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Wheeling's Gauthier named Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week

Monday, March 31st
Action photo of Taylor Gauthier of the Wheeling Nailers

Taylor Gauthier of the Wheeling Nailers is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 24-30. It is the fifth time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.
 
Gauthier went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .977 in two appearances against Cincinnati last week.
 
The 24-year-old stopped all 18 shots he faced in a 2-0 win on Friday and made 24 saves in a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
 
Under a National Hockey League contract with Pittsburgh, Gauthier is 15-10-2 with two shutouts in 27 appearances with the Nailers this season. He ranks second in the ECHL with a .928 save percentage and is sixth with a 2.06 goals-against average.
 
A native of Calgary, Alberta, Gauthier has seen action in 85 career games with Wheeling going 47-33-5 with seven shutouts, a 2.34 goals-against average and a save percentage of .919. Last season, he was named to the All-ECHL First Team while also receiving the Nick Vitucci Award as the ECHL Goaltender of the Year. Gauthier has posted a record of 9-5-7 in 24 AHL appearances with a 2.90 goals-against average and a save percentage of .904.
 
Prior to turning pro, Gauthier was 77-91-11 in 194 career appearances in the Western Hockey League with Prince George and Portland with 10 shutouts, a 3.03 goals-against average and a save percentage of .909.

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