Laredo Bucks Trade Goaltender Kyle Gajewski to Colorado Eagles
On Wednesday, the Laredo Bucks traded goaltender Kyle Gajewski to the Colorado Eagles for future considerations. (Photo Credit: Melissa Guzman)
The Laredo Bucks announced today they have traded reserve goaltender Kyle Gajewski to the Colorado Eagles for future considerations. Gajewski appeared in 13 games for Laredo, posting a 5-5-2 record, a 3.96 GAA and a .883 save percentage. The writing appeared to be on the wall, to a certain extent, when the Bucks signed former Corpus Christi goalie Kevin Desfosses to a five-game contract on January 14th. In the five games he played, Desfosses went 3-1, with a 2.00 G.A.A and a .948 save percentage. On Tuesday, Desfosses signed a contract for the remainder of the season, and it was only a matter of time until the Bucks moved Gajewski.
Gajewski will join a Colorado squad that currently sits in 2nd place in the Northern Conference, with a 25-9-3 record. The Eagles lost their number one goalie, Andrew Penner, when he was called up to the AHL. It’s likely that Gajewski will back up current Eagles number two goalie, Mike Mole, but there’s also a possibility they will let him compete for starting time. Apparently, Eagles President and General Manager Chris Stewart has been sold on Gajewski for a while, and may want to see him between the pipes.
“We believe Kyle is a very good goalie and, in fact, this is not the first time we’ve had interest in him,” said Stewart. “We were in discussions over the summer with his agent and we’re happy to finally welcome him to Northern Colorado.”
Here is the release the Laredo Bucks put out:
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LAREDO, TX - The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League announced Wednesday that they have traded goaltender Kyle Gajewski to the Colorado Eagles in exchange for future considerations.
The 22-year-old Gajewski (pronounced gah-JOO-ski) appeared in 13 games for the Bucks this season posting a 5-5-2 record with a 3.96 G.A.A and a .883 sv. %. Gajewski picked up the Bucks only shutout win of the season on December 17th when he set aside all 33 shots he faced in Laredo’s 2-0 win at Corpus Christi.
Gajewski, a native of London, Ontario, stopped 30 or more shots in seven of his 13 appearances this season while giving up five or more goals five times this season.
Gajewski was an OHL All-Star in 2007-08 with Sault-Ste Marie, where he set career highs in wins (39), and goals against average (2.44), while going 39-16-4.
Last season the 22-year-old Gajewski (pronounce GA-JU-ski) split time between three teams in his rookie year in the ECHL, playing with Cincinnati, Johnstown, and Florida.
Gajewski, 5’10, 155 pounds, went a combined 12-11-2 in 29 games last season. He spent the majority of the campaign with Cincinnati, playing in 21 games with a 7-10-1 record, to go along with a 3.82 G.A.A, and a .874 sv. %. Gajewski went 1-1 with Johnstown (3.40 G.A.A, .917 sv. %), and 4-0 with Florida (2.67 G.A.A, .905 sv. %).
The London, Ontario native had a stellar four-year junior career with Sault-Ste Marie, where went a combined 114-71-31 with 12 shutouts, three in each of his four seasons.