TROY, N.Y. – ECAC Hockey has announced its weekly award winners from men’s hockey and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Linden Marshall was named MAC Goaltender of the Week.
A sophomore from Victoria, B.C., Marshall went 2-0-0 with a 2.50 goals against average and a .932 save percentage against the Dutchmen last weekend, stopping 68 of 73 in the two contests. He made 32 saves in a 5-3 come-from-behind win on Friday at the Houston Field House, before stopping 36 in a 4-2 win in Schenectady on Saturday. On the penalty kill, he stopped 24 of 25 Union shots, as the Engineers killed off 13 of 14 chances.
Marshall has started all five games for the Engineers this season, going 2-3-0 with a 3.24 goals against average and a .909 save percentage. A former standout with the Trail Smoke Eaters, he has 149 saves on 164 shots in 277:21 minutes between the pipes. He has at least 29 saves in all but one game this season.
In 34 career games at RPI, Marshall is 7-23-2 with a 3.18 goals against average and a .905 save percentage. He earned both Rookie of the Week and Goaltender of the Week honors last season, helping the Engineers to victory over then-No. 1 Cornell on February 3 (2-1). He picked up his first collegiate shutout in a 1-0 win at Colgate on March 3 in Hamilton, N.Y.
The Engineers (2-3-0; 2-0-0 ECAC Hockey) continue conference play this weekend, when they host Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Friday and Saturday, respectively, at the Houston Field House.
