TROY, N.Y. – ECAC Hockey has announced its weekly men’s hockey award winners and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s hockey student-athlete Chase Perry has been named Goaltender of the Week after helping the Engineers to a pair of ties over the weekend.
A junior from Andover, Minn., Perry recorded 83 saves in two 1-1 ties against Ohio State last week. He opened the season by turning away a career-high 56 shots, including 25 in the second period alone on Friday night, before saving 27 shots on Saturday. He stopped all 15 shots he faced in the third period of game two against the Buckeyes.
Through the two games, Perry has a 0.92 goals against average and a .976 save percentage, which are both the best in the nation. A former standout for the Wenatchee Wild, his 83 saves are second most in the country among goaltenders with two games played.
Last season, Perry went 6-20-1 with a 3.35 goals against average and a .906 save percentage in 28 games (27 starts). He posted one shutout – the first of his collegiate career and made 40 or more saves three times. His season was highlighted by stopping all 41 shots in RPI’s 4-0 shutout of then-No. 2 Harvard on January 13, 2017.
In 45 career games, which includes one season at Colorado College, Perry is 7-28-4 with a 3.40 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.
The Engineers (0-0-2) are back on the ice this weekend, when they travel to Niagara University and RIT on Friday (7:05pm) and Saturday (7:05pm), respectively.
