PRINCETON, N.J. – Tomas Sholl of the Idaho Steelheads has been named the CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week for the week of March 18-24. It is the third time in his career that he has received the weekly honor.
Sholl went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .967 in two appearances against last week.
The 24-year-old recorded 38 saves in a 7-2 win at Orlando on Tuesday and stopped all 20 shots he faced in a 4-0 victory at Rapid City on Saturday.
A native of Hermosa Beach, California, Sholl leads the ECHL with a .931 save percentage, ranks second with a 2.19 goals-against average and is tied for third with 24 wins.
Sholl has appeared in 54 career ECHL games with Idaho and Adirondack with an overall record of 38-11-3 with seven shutouts, a 1.97 goals-against average and a save percentage of .936. He also has spent time in the Southern Professional Hockey League with Macon and Evansville where he went 14-3-3 with one shutout, a 2.53 goals-against average and a save percentage of .917.
Prior to turning pro, Sholl saw action in 19 games over three seasons at Bowling Green State University going 7-10-0 with two shutouts, a 2.93 goals-against average and a save percentage of .891.
The Steelheads open a three-game homestand on Wednesday, Mar. 27 against the Rapid City Rush. Tickets are available by calling the Steelheads at 208-383-0080 or going to idahosteelheads.com.
Tickets for the 2019 U.S. Bank Kelly Cup Playoffs, presented by SmileDirectClub, will be available in the coming weeks, so follow idahosteelheads.com to see when tickets go on sale. Single-game tickets and ticket packages are available for the rest of the 2018-19 season. Contact the Idaho Steelheads at 208-383-0080 for more information or log on to idahosteelheads.com.