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Peoria goaltender ALFIE MICHAUD is the ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 21-27, 2005 |
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Peoria goaltender ALFIE MICHAUD is the ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 21-27, 2005 |
ECHL Press Release
Michaud, who won the honor for January 31-February 6, joins Mike Minard of Columbia, Dany Sabourin of Wheeling and Nick Boucher of Pee Dee as a two-time winner in 2004-05.
The 5-10 and 177-pound Michaud, who was runner-up for Saver of the Month in February, was 3-0-0 with a goals against of 1.32 and a save percentage of .953. After making 22 saves in a 5-3 win against Johnstown on March 22, Michaud had 37 saves and stopped all four players in a 2-1 shootout win against Wheeling on March 25. He ended the week making 22 saves in a 3-0 win against Wheeling on March 26, his league-leading sixth shutout of the season. The six shutouts is a Peoria team record for most shutouts in a season. The 28-year-old from Selkirk, Manitoba is 16-2-2 in his last 20 games and overall is 26-10-4 and ranks second in the league with a goals against of 1.96.
Under contract to Worcester of the American Hockey League, Michaud was named the ECHL Goaltender of the Year in 2002-03 with Peoria after going 20-4-4 with a .927 save percentage and a goals-against average of 2.58 goals-against average. In his first professional season in 1999-2000, Michaud was 10-17-5 record with a goals-against average of 3.86 and a save percentage of .890 in 38 games with Syracuse of the American Hockey League. On October 28, 1999, Michaud made his NHL debut with Vancouver , allowing four goals in a loss to Phoenix.
Runners Up: Sean Fields, Gwinnett (2-0-0, 1.49 GAA, .958 save pct.), Phil Sauve, Mississippi (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, 944 save percentage) and Phil Osaer, Texas (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .967 save pct.).
Also Nominated: Peter Aubry (Alaska), Kelly Guard (Charlotte), Tyler MacKay (Fresno), Marc Magliarditi (Las Vegas), Nathan Marsters (Louisiana), Frederic Cloutier (Pensacola), Barry Brust (Reading), Eddy Ferhi (San Diego) Justin Eddy (South Carolina), Scott Fankhouser (Toledo), Andrew Allen (Trenton) and Andy Chiodo (Wheeling).
| WEEK ENDING | WINNER | RUNNERS UP |
| March 14-20 | Barry Brust - Reading | Tyler MacKay - Florida Phil Sauve - Mississippi |
| March 07-13 | Sean Fields - Gwinnett | Trevor Koenig - Atlantic City Scott Fankhouser - Toledo |
| February 28-March 06 | Alex Westlund - Charlotte | Frederic Cloutier - Pensacola Barry Brust - Reading |
| February 21-27 | Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers - Greenville | Peter Aubry - Alaska Brett Jaeger - Fresno Andrew Allen - Trenton |
| February 14-20 | David Cann - Johnstown | Brett Jaeger - Fresno Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers - Greenville |
| February 07-13 | Mike Minard - Columbia | Peter Aubry - Alaska Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers - Greenville |
| January 31-February 06 | Alfie Michaud - Peoria | Logan Koopmans - Toledo Joe Exter - Wheeling |
| January 17-23 | Mike Ayers - Dayton | Lance Mayes - Alaska Matt Underhill - Mississippi |
| January 10-16 | Jamie Hodson - Fresno | Dany Sabourin - Wheeling Alfie Michaud - Peoria |
| January 03-09 | Sebastien Centomo - Las Vegas | Randy Petruk - Bakersfield Scott Fankhouser - Toledo |
| December 27-January 02 | Jake Moreland - Atlantic City | Rob Zepp - Florida Alfie Michaud - Peoria |
| December 20-26 | Frederic Cloutier - Pensacola | Mathieu Chouinard - San Diego Matt Underhill - Mississippi |
| December 13-19 | Mike Morrison - Greenville | David Currie - Johnstown Dany Sabourin - Wheeling |
| December 06-12 | Nick Boucher - Pee Dee | Olivier Michaud - Long Beach Kirk Daubenspeck - South Carolina Jason Stone - Victoria |
| November 29-December 05 | Mike Minard - Columbia | Jason Saal - Augusta Chris Beckford-Tseu - Peoria |
| November 22-28 | Nick Boucher - Pee Dee | Frank Doyle - Idaho Marc Magliarditi - Las Vegas |
| November 15-21 | Logan Koopmans - Toledo | Kelly Guard - Charlotte Dany Sabourin - Wheeling |
| November 08-14 | Cody Rudkowsky - Reading | Jake Moreland - Atlantic City Randy Petruk - Bakersfield |
| November 01-07 | Dany Sabourin - Wheeling | Chris Madden - Long Beach Todd Ford - Pensacola |
| October 25-31 | Dany Sabourin - Wheeling | Peter Aubry - Alaska Maxime Daigneault - South Carolina |
| October 22-24 | Randy Petruk - Bakersfield | Alex Westlund - Charlotte Chris Madden - Long Beach Andrew Allen - Trenton |