HUNTERSVILLE, NC – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced rookie goaltender Kevin Genoe of the Huntsville Havoc is the Easton Player of the Week for February 17-23.

Genoe went 2-0-0 last week, posting a 1.00 goals against average, a .973 save percentage and one shutout as Huntsville moved into a tie for third place in the SPHL standings.

On Friday, the Qualicum Beach, BC native made 47 saves in a 3-2 win over the Mississippi RiverKings, as the Havoc were outshot 49-20 in the first game of a home-and-home series.  Genoe had a little easier time back in Huntsville on Saturday, making 24 saves in a 1-0 matinee shutout of the RiverKings.

For the season, Genoe is 11-8-1 for the Havoc, posting a 2.69 goals against average, a .908 save percentage and two shutouts.  Before turning pro, he played four seasons at Michigan Tech University where he was a three-time Western Collegiate Hockey Association Scholar-Athlete, earning a 3.72 cumulative grade point average in civil engineering.  Genoe was also named the Norbert Matovich Memorial Award Winner as the Huskies’ outstanding freshman in 2009-10.

Also Nominated: Tory Allan, Columbus (4 gp, 3 g, 2 a, 1 gwg), Tommy Lange, Fayetteville (4 gp, 2 g, 1 gwg), Adam Stuart, Louisiana (3 gp, 4 g, 2 a, 2 gwg), Todd Hosmer, Mississippi RiverKings (3 gp, 3 g, 2 ppg), Mathieu Dugas, Mississippi Surge (2-0-0, 2.77 gaa, .922 save%) and Corey Banfield, Pensacola (3 gp, 4 g, 2 a, 1 gwg)