Oettinger Named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week
November 27, 2018 | Men's Ice Hockey
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - After stopping 75 of 79 shots he faced in Northern Ireland at the Friendship Four, junior goaltender Jake Oettinger of the Boston University men's ice hockey team has been named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.
Oettinger was named Boston University's Player of the Game in the semifinal round of the Friendship Four after making a season-high 39 saves in a 3-2 victory over UConn on Friday. He added 36 saves the following night in the Terriers' narrow 2-1 loss to No. 11/12 Union in the championship game. The Terrier netminder posted a .949 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average in the tournament.
The junior has a 1.83 goals-against average and .944 save percentage over the past six contests, leading BU to four wins over the span. This is the fourth time in Oettinger's career that he has been named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week.
Oettinger and the Terriers will return to action on Friday (Nov. 30) when they host archrival Boston College in the opener of a home-and-home weekend. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
Oettinger was named Boston University's Player of the Game in the semifinal round of the Friendship Four after making a season-high 39 saves in a 3-2 victory over UConn on Friday. He added 36 saves the following night in the Terriers' narrow 2-1 loss to No. 11/12 Union in the championship game. The Terrier netminder posted a .949 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average in the tournament.
The junior has a 1.83 goals-against average and .944 save percentage over the past six contests, leading BU to four wins over the span. This is the fourth time in Oettinger's career that he has been named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week.
Oettinger and the Terriers will return to action on Friday (Nov. 30) when they host archrival Boston College in the opener of a home-and-home weekend. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
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