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Matt Keetley (G)

Abbotsford Heat

Biography

2007-08 Highlights: Tied for second in the AHL in shootout wins with five…Assigned to the Quad Cities on Sept. 19th after attending Calgary’s Training Camp…Made 26 saves in his professional debut, a 5-1 win over Rockford on Oct. 6th. In the win, Keetley earned his first professional victory, the first win for a goaltender in Quad City Flames history and first star honors…Recalled to the NHL’s Calgary Flames on Oct. 9th. Keetley was the first Quad City Flame in franchise history to earn a recall to the National Hockey League…Returned on loan from the Calgary Flames on Oct. 14th…Recalled to Calgary for the second time on Oct. 23rd…Was the Flames nominee for AHL Goaltender of the Month and Rookie of the Month in October after going 1-1-1 with a 2.28 goals against average and a .916 save percentage during the month…Made his NHL debut with nine minutes and 22 seconds of playing time during a 4-1 Calgary loss to Colorado on Nov. 5th. Keetley stopped both shots he faced and received a no decision…Returned from Calgary on Nov. 19th…Was the Flames nominee for AHL Player of the Week (Dec. 10th through 16th) after going 1-1-1 with a 1.95 goals against average and a .934 save percentage in three appearances during the week…Was the Flames nominee for AHL Goaltender of the Month and Rookie of the Month in December. Keetley went 4-2-1 during the month with a 2.37 goals against average and a .915 save percentage…Stopped the first penalty shot against in Flames history on Feb. 17th vs. San Antonio…Was the Flames nominee for AHL Goaltender of the Month and Rookie of the Month in February after going 2-1-1 with a 1.44 goals against average and a .945 save percentage during the month…Was the Flames nominee for AHL Player of the Week (March 24th through 30th) after recording a 0.64 goals against average and a .957 save percentage while going 0-1-0 in two appearances…Was the Flames nominee for AHL Rookie of the Month in March after going 0-1-0 with a 1.91 goals against average and .895 save percentage during the month…Was named first star after making 29 saves in a 2-1 win over Iowa on April 5th…Was nominated for AHL Player of the Week for the period of March 31st through April 6th. Keetley went 1-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .967 save percentage during his lone appearance of the week…Stopped 25 shots to earn his first professional shutout on April 9th vs. Houston……Won the Rookie of the Year Award at Flames Awards Night on April 11th at the i wireless Center…Was the Flames nominee for AHL Goaltender of the Month and Rookie of the Month in April after going 2-0-1 in three appearances with a 1.98 goals against average and .925 save percentage. Career Highlights: Played three games for Medicine Hat in 2003-04. The Tigers recorded the best regular season record in the WHL’s Eastern Conference that year…Led the WHL in goals against average (1.66) and save percentage (.933) in 2004-05…Tied for sixth in the WHL in shutouts with six in 2004-05…Won a second Central Division regular season title in 2004-05 with Medicine Hat…Selected by the Calgary Flames in the 5th Round (158th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft……Led the WHL in wins with 42 during the 2005-06 season…Ranked fourth in the WHL in goals against average (2.09) in 2005-06…Tied for fourth in the WHL in shutouts with six during the 2005-06 season…Tied for fifth in the WHL in save percentage (.916) in 2005-06…Won the Western Hockey League regular season championship as a member of the 2005-06 Medicine Hat Tigers…Ranked amongst WHL league leaders in wins (1st with 42), shutouts (4th with six), goals against average (6th at 2.19) and save percentage (7th at .913) during the 2006-07 season…Led the 2006-07 Medicine Hat Tigers to the best regular season record in the WHL’s Eastern Conference. It marked the fourth time in Keetley’s four-year junior career that the Tigers won their division…Was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2006-07 Western Hockey League Playoffs after backstopping Medicine Hat to the league championship.