QU Men's Ice Hockey's Andrew Shortridge Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week
3/10/2017 12:04:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Quinnipiac men's ice hockey freshman goalie Andrew Shortridge (Anchorage, Alaska) was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week for the second-consecutive week, as announced by the league office on Thursday, Mar. 9.
Shortridge became the fourth Quinnipiac freshman goalie, and first since 2006, to start a game for the Bobcats. In a ECAC Hockey Championship Series sweep of Brown, Shortridge posted a 2-0 record with a .956 save percentage and a league-leading 1.00 GAA. On Friday night, Shortridge stopped 19 of Brown's 20 shots on goal in a 6-1 win before following with a 24-save outing in a 5-1 win on Saturday. Shortridge has now won five-straight starts and six of his last seven.
ANDREW SHORTRIDGE NOTES
• Shortridge enters the weekend at 11-5-0 with a .919 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average.
• In 14 ECAC Hockey appearances, including nine starts, Shortridge is 7-2-0 with a .934 save percentage and a 1.74 goals against average.
• In seven starts at High Point Solutions Arena, Shortridge is 7-2-0 with a .924 save percentage and a 1.88 GAA.
• Among all NCAA Division I goalies since Dec. 28, 2016, Shortridge ranks 7th in winning percentage (.750, 9-3-0), 8th in save percentage (.931) and 5th in goals-against average (1.77).
• Among ECAC Hockey goalies, only Harvard's Merrick Madsen has a better winning percentage, leaving Shortridge as the conference leader in the other two categories.
• For the month of February, Andrew Shortridge led all ECAC Hockey goalies with a 1.78 GAA while going 4-1-0 with a .924 save percentage.
• Shortridge was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.
Also nominated for a weekly award was junior Tanner MacMaster (Calgary, Alberta). In a ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Series sweep of Brown, MacMaster led Quinnipiac with five points, on the strength of a goal and four assists. MacMaster was the only Bobcat and one of five ECAC Hockey players with a pair of multiple-point games. On Friday night, MacMaster had two assists in a 6-1 win before scoring once and assisting on two more goals in a 5-1 series-clinching victory on Saturday night.
TANNER MACMASTER NOTES
• Tanner MacMaster has had a quiet, yet rock solid third season with the Bobcats, scoring eight goals to go with 11 assists for 19 points in 28 games played.
• MacMaster totaled four goals and five assists for nine points in 15 ECAC Hockey games played.
• His 9 was third in the Bobcats' line-up behind Karlis Cukste ( 11) and Kevin McKernan ( 10).
• MacMaster had an incredible weekend in the Bobcats' two-game sweep of Brown in the ECAC Hockey FIrst Round. MacMaster led the Bobcats with a goal and four assists for five points.
Shortridge became the fourth Quinnipiac freshman goalie, and first since 2006, to start a game for the Bobcats. In a ECAC Hockey Championship Series sweep of Brown, Shortridge posted a 2-0 record with a .956 save percentage and a league-leading 1.00 GAA. On Friday night, Shortridge stopped 19 of Brown's 20 shots on goal in a 6-1 win before following with a 24-save outing in a 5-1 win on Saturday. Shortridge has now won five-straight starts and six of his last seven.
ANDREW SHORTRIDGE NOTES
• Shortridge enters the weekend at 11-5-0 with a .919 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average.
• In 14 ECAC Hockey appearances, including nine starts, Shortridge is 7-2-0 with a .934 save percentage and a 1.74 goals against average.
• In seven starts at High Point Solutions Arena, Shortridge is 7-2-0 with a .924 save percentage and a 1.88 GAA.
• Among all NCAA Division I goalies since Dec. 28, 2016, Shortridge ranks 7th in winning percentage (.750, 9-3-0), 8th in save percentage (.931) and 5th in goals-against average (1.77).
• Among ECAC Hockey goalies, only Harvard's Merrick Madsen has a better winning percentage, leaving Shortridge as the conference leader in the other two categories.
• For the month of February, Andrew Shortridge led all ECAC Hockey goalies with a 1.78 GAA while going 4-1-0 with a .924 save percentage.
• Shortridge was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.
Also nominated for a weekly award was junior Tanner MacMaster (Calgary, Alberta). In a ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Series sweep of Brown, MacMaster led Quinnipiac with five points, on the strength of a goal and four assists. MacMaster was the only Bobcat and one of five ECAC Hockey players with a pair of multiple-point games. On Friday night, MacMaster had two assists in a 6-1 win before scoring once and assisting on two more goals in a 5-1 series-clinching victory on Saturday night.
TANNER MACMASTER NOTES
• Tanner MacMaster has had a quiet, yet rock solid third season with the Bobcats, scoring eight goals to go with 11 assists for 19 points in 28 games played.
• MacMaster totaled four goals and five assists for nine points in 15 ECAC Hockey games played.
• His 9 was third in the Bobcats' line-up behind Karlis Cukste ( 11) and Kevin McKernan ( 10).
• MacMaster had an incredible weekend in the Bobcats' two-game sweep of Brown in the ECAC Hockey FIrst Round. MacMaster led the Bobcats with a goal and four assists for five points.
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