MATHIAS
LANGE
Rensselaer
Jr. | G | Klagenfurt, Austria
Lange earned the starting nod in Rensselaer's opening
playoff game against Colgate last spring.
Key Statistics: Lange
started 22 games last year for the Engineers and posted
a 3.54 goals-against average and .876 save percentage
as a sophomore. He shared the goaltending duties for
RPI with Jordan Alford. Lange had two shutouts as a
freshman.
What He Does: The junior
goalie is intelligent and athletic. He relies on reading
plays and reacting to the puck rather than using size
and angles.
The Bigger Picture: Any discussion
about Lange must also include Alford. The tandem split
time in the crease for the Engineers last year. Each
had good stretches and bad, and were plagued by a defense
corps that included four freshmen most nights. Lange
got the bulk of the starts down the stretch last year,
as both goalies had the chance in the second half of
the season to seize the starting job. Neither did. Each
will go into the preseason later this fall with the
same opportunity to establish himself as the team's
number-one goalie.
Rensselaer head coach Seth Appert
on the potential of RPI's goalies: "We're
happy with where we believe they can go, if not where
they were at times last year. Both goalies had tremendous
summers and should benefit from having a little more
experience gained by the defenders playing in front
of them."
