Cournoyer is a Mike Richter semifinalist!

[stereax]

WOOT! Attaboy, Courns.

The full list of semifinalists:

Trey Augustine, Michigan State (Big Ten) *#
(JR – South Lyon, MI)

Alexis Cournoyer, Cornell (ECAC Hockey)
(FR - Trois-Rivières, PQ)

Emmett Croteau, Dartmouth (ECAC Hockey)
(JR – Bonnyville, AB)

Michael Hrabal, Massachusetts (Hockey East)
(JR – Prague, Czechia)

Jack Ivankovic, Michigan (Big Ten)
(FR - Mississauga, ON)

Josh Kotai, Augustana (CCHA) #
(JR - Abbotsford, BC)

Tyler Muszelik, Connecticut (Hockey East)
(SR - Long Valley, NJ)

Jan Spunar, North Dakota (NCHC)
(FR - Olomouc, Czechia)

Alex Tracy, Minnesota State (CCHA) #
(SR - Chicago, IL)

Lawton Zacher, Northeastern (Hockey East) #
(JR - Buffalo, NY)

*2024 Semifinalist
#2025 Semifinalist

[Trotsky]

Interesting.  Stat-driven?

[adamw]

Interesting.  Stat-driven?

yes - but the wrong stats

[stereax]

Interesting.  Stat-driven?

yes - but the wrong stats

explain? genuinely curious. is it "just" sv% when it should be gsax? iirc courns's is like, a +4, as compared to some guys on the list who are +20 or so.

[adamw]

Interesting.  Stat-driven?

yes - but the wrong stats

explain? genuinely curious. is it "just" sv% when it should be gsax? iirc courns's is like, a +4, as compared to some guys on the list who are +20 or so.

There's like 25 people who vote and I'm just one of them - so I can only speak for me. But, for example, I have a guy like Oliver Auyeung-Ashton ahead of Cournoyer. He plays on just about the worst team in college hockey. He's 2-12 with a GAA of 2.78. Both of which are bad, but totally meaningless - or should be. His save percentage is better than Cournoyer's and his xGA+ is WAY higher despite playing three fewer games. I've also seen the kid play, and he's kinda ridiculous.  But I'd say 20+ of the voters completely ignored him. He's better than Croteau and Spunar too.

Spunar (NoDak) had a shutout last night ... 12 saves. He's 15-3 with a 1.66 GAA. And Auyeung-Ashton still has a higher save percentage than him.

[stereax]

Interesting.  Stat-driven?

yes - but the wrong stats

explain? genuinely curious. is it "just" sv% when it should be gsax? iirc courns's is like, a +4, as compared to some guys on the list who are +20 or so.

There's like 25 people who vote and I'm just one of them - so I can only speak for me. But, for example, I have a guy like Oliver Auyeung-Ashton ahead of Cournoyer. He plays on just about the worst team in college hockey. He's 2-12 with a GAA of 2.78. Both of which are bad, but totally meaningless - or should be. His save percentage is better than Cournoyer's and his xGA+ is WAY higher despite playing three fewer games. I've also seen the kid play, and he's kinda ridiculous.  But I'd say 20+ of the voters completely ignored him. He's better than Croteau and Spunar too.

Spunar (NoDak) had a shutout last night ... 12 saves. He's 15-3 with a 1.66 GAA. And Auyeung-Ashton still has a higher save percentage than him.

That makes a lot of sense! When I pulled up the goalie stats, Auyeung-Ashton's were genuinely mindboggling, lmao, enough that I remembered the kid. A fucking .927 on that team?