SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The American Hockey League announced today that Syracuse Crunch goaltender Hugo Alnefelt has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending January 29, 2023.
Alnefelt stopped 80 of the 81 shots he faced over two starts last week, good for a 0.51 goals-against average and a .988 save percentage.
On Friday evening, Alnefelt made 29 saves and was named the first star of the game in the Crunch’s 1-0 loss to Utica. Then on Sunday, he set an AHL career high with 51 saves (his previous best was 36) and recorded his second shutout of the season in a 4-0 victory at Providence.
Alnefelt ranks fourth in the AHL with a 2.20 goals-against average and second with a .929 save percentage this season, and has a record of 11-5-1 in his 18 appearances for the Crunch.
A native of Danderyd, Sweden, the 21-year-old Alnefelt was a third-round pick by Tampa Bay in the 2019 NHL Draft and made his North American debut with the Crunch in 2021-22, posting a 3.14 GAA and an .882 save percentage in 23 contests. Alnefelt also made his NHL debut with the Lightning last season, playing one period of relief in a game at Florida on Dec. 30, 2021.
Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch).
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