Abbotsford goalie breaks 55-year-old AHL record


Abbotsford Heat goaltender Barry Brust established an American Hockey League record Saturday night for longest shutout streak, set in 1957 by Hall of Famer Johnny Bower of the Cleveland Barons.

Brust held the San Antonio Rampage off the scoreboard into the second period, allowing a goal to James Wright, ending his shutout run at 268 minutes and 17 seconds. Bower’s streak was 249:51.

Brust began his streak Oct. 20, shutting out the Chicago Wolves over the final 51:41. He then recorded three consecutive shutouts: Nov. 1 vs. Toronto and Nov. 13 and 14 vs. Lake Erie.

Brust is 5-0-0 on the season with a 0.59 goals-against average and a .978 save percentage. He was a member of the Binghamton Senators’ Calder Cup championship team in 2010-11.

Categories: AHL
Pete Dougherty

One Response

  1. YouSee Alum says:

    Quite the feat. Johnny Bower is a legend in goal. Ranked 18th in the book “Without Fear–Hockey’s 50 Greatest Goaltenders” (Allen/Duff).
    Congratulations to Barry Brust.