Michigan State University Athletics
DeRidder Earns Honorable Mention All-B1G Kudos
3/15/2022 1:53:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
East Lansing, Mich. -- Spartan senior goaltender Drew DeRidder (Fenton, Mich.) has earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors, as announced by the Conference office on Tuesday.
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A pre-season All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection as well, DeRidder established career bests in games played (25), wins (9) minutes played (1448) and saves (799),  posting a a 2.95 GAA and .918 save percentage this season. He earned two overtime victories, with assists on the game-winning goals against both Notre Dame (Dec. 11) and Michigan Tech (Dec. 30).  He twice earned Big Ten Star of the Week honors in 2021-22: He was the first star after the December 11 overtime win at Notre Dame (30 saves), and earned Second Star kudos after a 4-4 tie with UMass-Lowell where he had 37 saves (Oct. 22).
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DeRidder had four performances with 40+ saves, including both games in a home sweep of Wisconsin in November. In the second game of that series, he had a season-best 48 stops after making 40 in the Friday matchup.Â
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DeRidder completed his four years at Michigan State with a career 2.95 goals against average in 70 games, and his .916 save percentage ranks fifth all-time in the Spartan annals.Â
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A pre-season All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection as well, DeRidder established career bests in games played (25), wins (9) minutes played (1448) and saves (799),  posting a a 2.95 GAA and .918 save percentage this season. He earned two overtime victories, with assists on the game-winning goals against both Notre Dame (Dec. 11) and Michigan Tech (Dec. 30).  He twice earned Big Ten Star of the Week honors in 2021-22: He was the first star after the December 11 overtime win at Notre Dame (30 saves), and earned Second Star kudos after a 4-4 tie with UMass-Lowell where he had 37 saves (Oct. 22).
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DeRidder had four performances with 40+ saves, including both games in a home sweep of Wisconsin in November. In the second game of that series, he had a season-best 48 stops after making 40 in the Friday matchup.Â
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DeRidder completed his four years at Michigan State with a career 2.95 goals against average in 70 games, and his .916 save percentage ranks fifth all-time in the Spartan annals.Â
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