His Impact: While Bachman's feats
on the ice against Minnesota Duluth last weekend —
becoming the first goalie in Colorado College history
to shut out an opponent in both ends of a road series
— were certainly remarkable, the fact that he
was even in the lineup was no small feat.
The freshman goaltender missed practice Wednesday and
Thursday to attend his grandmother's funeral in Salt
Lake City and didn't join his teammates in Duluth until
the wee hours Friday morning. Showing no ill effects
from the demanding week, Bachman stopped 31 shots in
the Tigers' 3-0 win Friday, then made 29 saves in a
4-0 win Saturday.
The consecutive whitewashes give Colorado College a
four-point lead over second-place North Dakota in the
race for the WCHA regular-season title with four games
remaining. They also propelled Bachman to the national
lead in both goals against average (1.71) and save percentage
(.935). He also ranks third among Division I goaltenders
behind Michigan's Billy Sauer and Miami's Jeff Zatkoff
with 21 wins.
His Runners-Up: Brennan Barker, Alabama-Huntsville;
Bryan Ewing, Boston University; Lee Jubinville, Princeton;
Simon Lambert, RIT; Kevin Regan, New Hampshire; Matt
Siddall, Northern Michigan; Jase Weslosky, St. Cloud
State
