2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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DeRidder, Drew
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Jersey Number 1
Drew DeRidder
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fenton, Mich.
- Prev School:
- USNTDP U-18
Bio
CAREER CAPSULE: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as a junior and senior ... Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Appeared in 70 career games in Green and White ... Finished his career sixth all-time at MSU in save percentage (.916) and owned a 2.95 GAA ...
2021-22 (Senior): Academic All-Big Ten ... Started a career-best 25 games, and had a 2.95 GAA and .918 save percentage ... Won a career-high nine games ... Started the season-opener against Air Force, and made 36 saves in an OT loss (10/8) ... Delivered 35 saves in the second game of the Miami series (10/16), including eight stops on a major penalty kill ... Recorded 37 saves in a 2-2 deadlock at UMass- Lowell (10/22), earning first star honors in the game and the B1G Second Star of the Week honors (10/26) ...Had a combined 70 saves over two games at Ohio State (10/30-31), allowing one goal and making 41 saves in the Friday matchup ... Made 23 saves in a tough 3-2 loss to Michigan (11/6) ... Posted 26 saves in a home shutout of Ferris State (11/11), and made 30 saves in the road return two days later (11/13) ... Had a pair of 40+ save games in MSU’s sweep of Wisconsin (11/19-20), with 40 saves in the first game and 48 in the second ... Made 35 saves in a tough loss at Penn State (12/3) ... Stopped 30 shots in a 1-0 OT win at Notre Dame where he also had the primary assist on the game-winner ... Had 35 stops with two goals allowed vs. Western Michigan, and then had 43 saves with an assist on the OT game-winner vs. Michigan Tech in the GLI (12/29-30) ... Made 32 saves vs. Minnesota in the series opener (1/7) ... Stopped 34 pucks at Wisconsin (1/14) ... Had 62 combined saves in the Ohio State series at Munn (1/21-22) ... Stopped 61 shots in the Michigan series (2/11-12) ... Made 27 saves against Notre Dame (2/19) ... Made 38 saves in a senior night win over Penn State (2/26) ... Had 26 saves in the first game of the Big Ten quarterfinal series at Michigan (3/4).
2020-21 (Junior): All-Big Ten honorable mention … Voted winner of the team’s Ron Mason MVP and Most Improved Player awards … Started 24 of 26 regular season games … Led the Big Ten in total saves with 723 and saves per game at 30.12 … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten … His 2.76 GAA and .923 save percentage were both career bests and ranked third among the league's goaltenders that played at least 20 games … Earned the first shutouts of his career, doing so with a 30-save effort vs. Arizona State (2-0) on Nov. 20, helping him earn Big Ten Second Star of the Week accolades, and then again with 28 stops against Ohio State (2-0) on Jan. 24 … Named Big Ten First Star of the Week on two occasion – first on Dec. 23 after going 1-0-1 at Notre Dame (Dec. 19-20), making 47 and 42 stops, respectively, and then again on Jan. 6 after allowing just one goal in each game vs. Penn State (Jan. 3-4) … Named to the Mike Richter Award watch list in February, which goes to the nation’s top goaltender … Made at least 30 saves in 14 of 24 starts, including three games with 40-plus saves … Made a season high 51 stops Jan. 23 vs. Ohio State.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Made four starts, posting a 2.80 GAA and .901 save percentage … Academic All-Big Ten … Made a season-high 33 saves in a 1-0 loss to Ohio State (2/21).
2018-19 (Freshman): Voted to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team … Was the youngest goalie in NCAA Division I … Led MSU with a 3.23 GAA and .906 save percentage … Made 17 appearances – all starts … Longest stretch of starts was five consecutive (1/26-2/9) … Had 30 or more saves nine times, including three games with 40-plus saves … Made a career-high 52 saves in a tie vs. Wisconsin (2/2) - the most saves by an MSU goaltender since Jeff Lerg in Jan. 2009 … Recorded his first collegiate win in a 4-2 victory at Minnesota, making 28 saves, including 16 in the third period (11/24) … Stopped 43 shots the next time out in a 4-3 win over Michigan at Munn (11/30) … Turned away 35 shots the following night at Michigan (12/1) and was perfect in the shootout to help MSU take five of six points in the series and earn Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors … Made 45 stops in another tie with Michigan in the GLI (12/31) … Stopped 27 shots in a 4-1 win over Wisconsin (2/1) … Made his collegiate debut against Northern Michigan (10/13).
Prior to MSU: Played 42 games for the U.S. National Team Development Program U-18 team in 2017-18, posting a 2.67 GAA and .899 save percentage … Helped the U.S. to a silver medal at the IIHF U18 World Championship … Went 3-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) with a 2.52 GAA and .900 save percentage in helping the U.S. capture the 2018 Five Nations Tournament championship … Had a 34-save shutout in a win over Dartmouth (10/20) … Led the USA to a gold medal at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, going 4-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .949 save percentage … Played the 2016-17 season for Cedar Rapids in the USHL where he posted a 3.27 GAA and .890 save percentage in 41 games … Played midget hockey for the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies in 2015-16, recording a 2.08 GAA and .929 save percentage in 21 games.
Personal: Born May 1, 2000 in Lake Forest, Illinois … Son of James and Jennifer … Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite NHL goaltender is Braden Holtby … Lists is dad, James, as his biggest hockey influence and his parents as his heroes.
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