Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 16, 2004
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Joel Cameron Named NCHA Player of the Week
Junior leads the nation in save percentage

 Joel Cameron's .947 save percentage leads the nation.
LAKE FOREST, IL - Lake Forest College men’s hockey player Joel Cameron (Markham, ON/Milton Merchants) was named Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Week Monday (February 16) after helping lead the Foresters to three points in league play last weekend (February 13-14).

Cameron recorded his third shutout of the season in Friday night’s 4-0 victory over the College of St. Scholastica. The junior stopped each of the Saints’ 26 shots on goal in the game.

He also tallied 27 saves in a 2-2 tie against UW-Superior Saturday afternoon and finished the weekend with a .964 save percentage.

Cameron .947 save percentage on the year is the best mark in the nation. He also ranks second in the country with a 1.61 goals against average and 11th with a winning percentage of .808 (10-2-1). He finished the regular season ranked first in the NCHA in both save percentage (.953) and goals against average (1.49) in league play.

The NCHA Player of the Week is selected by the league’s sports information director.