FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2022
PAVEL CAJAN NAMED WARRIOR HOCKEY ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Monsters loan earns ECHL honors for standout performance last week.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The ECHL announced Tuesday that Cleveland Monsters (AHL) goaltender Pavel Cajan earned the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week nod for his performance, from Dec. 5 thru 11, while assigned to Kalamazoo.
Cajan, 20, amassed a 2-0-0 record, a 1.40 goals-against average (GAA) and a .964 save percentage (S%) with 78 saves last week. In three starts for the K-Wings this season, Cajan is 3-0-0 with a 1.29 GAA and a .964 S%.
The 6-foot 2-inch, 176-pound, netminder made 35 saves in a 6-1 win against Toledo last Wednesday, followed by stopping 43 shots in a 3-2 OT victory versus Toledo on Friday.
The Cleveland Monsters (AHL) product was recalled from his loan to Kalamazoo on Saturday and earned a 6-5 OT/SO victory over Hershey on Sunday. Currently, the Praha, CZE native is 4-3-1 with a 3.14 GAA and a .881 S% in eight appearances for the Monsters this season.
Last season, Cajan went 21-18-4 in 44 appearances with Kitchener (OHL) and sported a 3.61 GAA with a .901 S%.
The K-Wings get back to action against the Iowa Heartlanders at 11:05 a.m. EST on Wednesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville, IA.
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The Kalamazoo Wings are a professional hockey team located in southwest Michigan that has been a staple in the Kalamazoo, MI professional sports landscape since 1974. The K-Wings compete in the ECHL and are the AA affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets and the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters. Kalamazoo plays their 36 regular season home games at Wings Event Center from October through April.
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