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Nate LePage, Siena '13
Ryan Purdy (WIL), 1 game, 42 saves, .976 sv%, 1.00 GAA
Many congratulations are due to Mr. Ryan Purdy of Williams College. While only playing 1 game on the weekend, Purdy had the single most impressive weekend in Division III men's ice hockey. He saved 42 or 43 shots, giving him a .976 save percentage, and a 1.00 Goals Against Average. Oh, and did I mention that the team he essentially shut down, leading his Williams College Ephs to victory against, was the then-undefeated and nationally-ranked #2 Norwich Cadets? Sometimes great stats can be diminished when consideration is given to the identity of the opponent, but in this case the opponent did nothing more than bolster his case for Player of the Week. Thus, Ryan Purdy has been named DIII Posters Player of the Week for the week of 2/1-2/7. In the subsequent week, we saw the continuation of Purdy rotating games with goaltender Marc Pulde, but we may also have seen the end of it. On Friday night at Babson, Purdy led the Ephs once again to victory, making 26 saves on 28 shots, allowing for the 3-2 win. On Saturday, Pulde got the start, but was only in net for 8:24, in which time he allowed 3 goals on 13 shots, and Purdy was put in net. In the 50:50 that he would eventually play in net, he would stop 30 if 31 shots en route to a 4-3 loss, for which he unfortunately takes the credit. This mean that, on a 1-1 weekend for him, he had 56 saves, a .949 save percentage, and a 1.62 Goals Against Average. We shall see what happens regarding the goaltending of the Ephs as they travel to Castelton and Skidmore this weekend. In any case, Congratulations to Ryan Purdy of Williams College!
And now on to the new business. Nominations are now open for the week of 2/8-2/14. As with before, I will reject publicly, in this forum, any nominations that are clearly a waste of space in this thread, and provide sound rationale in that case. In the case of many valid nominations, I will diligently scour the numbers to determine the 5 best nominees, again provide rationale, but this time it will be in the poll thread as I startup a poll with the 5 selected nominees.
That said, nominations are due at 11pm ET Monday. Let the Nominating begin!
Many congratulations are due to Mr. Ryan Purdy of Williams College. While only playing 1 game on the weekend, Purdy had the single most impressive weekend in Division III men's ice hockey. He saved 42 or 43 shots, giving him a .976 save percentage, and a 1.00 Goals Against Average. Oh, and did I mention that the team he essentially shut down, leading his Williams College Ephs to victory against, was the then-undefeated and nationally-ranked #2 Norwich Cadets? Sometimes great stats can be diminished when consideration is given to the identity of the opponent, but in this case the opponent did nothing more than bolster his case for Player of the Week. Thus, Ryan Purdy has been named DIII Posters Player of the Week for the week of 2/1-2/7. In the subsequent week, we saw the continuation of Purdy rotating games with goaltender Marc Pulde, but we may also have seen the end of it. On Friday night at Babson, Purdy led the Ephs once again to victory, making 26 saves on 28 shots, allowing for the 3-2 win. On Saturday, Pulde got the start, but was only in net for 8:24, in which time he allowed 3 goals on 13 shots, and Purdy was put in net. In the 50:50 that he would eventually play in net, he would stop 30 if 31 shots en route to a 4-3 loss, for which he unfortunately takes the credit. This mean that, on a 1-1 weekend for him, he had 56 saves, a .949 save percentage, and a 1.62 Goals Against Average. We shall see what happens regarding the goaltending of the Ephs as they travel to Castelton and Skidmore this weekend. In any case, Congratulations to Ryan Purdy of Williams College!
And now on to the new business. Nominations are now open for the week of 2/8-2/14. As with before, I will reject publicly, in this forum, any nominations that are clearly a waste of space in this thread, and provide sound rationale in that case. In the case of many valid nominations, I will diligently scour the numbers to determine the 5 best nominees, again provide rationale, but this time it will be in the poll thread as I startup a poll with the 5 selected nominees.
That said, nominations are due at 11pm ET Monday. Let the Nominating begin!
