With the Tucson Roadrunners bearing down on a playoff spot, goalie Ivan Prosvetov's play has improved; his 15 wins are a career high.
James Kelley Special to the Arizona Daily Star Ivan Prosvetov has taken command of the Tucson Roadrunners’ goaltending spot and, despite some hiccups along the way, he’s still poised for a career year.
“He’s been wanting to get multiple starts after either a win or a loss, and I’m happy for him,” Tucson coach Steve Potvin said. “He’s a player that’s been longing for this type of commitment, and sometimes it has to be earned and sometimes you have to collect the right amount of data to make sure that he gets the right amount of work and the right amount of time.”
Prosvetov’s recent form started not long after goalie Tyler Parks , already a friend a of Prosvetov’s dating back to their days together playing for the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush, moved up to Tucson from the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators. Prosvetov started the season slowly but has recovered. In a stretch of 16 starts from mid-November to mid-January, Prosvetov gave up four or more goals nine times, and on four of those occasions six or more. But in his nine starts since Jan. 21, Prosvetov has a 2.55 GAA and .914 save percentage.
“It’s good for them, they made it to the big league. I was always excited to play against them,” Prosvetov said. “It was always big games when you’re facing a guy the same age and as good of a goalies as they are.Chicago presents another friendly rival in fellow Russia goalie Pyotr Kochetkov. While Kochetkov is back with the Wolves in the AHL, he was the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for December playing for the Hurricanes.
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