1.77 GAA, .924 SVS for the season.
Apparently not
Kinda the same thing as with Valk last year... produced a lot in the AHL but only saw three minutes of NHL time in the one game he played. Unsurprisingly, he left for the KHL at the end of the year.
In college, Bednard adds another win (10-2-2 for the season), making 25 saves on 26 shots, voted 2nd star of the game
| Hunter Shepard | Minnesota-Duluth | Jr | GP 16 | W 10 | L 4 | T 2 | GA 28 | MINS 949 | GAA 1.77 | SO 2 | SV 327 | SV% .921 |
| Ryan Bednard | Bowling Green | Jr | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 846 | 1.77 | 2 | 306 | .924 |
| Ryan Larkin | Miami | Jr | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 792 | 1.89 | 3 | 363 | .936 |
| Adam Scheel | North Dakota | Fr | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 762 | 1.89 | 1 | 253 | .913 |
Now I ask you one better, say Bednard played for Minnesota-Duluth...and Shepard played for B.G....
Wouldn't call him second-best based on stats. One thing that I noticed when looking at college goalie numbers - Bednard played the 13th most minutes amongst the NCCA goalies but only faced the 30th highest amount of shots. There are goalies who faced many more shots, with some (for example Oettiger-DAL and Daccord-OTT) who have equal or better save% as Bednard.
...just the same don't discount that he may be the second best based on someone else's stats lolWouldn't call him second-best based on stats. One thing that I noticed when looking at college goalie numbers - Bednard played the 13th most minutes amongst the NCCA goalies but only faced the 30th highest amount of shots. There are goalies who faced many more shots, with some (for example Oettiger-DAL and Daccord-OTT) who have equal or better save% as Bednard.
That said Bednard's record is very good and I really liked what I saw of him in the developement camp and the few vids of him that I actually watched. Definitely NHL potential there and I hope he makes the jump to the AHL next year
True.
Wouldn't call him second-best based on stats. One thing that I noticed when looking at college goalie numbers - Bednard played the 13th most minutes amongst the NCCA goalies but only faced the 30th highest amount of shots. There are goalies who faced many more shots, with some (for example Oettiger-DAL and Daccord-OTT) who have equal or better save% as Bednard.
That said Bednard's record is very good and I really liked what I saw of him in the developement camp and the few vids of him that I actually watched. Definitely NHL potential there and I hope he makes the jump to the AHL next year
Damn, no. I thought CHGoalie was responding to my other post. This is what I get for trying to discuss hockey while babysitting baby!brother /o\Does that have anything to do with him playing only 14 games though?
He's #2 in my heart
Monty is still the guy for me.
Also, your post above this one, is that about Bednard?
I was talking about Bednard and you seemed to respond accordingly (After all-saying "true" after every last thing I say is responding accordingly!)
Very accordingly.
Especially when I praised Bednard's offensive instincts. Oh, I like this bit:
We even watched some hockey together. He seemed kinda indifferent about the whole chasing the puck and trying to score thing but he enjoyed spotting the flags in the audience and he loved the Zambonis ("When will they stop so the car will come back?"
). Also there was a dinosaur mascot at the end of the game. ("He doesn't know that dinosaurs are extinct!"). He was clearly intrigued by the idea of a penalty box and was disappointed that it wasn't visible on the screen (it was the Germany-France U20 game which only had a few cameras). Showed him pictures of goalie masks and skater masks; liked those and kept asking me if the random players were wearing cages or not. At the end of the game he was kinda disturbed when the Germans all jumped their goalie and started celebrating so I had to explain they were very happy - "And what about the white guys? Are they very happy too? - No honey, they lost the game. - Why? - Well, it's hockey. Only one team can win and they scored less goals. - So they left for home? - Not yet. They'll shake hands first with the other guys to show that they're not mad at each other. -Ok. ... Will the ice car come back?" 
Very accordingly.
"I also saw him lose the puck quite a few time in the o-zone (though to be fair, that was usually when there were two or three "enemy skaters" on him...)."
That's... certainly a different kind of goalie...
Bednard second star of the game again and again a 4-1 win against Minnesota same as on Friday. This time however he made 22 saves on 23 shots.
Overall record improved to 1.72 GAA, .927 SVS%, 11-2-2. So far in 15 games, he only allowed more than two goals in two of them (3 and 5). Another interesting stat: the only two losses Bednard has were when his team scored 0 goals; as long as they score, he gets them at least a tie (though to be fair, they usually score quite a bit, averaging 3.7 goals per game).
Also worth noting: in the eleven games where they named the three stars of the game, Bednard was 1st star once, 2nd star four times and a 3rd star once. Not bad at all
Actually, that sounds like our goalie for half this year!Very accordingly.
"I also saw him lose the puck quite a few time in the o-zone (though to be fair, that was usually when there were two or three "enemy skaters" on him...)."
That's... certainly a different kind of goalie...
That's too funny, and "what about the white guys" -glad to know there's one person the planet that "white guys" haven't pissed off yet!We even watched some hockey together. He seemed kinda indifferent about the whole chasing the puck and trying to score thing but he enjoyed spotting the flags in the audience and he loved the Zambonis ("When will they stop so the car will come back?"
...and then the game was over and we spent the next hour and half playing ghosts and ghost-hunters, alternating between hiding from the evil ghost hunter (who catches poor ghosts and sells them to the circus) and being the evil ghost hunter. That was fun
At least we can all take comfort in the next few years worth of goaltending won't be dreadful. I wonder if it comes between having to choose between him and Monty, what would be the return for a goalie like either...Bednard second star of the game again and again a 4-1 win against Minnesota same as on Friday. This time however he made 22 saves on 23 shots.
Overall record improved to 1.72 GAA, .927 SVS%, 11-2-2. So far in 15 games, he only allowed more than two goals in two of them (3 and 5). Another interesting stat: the only two losses Bednard has were when his team scored 0 goals; as long as they score, he gets them at least a tie (though to be fair, they usually score quite a bit, averaging 3.7 goals per game).
Also worth noting: in the eleven games where they named the three stars of the game, Bednard was 1st star once, 2nd star four times and a 3rd star once. Not bad at all
I was at that game LOL He went thru Gretzky and the 27 in my username before they blew the play dead. That was the game that became the proof that Henrik Lundqvist would never be responsible for a loss, as if he was allowed to take it up the ice himself for the last 14 years, he'd have had a Cup by now.
I wish. Unfortunately according to my crystal ball, we'll leave him in goal for 9 goals against when playing Toronto as our coach tries to prove a point. He'll then be traded and win multiple cups for Carolina
Ideally you keep both as long as you can. Just look at Pittsbugh - Murrey was the young star, two times Stanley-cup winner, can't miss guy. Now he's struggling mightily (supposedly caused by some family issues) and without DeSmith, they'd be completely screwed.
I'd rather hear that be the reason for the dip in Murray's play. Not that I wish any kind of bad situation, obviously, but it's always sad when a top caliber guy like that loses his juice.
Rather happen to him than Monty, of the two. Not that I like Monty or anything.I wish. Unfortunately according to my crystal ball, we'll leave him in goal for 9 goals against when playing Toronto as our coach tries to prove a point. He'll then be traded and win multiple cups for Carolina
We even watched some hockey together. He seemed kinda indifferent about the whole chasing the puck and trying to score thing but he enjoyed spotting the flags in the audience and he loved the Zambonis ("When will they stop so the car will come back?"
...and then the game was over and we spent the next hour and half playing ghosts and ghost-hunters, alternating between hiding from the evil ghost hunter (who catches poor ghosts and sells them to the circus) and being the evil ghost hunter. That was fun
