Adam Scheel Named ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Third Time This Season

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 

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”.