Princeton, NJ - Mitch O'Keefe of the Utah Grizzlies is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Nov. 16-22.

The 25 year old started three games in three nights against Las Vegas and was 3-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of .957. He stopped all 21 shots in a 4-0 win on Nov. 20 and had 23 saves in a 5-1 win before turning aside 23 shots in a 3-2 win on Nov. 22.

In his last seven starts, O’Keefe is 7-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.57 and a save percentage of .936. He is 7-1-0 and tied for the league lead with two shutouts while ranking second with seven wins and a goals-against average of 2.03.

He played in the ECHL as a rookie and was 16-12-2 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 3.16 and a save percentage of .888 in 31 games for Elmira while also playing in the American Hockey League where he was 0-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.10 and a save percentage of .943 in six games for Binghamton.

Runners Up: Danny Taylor, Gwinnett (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .948 save pct.) and Richard Bachman, Idaho (2-0-0, 1.95 GAA, .928 save pct.).

Also Nominated: Timo Pielmeier (Bakersfield), Miika Wiikman (Charlotte), Jeremy Smith (Cincinnati), Chris Beckford-Tseu (Florida), Ryan Nie (Kalamazoo), Todd Ford (South Carolina), Billy Sauer (Toledo) and David Shantz (Victoria).