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Perets, Metsa Named to All-ECAC Hockey First Team
3/10/2022 3:05:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Metsa Collects Honor for Second Year In a Row, Perets Earns First
ALBANY, N.Y – Quinnipiac senior Zach Metsa has repeated as an All-ECAC Hockey First Team selection and is joined this season by teammate Yaniv Perets, as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon.
Quinnipiac has now had 12 First Team All-ECAC Hockey picks in program history and 41 players named to All-ECAC Hockey Teams since the Bobcats joined the conference for the 2005-06 season.
Metsa, who was also selected to the First Team last season, led a defensive unit that put together one of the best seasons in the history of NCAA Hockey, smashing the single-season shutout record with 16 blank sheets as a team. Metsa and the Bobcats led both the league and the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 0.93 goals per-game in 2021-22. The senior blocked 24 shots, and led the team with 34 points, 16 of which came in league play.
The senior has ranked inside the top 3 in the nation all season long in points, assists, and plus/minus amongst defenseman and currently leads all blue-liners in plus/minus rating.
Earlier this week, Perets was named one of three finalists for ECAC Hockey's Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year Award and the league's Player of the Year Award. The net minder also earned his fourth-consecutive ECAC Hockey MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month award after wrapping up the best statistical season in league history.
Perets earned five wins in the month of February, while once again allowing less than a goal per-game. He finished the month with a 0.89 GAA and .957 save percentage, making 156 saves in the process. He's solidified himself as the top statistical goaltender in the nation in nearly every statistical category.
For more information on Quinnipiac men's ice hockey, visit gobobcats.com/mih and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MIH.
Quinnipiac has now had 12 First Team All-ECAC Hockey picks in program history and 41 players named to All-ECAC Hockey Teams since the Bobcats joined the conference for the 2005-06 season.
Metsa, who was also selected to the First Team last season, led a defensive unit that put together one of the best seasons in the history of NCAA Hockey, smashing the single-season shutout record with 16 blank sheets as a team. Metsa and the Bobcats led both the league and the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 0.93 goals per-game in 2021-22. The senior blocked 24 shots, and led the team with 34 points, 16 of which came in league play.
The senior has ranked inside the top 3 in the nation all season long in points, assists, and plus/minus amongst defenseman and currently leads all blue-liners in plus/minus rating.
Earlier this week, Perets was named one of three finalists for ECAC Hockey's Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year Award and the league's Player of the Year Award. The net minder also earned his fourth-consecutive ECAC Hockey MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month award after wrapping up the best statistical season in league history.
Perets earned five wins in the month of February, while once again allowing less than a goal per-game. He finished the month with a 0.89 GAA and .957 save percentage, making 156 saves in the process. He's solidified himself as the top statistical goaltender in the nation in nearly every statistical category.
One of the best goaltenders in not only the league, but the nation, Perets led all of NCAA hockey this season in save percentage (.955), GAA (0.82), and shutouts (11). He also eclipsed ECAC Hockey league-only records in all of these categories, putting together one of the best goaltending seasons in the history of the league. Perets was a huge part of a Bobcat team that finished the season 17-4-1 in league play, earning the Cleary Cup and top seed in the post-season tournament.
Quinnipiac men's ice hockey returns to the ice on Friday as the Bobcats begin the chase for their second Whitelaw Cup with an ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series with St. Lawrence. Friday and Saturday night's contests will begin at 7:00 PM. Fans are encouraged to wear white on Friday night as part of the Bobcat Blizzard promotion.For more information on Quinnipiac men's ice hockey, visit gobobcats.com/mih and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MIH.
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