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Stauber's Goalcrease Goalie of the Week

Stauber's Goalcrease Goalie of the Week

April 7, 2008
Eric Hartzell

Eric Hartzell - Sioux Falls Stampede
April 7, 2008

Hartzell went 2-0-0 last week as the Stampede finished the season winning 11 of 13. He made 36 saves in a 4-3 OT win over Lincoln on Wednesday. He then made 33 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Tri-City on Saturday. His GAA was 1.46 and his SV% was .958.

March 31, 2008
Joe Howe

Joe Howe - Waterloo Black Hawks
March 31, 2008

Howe had a big weekend as Waterloo stayed in the hunt for a division title. He made 26 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Sioux Falls on Friday and followed that with 26 more saves in a 3-1 win over Indiana on Saturday. His GAA was 0.50 and his SV% was .981.

March 24, 2008
Josh Robinson

Josh Robinson - Sioux City Musketeers
March 24, 2008

Robinson had a pair of wins and helped the Musketeers jump into third place in the West Division. He made 30 saves in a 3-1 win Friday vs. Des Moines. The next night he made 25 saves in a 4-1 win at Des Moines. His GAA was 1.00 and his SV% was .965.

March 17, 2008
Kent Patterson

Kent Patterson - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
March 17, 2008

Patterson started both games for the RoughRiders and got a pair of wins. He made 26 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Sioux City on Friday, his first shutout of the year. Saturday, he made 36 in a 4-2 win at Lincoln. For the week he had a 1.00 GAA and a .963 SV%.

March 10, 2008
Drew Palmisano

Drew Palmisano - Omaha Lancers
March 10, 2008

Palmisano went 2-0 last week as Omaha inched closer to clinching the West Division. He made 24 saves in a 6-2 win over Cedar Rapids on Friday. Saturday he made 21 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Lincoln. His GAA was 1.00 and his SV% was .958.

March 3, 2008
Matt DiGirolamo

Matt DiGirolamo - Waterloo Black Hawks
March 3, 2008

Waterloo had four games last week and DiGirolamo played all four, going 3-1-0. He had 22 saves in a 2-1 win over Chicago, 16 in a 3-2 shootout win over Cedar Rapids, 18 in a 4-3 loss to Ohio and 28 in a 2-1 win over Green Bay. He had a 1.98 GAA.

February 25, 2008
Eric Hartzell & Max Strang

Eric Hartzell & Max Strang - Sioux Falls Stampede
February 25, 2008

The duo combined to go 3-0-0 last week. Hartzell made 42 saves in a 3-2 win over Lincoln and had a shutout in a 2-0 win over Des Moines. Strang made 37 saves in a 2-1 win over Sioux City. They combined for a 1.00 GAA and a .973 SV%.

February 18, 2008
Drew Palmisano

Drew Palmisano - Omaha Lancers
February 18, 2008

Palmisano went 2-0-0 on the week as the Lancers win streak reached nine. He made 16 saves in Tuesday s 7-3 win over Tri-City. On Saturday, he made 23 saves in a 7-0 win at Sioux Falls, his second shutout of the year. He had a 1.50 GAA and a .929 SV%.

February 11, 2008
Brady Hjelle

Brady Hjelle - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
February 11, 2008

Hjelle played the second game of a two-game set in Tri-City for the RoughRiders. He made 29 saves in a 5-1 win giving Cedar Rapids the sweep. For the week, Hjelle was 1-0- 0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .967 save percentage.

February 4, 2008
Scott Darling

Scott Darling - Indiana Ice
February 4, 2008

Darling went 2-0-0 with a pair of wins over Chicago, snapping their streak of games without a regulation loss at 12. He made 33 saves in Friday s 2-1 win and 34 more in Saturday s 2-1 shootout win. His GAA was 0.96 and his save percentage was .971.

January 28, 2008
Rob Madore

Rob Madore - Chicago Steel
January 28, 2008

Madore only had one appearance this week, but he made the most of it. Madore made 17 saves in a 4-0 win over Green Bay on Friday. It was the first shutout of the season for Madore, who has won his last seven decisions for the Steel.

January 21, 2008
Scott Darling

Scott Darling - Indiana Ice
January 21, 2008

Darling went 1-0-1 on the week as Indiana picked up 3 points against West Division leading Omaha. He made 34 saves in Friday s 3-2 shootout loss, then made 35 saves in Saturday s 3-2 overtime win. His save percentage was .945 and his GAA was 1.86.

January 14, 2008
David Reekie

David Reekie - Lincoln Stars
January 14, 2008

Reekie continued his hot play by going 2-0-0 in a pair of wins over Sioux City. He made 30 saves in a 6-1 win Friday at home and then made 38 stops in a 1-0 shutout Saturday in Sioux City. His GAA was 0.50 for the week and his save percentage was .986.

January 7, 2008
David Reekie

David Reekie - Lincoln Stars
January 7, 2008

Reekie went 3-0-0 last week and is a big reason why Lincoln has won four in a row. He had 3-1 and 7-1 wins over Tri-City sandwiched around a 5-2 win over Omaha. He stopped 96 of 100 shots he faced for a .960 save percentage. His GAA was 1.33.

December 31, 2007
Josh Robinson

Josh Robinson - Sioux City Musketeers
December 31, 2007

Robinson went 1-0 last week and helped the Musketeers beat Tri-City 2- 1 in a shootout on Friday. He made 29 saves through regulation and the overtime and then went a perfect five-for-five in the shootout. His GAA was 0.92 and his SV% was .967.

December 17, 2007
David Reekie

David Reekie - Lincoln Stars
December 17, 2007

Reekie got the start Saturday against Chicago and helped the Stars get a split on the weekend. He made 28 saves to record his first USHL shutout with a 2-0 win. Reekie also added his first career USHL goal, scoring into an empty net with 16 seconds to go.

December 10, 2007
Neil Conway

Neil Conway - Green Bay Gamblers
December 10, 2007

Conway won twice for Green Bay. He made 30 saves in a 5-2 win Friday over Des Moines, then came back with 27 more in a 3-2 win Saturday, also over Des Moines. He had a GAA of 2.00 and a save percentage of .934. He has won four straight.

December 3, 2007
Shane Madolora

Shane Madolora - Omaha Lancers
December 3, 2007

Madolora was the goaltender of record in Mike Hastings 500th career win. He made 31 saves in Friday s 2-1 win over Des Moines, just his seventh game of the season. His goals against average was 1.00 and his save percentage was .969.

November 26, 2007
Eric Hartzell

Eric Hartzell - Sioux Falls Stampede
November 26, 2007

Hartzell went 3-0-0 last week in helping the Herd knock off the top two teams in the west. He made 40 saves in a 6-4 win over Omaha, 35 in a 6-3 win over Sioux City and 25 in a 4-2 win over Des Moines. He had a 3.00 GAA and a .917 SV%.

November 19, 2007
Matt DiGirolamo

Matt DiGirolamo - Waterloo Black Hawks
November 19, 2007

DiGirolamo shined in goal in a pair of Waterloo wins. He made 23 saves in a 4-1 win over Tri-City. The next night he made 39 saves in a 2-1 shootout win on the road over Des Moines. He was 2-0-0 with a 0.96 GAA and a .969 save percentage.

November 12, 2007
Scott Darling

Scott Darling - Indiana Ice
November 12, 2007

Darling was stalwart between the pipes for the Ice as they swept Tri-City at home. Darling had 24 saves in a 5-0 shutout on Friday and followed it with 32 saves in a 6-2 win Saturday. His goals against average was 1.00 and his save percentage was .966.

November 5, 2007
Matt DiGirolamo

Matt DiGirolamo - Waterloo Black Hawks
November 5, 2007

DiGirolamo had a stellar weekend as Waterloo knocked off both division leaders. He was 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA and a .936 save percentage. He made 18 saves in a 3-2 shootout win over Cedar Rapids and then had 26 saves in a 2-1 win over Omaha.

October 29, 2007
Aaron Crandall

Aaron Crandall - Green Bay Gamblers
October 29, 2007

Crandall was instrumental in Green Bay picking up their first two wins of the season. He made 38 saves in a 4-1 win over Waterloo and followed it up with 25 saves in a 4-2 win over Chicago. He was 2-0-0 on the week with a 1.50 GAA and a .955 SV%.

October 22, 2007
Fredrik Bergman

Fredrik Bergman - Des Moines Buccaneers
October 22, 2007

Bergman won his USHL debut, 2-1 over Sioux City, making 36 saves in the game. Bergman then came in in relief against Cedar Rapids on Saturday and made two more saves. For the week, he was 1-0 with a 1.65 GAA and .949 save percentage.

October 15, 2007
Brady Hjelle

Brady Hjelle - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
October 15, 2007

Hjelle takes home the honor for the second straight week, after posting his first shutout of the season. Hjelle made 34 saves in the RoughRiders 4-0 win over Green Bay on Friday. He is now 3-0-0 on the year with a 1.00 GAA and a .969 SV%.

October 8, 2007
Brady Hjelle

Brady Hjelle - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
October 8, 2007

Hjelle has stepped in for the injured Kent Patterson and backstopped the RoughRiders to two early wins, 7-2 over Chicago in his first career start on Friday and 3-1 over Indiana the next night. In all, Hjelle stopped 60 of 63 shots.