Taylor Gauthier and Christopher Brown have been named the ECHL's goaltender and player of the week for the period of Dec. 11-17, 2023.
Christopher Brown of the Jacksonville Icemen is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 11-17, while Taylor Gauthier of the Wheeling Nailers is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week.
Brown scored four goals and added three assists for seven points in three games last week.
The 27-year-old scored a pair of goals and had an assist in a 5-4 win at Savannah on Thursday, then posted a goal and an assist in back-to-back games - a 3-2 victory at Atlanta on Friday and a 3-2 loss to South Carolina on Saturday.
Under contract to Rochester of the American Hockey League, Brown has 24 points (10g-14a) in 19 games with the Icemen this season while adding one goal in three games with the Americans.
A native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Brown has totaled 155 points (65g-90a) in 208 career ECHL games with Jacksonville and Wheeling while adding four points (2g-2a) in 47 career AHL games with Rochester and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Prior to turning pro, Brown posted 72 points (27g-45a) in 151 career games at Boston College and 37 points (13g-24a) in 60 career games in the United States Hockey League with Green Bay and Tri-City.
Gauthier went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .982 in two appearances last week.
The 22-year-old made 24 saves in a 4-1 win against Indy on Friday and turned aside all 32 shots in a 3-0 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.
Under a National Hockey League contract with Pittsburgh, Gauthier is 8-5-1 in 14 appearances with the Nailers this season and ranks second in the ECHL with a 2.14 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage. He is also 1-1-1 in three American Hockey League appearances with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
NorthlandA native of Calgary, Alberta, Gauthier has seen action in 30 career games with Wheeling going 16-12-2 with three shutouts, a 2.65 goals-against average and a save percentage of .911 while going 9-4-7 in 23 AHL appearances with a 2.65 goals-against average and a save percentage of .907.
Prior to turning pro, Gauthier was 77-91-11 in 194 career appearances in the Western Hockey League with Prince George and Portland with 10 shutouts, a 3.03 goals-against average and a save percentage of .909.