UND's McIntyre wins NCHC award

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – For the third time in the last five weeks, North Dakota junior Zane McIntyre has been named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Goaltender of the Week.

McIntyre registered season-best save totals on consecutive nights as North Dakota battled conference rival Minnesota Duluth to a series split in Grand Forks. The Thief River Falls, Minn., turned aside a season-high 33 shots in Friday’s 4-1 loss, a benchmark that lasted one day. In UND’s 5-2 win on Saturday, McIntyre stopped a regular-season career-high 41 shots, including 16 in the third period and 31 over the final 40 minutes. He also registered his first assist of the season and third of his career.

The 74 saves by McIntyre on the weekend were 16 more than any other NCHC goaltender.

In 21 games this season (20 starts), McIntyre is 14-5-2 with a 2.01 goals against average and a career-best .930 save percentage. He leads the NCHC in appearances, starts, wins, minutes played (1224:29) and saves (547). His .934 save percentage during conference games also leads the NCHC.

St. Cloud State senior forward Joe Rehkamp (Offensive), Minnesota Duluth senior defenseman Willie Raskob (Defenseman) and Omaha freshman forward Avery Peterson (Rookie) were also recognized by the NCHC.

UND’s NCHC Players of the Week
Oct. 20:     Mark MacMillan, Sr., D (Offensive)
                    Paul LaDue, So., D (Defenseman)
Oct. 27:     Troy Stecher, So., D (Defenseman)
Nov. 17:     Drake Caggiula, Jr., F (Offensive)

Dec. 1:       Zane McIntyre, Jr., G (Goaltender)

Dec. 8         Jordan Schmaltz, Jr., D (Defenseman)

                    Zane McIntyre, Jr., G (Goaltender)

                    Tucker Poolman, Fr., D (Rookie)

Jan. 12:     Zane McIntyre, Jr., G (Goaltender)