February 2, 2010

Boucher Tabbed as IHL Goaltender of Month

ROCHESTER, MI -- The International Hockey League (IHL) announced Tuesday that Fort Wayne goaltender Nick Boucher, a former Dartmouth standout, has been named the Meijer IHL Goaltender of the Month for the month of January.

Boucher completed the month posting a 3-1-0-0 record in six games played. He finished the month on a two-game win streak and has appeared in the Komets last four straight games. Boucher made a total of 163 saves, giving him a .953 save percentage and a 1.71 goals against average. In all six appearances, he never allowed more than two goals to hit the back of the net, only allowing eight goals against for the month of January. The 29-year-old Cobble Hill, British Columbia native is currently third among IHL goaltenders in save percentage with .920, just .01 percent behind the two netminders tied for first. He is also fourth in goals against average with 2.55.

This is the first Goaltender of the Month award for Boucher this year after also collecting the Goaltender of the Week award for the week ending Nov. 1. Boucher, last year's IHL Goaltender of the Year, has been honored as the league's Goaltender of the Month four times and Goalie of the Week seven times since joining the Komets in 2007-08

2009-10 is Boucher's third straight season with the Komets after capturing back-to-back IHL Turner Cup Championships. He appeared in his 100th Fort Wayne career game during the month on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Port Huron.