JASE
WESLOSKY
St. Cloud State
So. | G | St. Albert, Alberta
In limited action last season, Weslosky was 5-1-0
with a .899 save percentage and a 2.67 goals against
average.
Key Statistics: As a
rookie for the Huskies, Weslosky made the most of the
selected times he got the call while backing up Bobby
Goepfert. Weslosky went 5-1-0 in six starts, and stopped
24 shots to shut out nationally-ranked Clarkson on Nov.
17.
What He Does: Weslosky
knew very little about college hockey before coming
to St. Cloud a year ago, and his freshman year was one
filled with learning in the classroom, on the ice and
on the bench. As much knowledge as he gleaned from professors,
Weslosky was a keen observer of Goepfert’s habits
pre- and post-game, as well as studying what happened
once the puck dropped. The sophomore ate up every bit
of Goepfert info, from what he ate on gameday to when
and for how long he took a pre-game nap, and is prepared
to put that knowledge to work as the Huskies’
expected no. 1 goalie this year.
The Bigger Picture: If
bigger is indeed better, goaltending may be a reason
to look for the Huskies to return to the NCAA tournament
in 2008. Weslosky spent the summer skating, lifting
weights and eating right (and often) and returned to
the Granite City with nearly an extra 20 pounds on his
6-2 frame. A prototypical butterfly goalie during his
time in the Alberta junior ranks, Weslosky says his
game has evolved to take advantage of his size, limiting
his amount of going down to prevent getting beat up
high. With more experience has come more patience and
knowing when to hold his ground and let his natural
net-filling size do the work. After a few games of getting
his feet wet and adjusting to the speed of the college
game last year, Weslosky says he’s ready for the
workload and the pressure inherent with being the go-to
guy.
Huskies coach Bob Motzko on Weslosky:
“We’re going to start the season unproven
in so many areas, but with Jase, that’s one area
where we have some experience. He stood tall when he
was in there last year, and he knows the WCHA well having
played behind Bobby. He got to see the college game
from a kind of observation deck last year, and I think
that’ll be valuable.”
