WORCESTER, MA — Holy Cross Men's Ice Hockey Senior jason grande The league office announced Monday afternoon that he has been named the Atlantic Hockey Association's Goaltender of the Week.
Grande backstopped No. The 2nd seeded Crusaders defeated the 2nd seed in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal round. 8 seed Canisius. Grande finished the weekend with 63 saves, a 1.68 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage.
After allowing three goals on Friday, Grande regained his composure and held off Canisius until 26:11 of the game, including 2:09 of 6-on-5 play, paving the way for Holy Cross' come-from-behind three goals. Ta. From the remainder of the second period to the third period. In Saturday's double-overtime series championship game, Grande shut out the Golden Griffins for 73 minutes, 48 seconds from the end of regulation to 23 minutes, 53 seconds into overtime.
His 38 saves in Saturday's game were the second-highest mark of his career and the fifth time in his last six games he had 30 or more saves. Grande's incredible .930 save percentage ranks him third in the nation, and his 2.00 goals-against average ranks him fifth. This is Grande's sixth career weekly award and fourth this season.
Grande and the Crusaders (20-12-4) will host AIC in the Atlantic Hockey Semifinal Round on Friday, March 15th and Saturday, March 16th at 7 p.m. at Hart Center Rink, with three sets of tiebreak games played if necessary. Sunday, March 17th, 5:00 p.m.
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