Idaho's Kupsky named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Jake Kupsky of the Idaho Steelheads is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 6-12. Kupsky went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .961 in two appearances against South Carolina last week. The 26-year-old stopped 26 shots in a 3-1 win on Friday and made 23 saves in a 4-1 victory on Saturday. A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin, Kupsky is 6-2-0 with two shutouts in nine appearances this season, and leads the ECHL with a 1.60 goals-against average and is tied for sixth with a .928 save percentage. Kupsky has appeared in 29 career ECHL games with Idaho, Greenville and South Carolina with an overall record of 13-10-3 with three shutouts, a 2.32 goals-against average and a save percentage of .916. He also has gone 19-8-4 in 32 career appearances with Pensacola of the Southern Professional Hockey League with a 2.22 goals-against average and a save percentage of .919. Prior to turning pro, Kupsky appeared in 59 career games at Union College where he went 23-22-5 with a 2.86 goals-against average and a save percentage of .900. Runner-Up: Francois Brassard, Jacksonville (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .940 save pct.). Also Nominated: Tyler Parks (Atlanta), Samuel Harvey (Fort Wayne), Daniil Chechelev (Kansas City), Kaden Fulcher (Toledo), Philippe Desrosiers (Trois-Rivières), Trent Miner (Utah) and Louis-Philip Guindon (Wheeling).