GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University
of North Dakota sophomore goaltender Zane Gothberg has been named
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Player of the Month for
March/April, the conference announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Gothberg
backstopped North Dakota to a NCAA Midwest Regional championship and a
Frozen Four appearance, leading the nation in appearances (11), starts
(11), minutes played (681:17) and saves (284) during March and April
while tying for the national lead with a pair of shutouts. The Thief
River Falls, Minn., native recorded a 1.76 goals against average and
.934 save percentage during that stretch and finished second nationally
with an NCHC-leading six victories.
Gothberg
allowed two goals or fewer in 10 of his 11 March and April starts and
boasted a 1.48 GAA and .948 SV% in his three NCAA tournament starts. He
made a career-high 44 saves in UND’s 2-1 double-overtime win over
Ferris State in the regional championship game and stopped 66 of 69
shots in his two regional appearances.
A
sixth-round draft pick of the Boston Bruins in 2010, Gothberg finished
his sophomore season with a 20-10-3 record, led the NCHC with a 1.99
goals against average and ranked second with a .926 save percentage, the
highest in UND history. He earned Academic All-NCHC honors and was a
finalist for NCHC Goaltender of the Year.
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