A close look at the stats Jim Teresco posted actually HURT my opinion of
Trevor Koenig. Sure, he's been great and I think he should be a Hobey
finalist, but not the winner.
ALL five of the top goalies in terms of Save Percentage are from the
ECAC, as well as three of the top five in Goals Against. This tells me
that scoring is way down in the league, adding glitz to the netminders
numbers.
The interesting question is why this is. Are there several teams with
truly inept offenses? Has there been a wholescale shift to defensive
tactics by a number of coaches? Is there some way that the officials
are applying the rules that hinders offensive play?
In the second or third case, the person whose season looks more
impressive is Todd White. My call is still for Brendan Morrison, but
this does call for a second look.
J. Michael Neal
Jim Teresco wrote:
>
> Union's Trevor Koenig finished the regular season as the nation's top
> goaltender in both save percentage with .934 and goals against average
> with 1.99, and in each category finished first by a fairly wide
> margin. Here are the top 5 in each category, as listed by the NCAA
> Web site:
>
> Division I Individual Save Percentage Leaders
> Through Games of March 2, 1997
>
> Player, Team CL Games GA Shots Sv. Pct.
> 1 Trevor Koenig, Union (N.Y.) JR 27 52 789 .934
> 2 Dan Murphy, Clarkson JR 32 73 907 .920
> 3 Jean-Marc Pelletier, Cornell SO 11 28 338 .917
> 4 Tim Thomas, Vermont SR 32 89 1072 .917
> 5 Scott Prekaski, Rensselaer FR 19 50 582 .914
>
> Division I Individual Goals-Against Average Leaders
> Through Games of March 2, 1997
>
> Player, Team CL Games Mins.Goals GAAvg.
> 1 Trevor Koenig, Union (N.Y.) JR 27 1570 52 1.99
> 2 Michel Larocque, Boston U. SO 18 1101 43 2.34
> 3 Dan Murphy, Clarkson JR 32 1864 73 2.35
> 4 Marty Turco, Michigan JR 34 1906 75 2.36
> 5 Jean-Marc Pelletier, Cornell SO 11 678 28 2.48
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