The ECHL announced Thursday that John Lethemon of the Toledo Walleye is the recipient of the Nick Vitucci Goaltender of the Year Award for the 2022-2023 season.

The award is presented annually to the goaltender selected as the best at his position, determined in a vote of ECHL coaches, broadcasters, media relations directors and media members.

It is named in honor of Nick Vitucci, who was part of the first induction class into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2008.

Vitucci enjoyed a 26-year association with the league, beginning in the inaugural season of 1988-1989, when he backstopped the Carolina Thunderbirds to the Riley Cup title, the first of his ECHL-record five championships, and received the Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award.

Adam Scheel of Idaho finished second behind Lethemon in this year’s voting, followed by Idaho’s Remi Poirier, Sebastian Cossa of Toledo and Newfoundland’s Luke Cavallin.

The winner of the Warrior Hockey Most Valuable Player award will be announced Friday.

The #ECHL has announced its All-ECHL First and Second Teams for the 2022-23 seasonhttps://t.co/b2KHdj7n6v

— ECHL (@ECHL) April 13, 2023

Lethemon, who was named to the All-ECHL first team last week, went 18-1-3 in 26 appearances with the Walleye this season. He had a 1.99 goals-against average and a save percentage of .930, while finishing tied for second in the league with four shutouts.

He allowed two goals or less in 15 appearances and ended the season with a win in 14 consecutive decisions, the third-longest streak in ECHL history.

Nick Vitucci Goaltender of the Year Award Winners