Lamar Hunt Jr.'s ECHL team the Missouri Mavericks feature the league's “Goaltender of the Month,” Josh Robinson. Robinson was announced as the selection for October on Wednesday November 4.
Kansas City, MO -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/05/2015 -- The Missouri Mavericks, owned by Lamar Hunt Jr., announced the prestigious selection of their own goalie Josh Robinson as the ECHL "Goaltender of the Month" on November 4. The Wednesday announcement came after the official ECHL announcement of Robinsons' selection as Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for October, the opening month of the 2015-16 season.
October 21st Robinson was originally awarded the title of "Goaltender of the Week" by the ECHL after his performance during opening week in the 2015-16 season. The awards have been given to Robinson after his stand out performances so far in the 2015-16 ECHL season with the Mavericks.
Robinson has accomplished two shutouts so far this season with the Missouri Mavericks including the October 23 game against local rivals the Wichita Thunder. The 25 year old North American native had an impressive 0.98 goals-against average in the first month of play this season, allowing him to lead the league in goals-against average.
The Mavericks will play their rival team the Wichita Thunder in the next home-game, November 7th at 7:05 pm. Information on upcoming games can be found at http://www.missourimavericks.com
About the Missouri Mavericks
The Missouri Mavericks are a professional ice hockey team based in Independence, Missouri and the proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders (NHL) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Mavs are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL—the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in North America, led by General Manager Brent Thiessen and Head Coach Richard Matvichuk. Founded in 2009, the Mavericks are entering into their seventh season in franchise history at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. Missouri competed for five seasons in the (now defunct) Central Hockey League (CHL) before formally joining the ECHL on Oct. 7, 2014 ahead of their 2014-15 campaign. Lamar Hunt Jr. was announced as the new President and Owner of the Missouri Mavericks on Feb. 6, 2015.
About Lamar Hunt Jr.
Lamar Hunt, Jr. founded and participates in the Loretto Companies group that includes the Kansas City based private charitable organization Loretto Foundation, LLC. One of the major goals of the foundation, besides making contributions to charities, is to educate the public about what the Christian faith has to say about business and our work in the world. Hunt is also the owner of the Independence, MO hockey team the Missouri Mavericks, LLC (member of the East Coast hockey League).