The Worcester Railers [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/friday-five-railers-get-first-home-win-gargoyles-cast-a-spell], along with the ECHL [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/], announced on Monday that Henrik Tikkanen has been named the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Nov. 17-23. Tikkanen’s play last week would have been hard to top. He went 3-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.97 goals-against average and a save percentage of .965 in three appearances for the Railers. The 25-year-old netminder turned aside all 30 shots in a 4-0 win against the Maine Mariners [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/friday-five-a-hatty-a-debut-shutout-and-a-game-on-two-rinks]last Tuesday, made 34 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Mariners on Friday and stopped 18 shots in a 3-2 win against the Greensboro Gargoyles [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/gargoyles-pick-up-first-home-win-in-overtime-thriller-over-knight-monsters]on Sunday. Under an NHL contract with the New York Islanders [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders], Tikkanen is 5-2-1 in eight appearances with the Railers this season, and ranks 10th in the ECHL with a 2.03 goals-against average and 11th with a .929 save percentage. A native of Lohja, Finland, Tikkanen has seen action in 73 career games with Worcester, going 36-30-6 with six shutouts, a 2.91 goals-against average and a save percentage of .910. Tikkanen's six shutouts in his career with the Railers tie him with Mitch Gillam for most all-time in franchise history. He is eight wins behind Gillam for the all-time team lead in wins. He has also appeared in 48 career games with Bridgeport of the American Hockey League [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/], where he is 14-24-5 with one shutout, a 3.32 goals-against average and a save percentage of .890. During the 2021-22 season, he won 13 of his 19 appearances with MoDo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan league, the second-highest league in Sweden. On Tuesday, the Railers announced that Tikkanen and forward Jesse Nurmi have both been assigned to Bridgeport by the New York Islanders.
