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43 Damon Beaver

  • Position G
  • Class Senior
  • Custom1 R
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Hometown Whitby, Ontario
  • Highschool Brooklin
  • Major Psychology

Biography

Holds Hobart's career record for wins (53) and shutouts (19).

2024-25:
NATIONAL CHAMPION ... NCAA All-TournamentTeam .... AHCA All-America East second team ... All-USCHO second team ... NEHC Goaltender of the Year ... All-NEHC First team ... NEHC All-Academic ... Named NEHC Goaltender of the Week three times ... Played in 19 games posting a 17-1-1 overall record ...  Was second in the nation in GAA (1.14) and save percentage (.952) ... Recorded five shutouts ... Made a season-high 39 saves in the national championship game against Utica ... Posted back-to-back shutouts in wins over New England College and Babson ... Broke Hobart's career wins record against Geneseo in the national semifinals ... had 31 saves against Oswergo in the season opener ... Recorded an assist against UMass Boston.

2023-24: NATIONAL CHAMPION ... NCAA All-Tournament Team ... NEHC All-Tournament Team ... All-USCHO second team ... All-NEHC Second Team ... Boswell Award ... NEHC All-Academic ... Named NEHC Goaltender of the Week four times ... Named to the NEHC Weekly Honor Roll three times ... Led the nation in goalie winning percentage (.925), GAA (0.94), save percentage (.962) and shutouts (7) ... His GAA and save percentage lowered his own single-season marks from last year ... His 18 wins and seven shutouts matched his own Hobart single-season records ... GAA is second on the single-season list ... Started all 20 games. he played in, posting an 18-1-1 overall record, ending season on a 19-game unbeaten streak ... Stopped all 24 shots he faced in the national championship game against Trinity, posting the first shutout in an NCAA Championship game since 2008 ... Played all 135:17 in goal in the second longest game in NCAA DIII history, making a season-high 44 saves ... Became the first Hobart backstop to record four straight shutouts, blanking Norwich, Southern Maine, Buffalo State and Brockport, not allowing a goal in November ...Made 37 saves in a 1-1 tie against Norwich ... Had 35 saves in season-opening loss to Oswego. 

2022-23: NATIONAL CHAMPION ... NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player ... NCAA All-Tournament ... USCHO Rookie of the Year ... All-USCHO Rookie Team ... NEHC All-Tournament ... NEHC Rookie of the Year ... NEHC All-Rookie Team ... Named the NEHC Goaltender of the Week twice, NEHC Rookie of the Week once, and earned a spot on the NEHC Weekly Honor Roll three times ... Abe Solomon Memorial Award ... Ice Hockey Rookie Award ... Led the nation in GAA (1.04), save percentage (.955) and shutouts (7) and ranked second in winning percentage (.900) ... His GAA, save percentage and shutouts eclipsed the Hobart season records while his 18 wins tied the season record ... Played in 20 games ... Started his collegiate career with seven straight wins ... Became the first Hobart backstop to post three consecutive shutouts, blanking Cortland, UMass Boston and No. 15 Skidmore ... Posted a season-high 37 saves in the national championship game against No. 3 Adrian, limiting the Bulldogs' high-scoring offense (5.62 goals per game) to just two goals ... Finished the season with a nine-game winning streak.

Corpus Christi IceRays: Played one season in goal ... Finished season with a .914 save percentage and 3.24 GAA.

Jersey Hitmen: Played in 26 games ... Went 19-2-3 with a 1.79 GAA and a .939 save percentage.

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2022-23First-Year

    G
    6'0" 170 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2023-24Sophomore

    G
    6'0" 170 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2024-25Junior

    G
    6'0" 170 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2025-26Senior

    G
    6'0" 170 lbs
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