2009-10 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster

33 Andrew Braithwaite

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 180
  • Hometown Kingston, ON
  • Major Finance

Biography

2008-09: Played in 13 games, making 12starts…posted 2-11-0 record to go with 3.08goals-against-average and .892 save percentage…named HockeyEast Defensive Player of the Week on 11/10 after defeating UMass3-1 with a season-high 34 saves…also defeated Robert Morris3-1 on 10/11 stopping 23 shots…named Co-Hockey East ScholarAthlete of the Year, earning the honor for the second time in threeseasons…also named to Hockey East All-Academic Team forthird straight year…posted 4.0grade-point-average…stopped 31 shots in a 2-1 loss to #4Northeastern.

2007-08: Appeared in 25 games...made 20 starts,including 18 straight to end the season...posted 8-11-2 record,2.38 goals-against-average, .922 save percentage, and 2shutouts...three-time Hockey East Pure Defensive Player of the Weekin a stretch of five weeks in February/March...his goals-againstand save-percentage ranked second in Hockey East in regularseason...save percentage tied for sixth nationally in regularseason...became first HEA goaltender to stop 50 shots this seasonin 1-1 tie with Providence (2/2)...stopped 139 of 142 shots inthree games against the Friars, posting a 2-0-1 record...had ascoreless streak of over 121 minutes from Feb. 16 to Feb.22...stopped 72 of 75 shots in home-and-home with #2 UNH on Feb.29th and Mar. 1st...recorded first careershutout in 4-0 win over Canisius (1/26)...added shutout with42-save performance against Providence (2/22)...ranked second inHockey East "Three Stars of the Game" for the season...notchedfirst collegiate win in 2-1 victory at Bemidji State, stopping 28shots...made four relief appearances......named to Hockey EastAll-Academic All-Star Team.

2006-07: Appeared in six games ... named HockeyEast Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year, an honor he shared withteammate Ryan Sullivan, after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA ... posteda 0-3-0 record with a 3.92 goals against average and a .874 savepercentage ... made first collegiate appearance in season-opener atNYRE Frontier Classic against Alaska-Anchorage, stopping 10 of 11shots (10/13) ... received first start the following night againstColorado College and made 24 saves (10/14) ... also started againstHoly Cross (10/24) and at Whittemore Center against then-No. 2 NewHampshire (11/28), stopping a career-high 37 shots ... stopped nineof 11 shots in relief against Boston College (1/12) ... stopped 12of 13 shots at Providence (3/2).

Personal/Last Team: Born May 23, 1985 ... sonof Nick Braithwaite and Marcy Saxe-Braithwaite ... has two siblings- Jared and Courtney ... two-time BCHL All-Star ... holds BCHLrecord for most games played by a goalie with over 200 ... asst.captain at William Lake ... earned honors at Burnett... enjoyshockey and golf ... business major at Merrimack.

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