against average and a save percentage of .947. He began the season with Evansville of the Southern Professional Hockey League where he went 3-2-1 with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.

Prior to turning pro, Gahagen appeared in 110 career games at Army where he posted an overall record of 41-49-16 with 10 shutouts, a 2.40 goals-against average and a save percentage of .926.

Runner Up: Kirill Ustimenko, Reading (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .961 save pct).

Also Nominated: Patrick Munson (Fort Wayne), Tomas Sholl (Idaho), Jake Hildebrand (Kalamazoo), Billy Christopolous (Toledo) and Alex D’Orio (Wheeling).