University of New Hampshire Athletics
2013-14 Men's Ice Hockey
Roster
Casey DeSmith
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 180
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.H.
- Major:
- Business
2013-14: | Stats | Photos |
Started in net for the Ice Breaker Championship against Minnesota (10/12/13)...
2012-13: | Stats | Photos | A Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star selection... four-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and Goalie of the Month in October...Started 38 of 39 games (did not play 01/25 at Merrimack) and played 2204:06 of a possible 2380:16 (92.5%) minutes... presented team’s Roger A. LeClerc Award as team MVP... compiled an 18-9-6 overall record with a 2.23 GAA and .924 save percentage... set program record with shutout streak of 203:32, which spanned three-plus games from 11/04-18... made 31 saves, including 17 in the first period, in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal vs. Denver (03/29); shut out the Pioneers in the second and third periods... recorded five shutouts ... ranked third in the league in GAA (2.23) and fifth in save percentage (.924)... in 26 league games, was 13-6-6 with a 2.04 GAA and .933 save percentage... recorded three consecutive shutouts (11/04 at Maine; 11/10 vs. Vermont; 11/16 at UMass Lowell)... recorded 30+ saves 14 times, including a season-high 47 saves at Northeastern (02/01) ... stopped 38 of 39 shots in Game 2 of the Hockey East quarterfinals at Providence... notched 42-save shutout at Maine (11/04)... stopped 45 of 46 shots in a 3-1 win at Boston U. (11/18)... in five October games, went 3-0-1 with a 1.77 GAA and .931 save percentage... in eight November games, went 6-1-1 with a 1.65 GAA and .951 save percentage... surrendered fewer than three goals in 20 of 36 games... recorded first career point with an assist on the game-winning goal vs. Vermont (11/10).
2011-12: | Stats | Photos Played in 22 games, including 20 starts… complied a 9-10-1 record… had first career shutout and win with a 26-save effort 01/11 at Providence… posted a 2.33 GAA and .926 save percentage… made career-high 50 saves in the Hockey East quarterfinals against Boston U. on 03/11… recorded 30 or more saves on 10 occasions throughout the season… named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on 02/06… honored as Hockey East Rookie of the Week on 01/11… named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.
Career Milestones: Career-high 50 saves at Boston U. on March 11, 2012... first career shutout at Providence on Jan. 11, 2012... first win at Providence on Jan. 11, 2012... career-high one point vs. Vermont on November 10, 2012.
Before UNH: Netminded for the Indiana Ice of the USHL in 2010-11... posted a 22-13-2 record in 37 regular-season appearances with three shutouts, a .920 save percentage and a 2.54 goals against average… put up a 2-2 playoff record including one shutout and a .929 save percentage… received several USHL Goaltender of the Week Awards in his final season with the Ice… in 2010, was selected as one of 22 USHL players to the U.S. Junior Select Team that competed in the 2010 World Junior A Challenge.
Personal: Born August 13, 1991 in Rochester, New Hampshire to Gary and Patrice DeSmith… Catches left... A business major... Lists Ken Dryden as his favorite athlete and his father Gary as the person he admires outside of sports.
