January 3, 2008

Boucher Nets Monthly Award, Again

ROCHESTER, MI -- The International Hockey League (IHL) announced Wednesday that Fort Wayne goaltender Nick Boucher, who played at Dartmouth, has been named the Southern Sports Supply IHL Goaltender of the Month for December. Boucher also earned the award in the month of November.

Boucher finished the month of December on an impressive six game winning streak. He completed the month with a 6-1-0-0 record, a 2.49 goals against average and a .911 save percentage. So far this season, Boucher has only lost on home ice once, giving him an overall record of 9-1-0-1.  The 27 year-old Cobble Hill, British Columbia native currently leads all IHL goaltenders in save percentage (.919) and goals against average (2.27).  

Other goaltenders nominated for the Southern Sports Supply IHL Goaltender of the Month include: Bloomington's Loic Lacasse, Flint's Eric Marvin, Kalamazoo's Jeremy Symington, Muskegon's Issac Reichmuth and Port Huron's Marty Magers.