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Dave Caruso, Trenton Devils

2010-03-03


PRINCETON, N.J. - Dave Caruso of the Trenton Devils has been named the ECHL Goaltender of the Month for February.

Caruso was 7-2-0 with a goals-against average of 2.00 and a save percentage of .942 to help the Devils improve to 24-23-9 overall. He ended the month with a career-best six-game win streak that began with a 5-3 win against Reading on Feb. 12 and allowed only one goal in five of his nine starts during the month.

The 27 year old is 14-15-2 on the season and is fourth in the league with 1,016 saves while posting a goals-against average of 3.06 and a save percentage of .910 in 34 games for Trenton. Caruso stopped 46 shots in a 7-5 win at Elmira on Feb. 14 and denied another 41 shots less than a week later during a 6-2 victory at Johnstown on Feb. 20.

Caruso began his ECHL career in 2006-07 and is 36-27-9 with a goals-against average of 2.89 and a save percentage of .909 in 73 regular-season games for Trenton and Gwinnett while going 1-2-0 with a goals-against average of 2.71 and a save percentage of .925 in three Kelly Cup Playoff games for Trenton.

The Queens, N.Y. native has spent time in the American Hockey League where he has a 9-19-0 record with a goals-against average of 3.45 and a save percentage of .887 in 33 regular-season games for Chicago and Lowell.

He played four seasons at The Ohio State University compiling a 52-32-9 record with a goals-against average of 2.07 and a save percentage of .919 in 96 appearances for the Buckeyes. Honored as team MVP his junior and senior seasons, Caruso was selected to the 2004 CCHA All-Tournament Team as a sophomore, leading the Buckeyes to victory in the Mason Cup Championship.

Runners-Up: Chris Beckford-Tseu, Florida (7-2-3, 2.97 GAA, .912 save pct.) and Shane Connelly, South Carolina (5-3-2, 2.53 GAA, .904 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Frank Doyle (Alaska), Robert Mayer (Cincinnati), Danny Taylor (Gwinnett), Rejean Beauchemin (Idaho), Ryan Nie (Kalamazoo), Curtis Darling (Ontario), Alec Richards (Toledo), Beau Erickson (Utah) and Leland Irving (Victoria).

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