Kinkaid Honored by AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The American Hockey
League announced today that Albany Devils goaltender Keith
Kinkaid, a former Union standout, has been selected as
the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending
Dec. 25, 2011.
In his lone appearance last week, Kinkaid made 36 saves as the
Devils shut out the Binghamton Senators, 3-0, at the Times Union
Center in Albany on Wednesday night.
It was the second shutout of the season for Kinkaid, who stopped
12 shots in the first period, 15 in the second and nine more in the
third. Kinkaid improved to 6-2-0 this season when facing at least
30 shots in a game.
Signed as a free agent by New Jersey on Apr. 18, 2011, Kinkaid has
a record of 8-6-0 in 15 appearances with Albany this season. Among
AHL rookies, he ranks first in wins (eight) and shutouts (two), and
second in goals-against average (2.79) and save percentage (.908).
The 22-year-old native of Farmingville, N.Y., played two seasons at
nearby Union and was the Ken Dryden Award winner as ECAC Hockey
Goaltender of the Year in 2010-11, leading the Dutchmen to their
first-ever appearance in the Division I NCAA tournament.
