SHELLEY: FITZPATRICK IS ECHL GOALIE OF THE WEEK
Fitzpatrick posted a 3-0 record and 2 shutouts in Sunshine State road trip
BY: Mark Shelley: Greenville Swamp Rabbits
SHREWSBURY, NJ – Evan Fitzpatrick of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 28-March 6.
Fitzpatrick went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.92 goals-against average and a save percentage of .967 in two appearances last week.
The 24-year-old made 29 saves in a 3-2 win at Orlando on Tuesday and stopped at 30 shots in a 2-0 victory at Florida on Friday.
Under a National Hockey League contract with Florida, Fitzpatrick is 6-9-2 with two in 18 appearances with the Swamp Rabbits this season. He is tied for ninth in the ECHL with a 2.57 goals-against average and is 12th with a .913 save percentage. Fitzpatrick also recorded a win in his one American Hockey League appearance with Charlotte.
A native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Fitzpatrick has appeared in 55 career ECHL games with Greenville, Tulsa, and Brampton posting an overall record of 21-24-7 with two shutouts, a 3.18 goals-against average and a save percentage of .887. He is 5-3-0 with one shutout, a 2.44 goals-against average, and a save percentage of .906 in 12 career AHL appearances with Charlotte, Utica, and San Antonio.
Prior to turning pro, Fitzpatrick saw action in 181 career games with Sherbrooke and Acadie-Bathurst of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he went 73-76-4 with five shutouts, a 3.30 goals-against average and a save percentage of .894.
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Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has been providing family-friendly, live entertainment at Bon Secours Wellness Arena since 2010. Formerly the Greenville Road Warriors, the Swamp Rabbits are the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina. The Swamp Rabbits are proud affiliates of the NHL’s Florida Panthers and AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey.
