Brooks Ostergard, INCH Player of the Week

It seems that knocking off the #1 team in the nation…twice…grabs you a little attention, some floating toward Sophomore Goaltender Brooks Ostergard, being named Inside College Hockey’s Player of the Week.

In comparison, it’s like being named the NHL’s #1 Star of the Week. Pretty sweet.

Coach Schooley was pleased to see this award come to his goaltender after having a successful weekend, “Brooks made the saves he was supposed to make, and some that he wasn’t expected to,” said head coach Derek Schooley. “When he plays that way, our team has a tremendous amount of confidence in him and it translates into success. I was very proud of his performance.”

It wasn’t expected by any means that the team would play this well, nor the backbone of this team, it’s goaltender. It’s interesting as Coach Schooley has been somewhat critical of wanting to see his netminders play stronger, noting that both Ostergard and Levine have had some rough starts in net.

It’s not surprising though that this could be the turning point for this team in the middle of the season, going up against an opponent that no one figured they would stand a chance, only a set of games after the winter break before these two, but in the reality of it all, the Colonials did exactly what they expected, they played THEIR game, and stuck to it, for 120 minutes.

Congratulations to Brooks, if anyone ever doubted his poise in net, this weekend certainly changed a few minds.

Inside College Hockey.com

BROOKS OSTERGARD
Robert Morris
So. | G | Chagrin Falls, Ohio

His Statistics: 2 GP, 2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .975 save pct.

His Impact: The sophomore goalie for Robert Morris was at his best this weekend in helping the Colonials to a pair of victories over previously top-ranked Miami. In Friday’s game at Mellon Arena, home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, Ostergard made 39 saves and allowed just a power-play goal in a 3-1 win.

Sunday in Oxford, Ohio, Ostergard stopped 38 Miami shots and again was only beaten by a power-play goal. He made 14 saves in the third period when the Colonials were protecting their 2-1 lead, which held up as the final margin.

Ostergard was named First Star of the game after both wins. For the season he has a 4-9-21 record in 17 games with a .907 save percentage and 3.43 goals-against average.

His Runners-Up: Bobby Butler, New Hampshire; Brandon Coccimiglio, Mercyhurst; Mike Connolly, Minnesota Duluth; Mike Embach, Ferris State; Allan York, Rensselaer