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October
13, 2010
Recruiting Trail: Top 10 Goaltenders
Year in and year out, coming up with the list
of incoming goaltenders proves to be the most difficult undertaking
of putting together INCH's Recruiting Rankings. Why that is,
we're not sure—perhaps it's due in part to the netminder's
singular status in a team sport—but we do know that
it's a chore every fall.
The consensus was that the top three in this
category were Cornell's Andy Iles, Notre Dame's Steve Summerhays,
and Denver's Sam Brittain. After that trio, however, the list
was less defined.
Inside College Hockey compiled its 2010 Recruiting
Rankings with input from college coaches and professional
scouts. Participants were asked to evaluate recruits based
on their projected impact at the college level, not on their
professional hockey prospects..
Also: Top
20 Forwards | Top
20 Defensemen | Top
15 Classes
TOP
10 INCOMING GOALTENDERS
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Name |
School |
Last
Team |
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Andy Iles |
Cornell |
U.S. NTDP |
The Ithaca native was
20-6-1 with a 2.16 goals against average and a .916
save percentage for the NTDP last season.
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Steve Summerhays |
Notre Dame |
Green Bay (USHL) |
USHL Goalie of the Year
led the circuit in wins (31) and GAA (2.17) and ranked
second in save percentage (.914).
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Sam Brittain |
Denver |
Canmore (AJHL) |
Great size at 6-3, 220;
numbers at Canmore last season weren't eye-popping
(23-19-8, 3.27, .897).
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Josh Watson |
RIT |
Powell River (BCHL) |
The
BCHL's top goaltender in the playoffs with 15 wins,
four shutouts, and a .927 save percentage.
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Martin Ouellette |
Maine |
Kimball Union (N.H.) Prep |
Quebec
native had a 21-6-2 record, a 1.61 GAA, and a .925
save percentage last year; wears sweater No. 51 at
Maine.
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Alex Vazzano |
Vermont |
The Gunnery (Conn.) Prep |
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Matt Weninger |
St. Lawrence |
Kindersley/Flin Flon (SJHL) |
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Troy Grosenick |
Union |
Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
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Willie Yanakeff |
Michigan State |
Waterloo/Sioux City (USHL) |
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Doug Carr |
UMass Lowell |
Cornwall (COJHL) |
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