2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Matt Woolverton
Rich Gagnon
Matt Woolverton
Kyle Prudhomme
Rich Gagnon
Brendan Carpenter
Kyle Prudhomme
Kyle Prudhomme
Rich Gagnon
Matt Woolverton

29 Drew Commesso

29 Drew Commesso

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    Goaltender
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Norwell, Mass.
  • Previous Team:
    U.S. National Under-18 Team

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• National Goaltender of the Month (March/April 2023)
• 2023 NCAA Manchester Regional Most Outstanding Player
• 2023 Hockey East All-Tournament Team
• Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (Dec. 2021, Jan. 2022)
• Hockey East Goaltender of the Week (3/27/23, 3/20/23, 1/30/23)
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2020-21)
• Hockey East Rookie of the Week (1/25/22)
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2020-21)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022-23
Served as an assistant captain ... Started in all 34 games in which he appeared ... Named Most Outstanding Player at NCAA Manchester Regional after stopping 37 of the 39 shots he faced ... Allowed just four 5-on-5 goals over final five starts ... Posted .923 save percentage and 1.94 goals-against average in postseason ... Selected to Hockey East All-Tournament Team after stopping 60 of 63 shots in overtime wins over Providence and Merrimack in semifinals and title game ... Made season-high 40 saves in a 3-1 win at Boston College on Jan. 28 ... Recorded 39-save shutout in regular-season finale at Providence on March 4 ... Had 23-save shutout at Vermont on Feb. 25 ... Turned aside 33 shots in a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 9 Harvard on Dec. 30.

AS AN OLYMPIAN IN 2022
Became the youngest goaltender to start for the U.S. Men's Olympic Team ... Stopped all 29 shots he saw in his Olympic debut, an 8-0 win over China ... Made 24 saves in his only other start, a 3-2 win over Germany that helped the U.S. finish undefeated in preliminary-round play ... Finished Olympics with a .963 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average; both marks ranked second among all goalies who made at least two appearances.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021-22
Appeared in 28 games, missing five games in February due to the Olympics ... Two-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month ... Posted a 2.52 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage ... Recorded his first collegiate shutout with a 35-save win over Vermont on Jan. 22 ... Made a season-high 36 saves in a 7-1 win over Arizona State on Jan. 7 and again in a 5-2 triumph over No. 17 Providence on Jan. 30 ... Went 6-1-0 with a league-leading .946 save percentage and a 1.70 goals-against average in January ... Stopped 33 shots and had the top play on SportsCenter's Top 10 in a season-opening 2-1 win at UConn on Oct. 8 ... Made 30 saves in a 4-1 win over Sacred Heart on Oct. 16 ... Combined for 57 saves and allowed just two goals in a weekend sweep of New Hampshire on Dec. 3-4.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21
Appeared in 11 games, starting 10 … Recorded 30 or more saves on seven different occasions … Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Jan. 25 after going 3-0-0 with a .942 save percentage and a 1.97 goals-against average in three starts … Made a career-high 44 saves in a 4-3 overtime win against UMass on Jan. 18 … Secured 32 saves to earn his first collegiate victory, a 6-4 triumph at Providence on Jan. 9 … Stopped 38 shots in his collegiate debut against Providence on Jan. 8 … Tallied 33 saves in a 4-2 win at UMass on Jan. 17 … Stopped 30 shots in a 5-1 win over Maine on Jan. 23 … Recorded 35 saves in a 3-3 tie at UMass Lowell on March 6.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Primary goaltender for the 2019-20 U.S. U18 Team and the 2018-19 U.S. U17 Team during his two years with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program ... Posted the second-best GAA in U18 history (2.05) to go along with a .920 save percentage ... Went 5-1-0 in international competition with a 1.47 GAA and .941 save percentage in 2019-20 ... Helped Team USA win the U18 Five Nations tournament in November 2019 with wins in all three starts ... Spent two years at St. Sebastian's, earning a 2.13 GAA and .918 save percentage as a sophomore following an impressive freshman campaign (1.77, .932) ... Ranked second among North American goaltenders for the 2020 NHL Draft.

PERSONAL
Son of Lisa and John Commesso ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... Selected in the second round (46th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
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  • 29

    2020-21Freshman

    Goaltender
    6'2" 180 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021-22Sophomore

    Goaltender
    6'2" 180 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022-23Junior

    Goaltender
    6'2" 180 lbs
    29