Former Nanooks Flourishing In AHL (Johnson, Eckford, Penner)

Former UAF goaltender Chad Johnson bagged his second shutout in two nights tonight to lead the highlight reel for former Nanooks in the American Hockey League.

Johnson, a rookie who last season was the CCHA Player of the Year, stopped 35 shots tonight in a 4-0 win at Worcester and stopped 26 shots in a 2-0 win over Manchester on Friday. He's 8-4-0 with a 2.17 goals-against average, .923 save percentage and three bagels.

And he isn't the only former Nanook flourishing.

Former UAF blueliner Tyler Eckford furnished three assists and a +2 rating tonight for Lowell in a 5-3 win over visiting Providence. That gives him 5-12--17 totals and a +9 rating in 18 games -- he's third in the league in points by a blueliner. And Providence's Jeff Penner, another former Nanook, provided one goal and one assist in that game to give him 2-9--11 totals in 12 games, good for a tie for ninth place in league scoring by defensemen.