Steelheads' Climie Named Reebok ECHL Goaltender Of The Week

Idaho Steelheads rookie Matt Climie is the Reebok ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Mar. 23-29. The 26 year old was 2-0-0 with 41 saves while posting back-to-back shutouts against Ontario. Climie is 26-12-1 and leads the league with a goals-against average of 2.30 while ranking second with five shootout wins and tied for third with four shutouts. He has a scoreless streak of 120:12 and is 3-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 0.67 and a save percentage of .969 in his last three starts. He made 15 saves in a 3-0 win against the Reign on Wednesday and turned aside all 26 shots in a 6-0 win on Saturday. He is 8-2-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.48 and a save percentage of .940 in his last 10 starts. The 6-foot-3 and 215-pound netminder is 6-0-0 with three shutouts and goals-against average of 0.67 in his last six home games. Climie played four seasons at Bemidji State University where he was 45-30-11 with 12 shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.40 and a save percentage of .910 in 95 games from 2004-08. He holds the BSU career record with 12 shutouts while his goals-against average and save percentage rank second. Runners Up: Beau Erickson, Reading (1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .968 save pct.), Gerald Coleman, Trenton (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .915 save pct.) and Julien Ellis, Victoria (2-0-0, 3.50 GAA, .913 save pct.). Also Nominated: Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (Alaska), Joe Fallon (Gwinnett), Glenn Fisher (Las Vegas), Jeff Zatkoff (Ontario), Jonathan Boutin (South Carolina), Andrew Perugini (Stockton) and Robert Gherson (Utah).