Fri 2/20: Cornell 2 at RPI 1. Final.

[Section A]

[Q]McKee is going to lead the nation in shutouts and almost-shutouts.[/Q]

I was wondering about this too, SO...I decided to look it up :-P . And it's not actually true if we're assuming an "almost-shutout" to be 1 GA. Here's the ranking of teams with the most shutouts +  almost shutouts, along with number of games played, and record in the games in question:

1. Boston College: 16 (32 GP, 15-1-0)
2. Maine: 16 (32 GP, 11-3-2)
3. Brown*: 14 (27 GP, 11-0-3)
4. Colgate: 12 (32 GP, 12-0-0)
5. St. Cloud State: 12 (32 GP, 11-0-1)
6. RPI: 12 (32 GP, 10-1-1)
7. Denver: 12 (34 GP, 9-1-2)
8. Cornell**: 11 (27 GP, 9-0-2)
9. Ohio State: 11 (34 GP, 11-0-0)
10. Michigan State: 11 (36 GP, 11-0-0)


*leads nation in (shutouts + almost shutouts)/GP
** second in nation in (shutouts + almost shutouts)/GP

Other pointless facts: several teams have 10 (Mass, PC, CC, UMD, Mich., ND), and Bentley has the least (one).

EDIT: forgot Minnesota and Union, each of whom has 11, in 34, and 32, games, respectively.



Post Edited (02-25-04 23:57)

[Greg Berge]

Maine has lost 1-0 three times?!