Climie honored

Tuesday, March 31, 2009-9:08:pm
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Stars goalie prospect Matt Climie was honored as the ECHL goalie of the Week. Here’s the ECHL release:

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.

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