Some goaltenders accustomed to starting almost every game might find it difficult to sit out four straight games.
They also might find it difficult to get their focus and timing back.
Charlie Effinger, apparently, is not among them. Effinger stopped 43 shots in the Komets’ 1-0 victory over the Gwinnett Gladiators before 7,207 fans Saturday at Memorial Coliseum.
Because it’s early in the season, the National Hockey League is in a lockout and more players are coming in daily, the Fort Wayne Komets’ dressing room needs some room to flex. It’s not big enough for everyone on the roster to fit inside, so a team gathering resembles a town hall meeting with players trying to squeeze in.
When the Komets came to the ECHL, they brought the best of the Central Hockey League with them.
The Komets signed CHL Most Valuable Player Brandon Marino and high-scoring forward Eric Giosa from Quad City, veteran defenseman and leader Tyler Butler and Missouri’s Charlie Effinger, who finished second in the CHL Goaltender of the Year voting. Butler was also the captain in Arizona.
The Komets have agreed to terms with goaltender Charlie Effinger for the coming season, sources confirmed, and the paperwork needs to just be submitted to the league.
Acquired via trade with the Allen Americans during the 2009-10 season, Charlie Effinger helped power a late-season rally as the Missouri Mavericks made the playoffs in their inaugural season.
Ask the Komets whether they believe they can recover from a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-seven Turner Conference finals, and you will get a resounding “yes.”
“Our team believes we can beat this hockey team,” Fort Wayne coach Al Sims said.
Coach Scott Hillman gave his team a four-day break, which some players used to rest up following a rugged regular season.
“I went back home,” said goaltender Charlie Effinger, who has been spectacular in the playoffs as the Mavericks swept Evansville in four games.
The Central Hockey League announced today that Missouri Mavericks Charlie Effinger has been named the Sher-Wood Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Month for March/2012.
Charlie Effinger is “Iron Man.”
The Missouri Mavericks goaltender has played in an awe-inspiring 28 consecutive games this season, while logging more miles on a bus than a Willie Nelson roadie.
The Central Hockey League announced today that Missouri’s Charlie Effinger has been named the Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for the period ending March 4, 2012.
