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October
18, 2011
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.
This year was no exception. In fact, there wasn't
much of a consensus from the people we surveyed. Ferris State
goalie C.J. Motte ends up on top, but the reality is any one
of three or four other netminders on this list could very
easily be No. 1.
Inside College Hockey compiled its 2011 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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C.J. Motte |
Ferris State |
Waterloo (USHL) |
Was better than his 15-17-5
record in 2010-11 indicated as evidenced by his 2.44
GAA and .920 save percentage.
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Steve Michalek |
Harvard |
Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) Prep |
Backstopped U.S. team to silver medal
at 2010 Ivan Hlincka Memorial Tournament.
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Scott Diebold |
Rensselaer |
Tri-City (USHL) |
Had a .913 save percentage
and a 2.75 GAA at Tri-City;
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Jordan Ruby |
RIT |
Wellington (OJHL) |
OJHL playoff MVP led Dukes
league postseason crown in 2011 with 16 wins, a 1.71
GAA, and a .946 save percentage.
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Casey DeSmith |
New Hampshire |
Indiana (USHL) |
Posted a 22-13-2 record
to go along with a 2.54 GAA and a .920 save percentage.
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Joel Rumpel |
Wisconsin |
Penticton (BCHL) |
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Ryan Massa |
Nebraska-Omaha |
Fargo (USHL) |
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Colin Stevens |
Union |
Boston (EJHL) |
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Jimmy Sarjeant |
Mercyhurst |
Newmarket (OJHL) |
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Rob Tadazak |
Army |
Michigan (NAHL) |
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