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The SPHL has named Ice Bears goalie Stephen Mundinger as the SPHL Player of the Week after he backstopped Knoxville to a pair of wins over the weekend by stopping 70-of-72 shots and recording his first shutout of the year.
The third-year pro stopped all 38 shots he faced against Roanoke on Halloween to keep the game scoreless late into the third period before the Ice Bears scored a pair of goals late en route to a 2-0 victory on UT Federal Credit Union Home Ice at the Civic Coliseum. The clean sheet was Mundinger’s seventh in the regular season during his career.
Mundinger followed up his performance with 32 saves on Saturday at Birmingham to help Knoxville to its third straight win. After conceding two first period goals, Mundinger shut down the Bulls over the final 40 minutes as Knoxville scored four unanswered to claim a 5-2 win and a sweep of the weekend.
The Ice Bears will host Pensacola this Friday and Saturday at the Civic Coliseum. Both games are set to drop the puck at 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT The Knoxville Ice Bears: The Knoxville Ice Bears organization began in 2002 and was an inaugural charter member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) in 2004. As four-time SPHL Champions and five-time regular season champions, the Ice Bears are an experienced and established organization, offering the city and its visitors a balanced product of highlight-reel hockey, unique and exciting intermission activity and endless fan interaction, presenting the most affordable, family-friendly way to enjoy sports and entertainment. Season, Partial Season and Flex Tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit www.knoxvilleicebears.com or call (865) 525-7825.
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