Adam Scheel Named ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Third Time This Season
BOISE, ID – Adam Scheel is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 27-April 2. It is the third time this season that he has received the weekly honor.
Scheel went 2-1-0 with two shutouts, a 0.67 goals-against average and a save percentage of .977 in three appearances against Kansas City last week.
The 23-year-old stopped all 31 shots in a 6-0 win on Wednesday, made 19 saves in a 3-2 loss on Friday and turned aside all 36 shots in a 1-0 win on Saturday.
LEAGUE HONORS FOR IDAHO GOALTENDERS THIS YEAR
| Goalie of the Month (3) | Goalie of the Week (5) | |
| Jake Kupsky (November) | Jake Kupsky (Oct. 31-Nov.6) | |
| Rémi Poirier (December) | Rémi Poirier (Dec. 12-18) | |
| Rémi Poirier (January) | Adam Scheel (Dec. 26-Jan.1) | |
| Adam Scheel (Feb. 20-26) | ||
| Adam Scheel (Mar. 27-Apr.2) |
Under contract to Dallas of the National Hockey League, Scheel leads the ECHL with five shutouts, is tied for first with a .930 save percentage, and ranks second with 26 wins and a 2.02 goals-against average.
Scheel has appeared in 40 career ECHL games with Idaho going 29-10-1 with five shutouts, a 2.08 goals-against average and a save percentage of .929. He has also appeared in 44 career games with Texas of the American Hockey League where he is 15-17-8 with 3.02 goals-against average and a save percentage of .903. Prior to turning pro, Scheel saw action in 78 career games at the University of North Dakota, going 52-18-5 with seven shutouts, a 1.95 goals-against average and a save percentage of .916.
Idaho hosts Utah this Wednesday and Friday from the Idaho Central Arena for a 7:10 p.m. puck drop in the final two regular season games of the season. Watch the game on FloHockey or listen on the Steelheads flagship station, 95.3 FM KTIK “The Ticket”.
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