DiPietro Named U.S. Top Player
December 27, 1999 | Men's Ice Hockey
Rick DiPietro (Winthrop, Mass.), who showed during the first semester of the Terriers' hockey season that he is one of the top young collegiate goalies in the nation, is proving he is one of the top under-20-year-old goalies in the world.
The freshman goalie had 27 saves as the U.S. Junior Team battled to a 1-1 overtime tie against the Czech Republic on Sunday (December 26th) in the first game of the World Junior Championships in Sweden.
For his efforts, DiPietro was named the outstanding player of the U.S. team.
It marked the second straight game in which DiPietro earned the honor for he was also the U.S.'s top player in the 2-2 tie against Sweden in an exhibition matchup played the day before the tournament began.
The U.S. will play next against Slovakia on Tuesday (December 28th) against Slovakia.
DiPietro, who compiled a 7-2-1 record along with 2.48 GAA and a .913 save percentage for the Terriers during the first semester, is one of four Terriers on the junior team. The other three are sophomore center Dan Cavanaugh (Springfield, Mass.), freshman right wing John Sabo (Harding Township, NJ), and sophomore defenseman Pat Aufiero (Winchester, Mass.)
The four are expected back in action for the Terriers when they travel to Boston College on January 8th.
