2013 ATLANTIC HOCKEY ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
ATLANTIC HOCKEY GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH (MARCH 2013)
SIX-TIME ATLANTIC HOCKEY GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
ATLANTIC HOCKEY ROOKIE OF THE WEEK (NOV. 8, 2010) |
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ATLANTIC HOCKEY RECORDS
• 484 career Atlantic Hockey Tournament saves
• (tied) 11 career Atlantic Hockey Tournament wins
• 249 single-tournament saves (2014)
• 6 single-tournament wins (2013)
• (tied) 2 single-tournament shutouts (2014) |
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SCHOOL RECORDS
• 3,061 career saves
• 8 career shutouts
• 1,256 single-season saves (2012-13)
• 4 single-season shutouts (2012-13)
• 18 single-season goaltender wins (2012-13)
• 484 career postseason saves
• 11 career postseason goaltender wins
• 249 single-postseason saves (2014)
• 6 single-postseason wins (2013)
• 58 saves in a postseason game (vs. Mercyhurst, 3/21/14) |
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2013-14 • SENIOR YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Started 30-of-41 games for the Griffs, posting a 13-14-2 record.
• Registered a goals against average of 2.88 and a save percentage of .913.
• Tallied three shutouts during the season, tied for the most in Atlantic Hockey and 14th nationally.
• Posted a 5-2-0 record with a 2.63 goals against average and .922 save percentage during the postseason to lead the Griffs to their second-straight appearance in the Atlantic Hockey Championship.
• Recorded 249 saves during the tournament, breaking his own Atlantic Hockey Tournament record.
• Posted back-to-back shutouts in the Atlantic Hockey First Round, recording 27 saves in game one (March 7) and 31 saves in game two (March 8) against Sacred Heart.
• Established the program’s career records in saves and shutouts in the game one victory.
• Earned Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week honors following the Sacred Heart series.
• Set a Canisius postseason record and career high with 58 saves in a double overtime victory against top-seeded Mercyhurst in the semifinals (March 21).
• Recorded his first shutout of the season with 24 saves in a 4-0 victory over Air Force (Feb. 14).
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team. |
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2012-13 • JUNIOR YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Started 41 games for the Griffs, posting an 18-19-4 record, 2.40 goals against average and .929 save percentage.
• Led all players in the country with a school-record 1,256 saves, the 12th-most in NCAA history and the most since the 1988-89 season.
• Also set school records in save percentage (.929), shutouts (4) and goaltender victories (18).
• Ranks second in the school’s record book with a 2.40 goals against average.
• Placed 12th nationally in save percentage and sixth in shutouts.
• Anchored the Griffs’ penalty kill unit, which set a school record at 90.1 percent and ranked third nationally (11th-best mark in NCAA history).
• Named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Month in March and four-time Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week (Nov. 26, Dec. 3, March 11, March 25).
• Earned Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team accolades after leading Canisius to its first conference championship.
• Posted a 6-0-0 record during the Atlantic Hockey Tournament with a 1.99 goals against average and .951 save percentage.
• Set an Atlantic Hockey Tournament record with 235 saves, averaging 39.2 saves per game during the tournament (would break his own record the following season).
• Registered at least 34 saves in all six postseason wins, including a season-best 50 saves in a 4-3 victory in game two of the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals against two-time defending league champions Air Force (March 16).
• Recorded 35 saves in a shutout against Bentley in his postseason debut, a 4-0 victory in the Atlantic Hockey First Round (March 8).
• Stopped at least 30 shots in 22-of-41 starts during the season.
• Led the Griffs to a two-game sweep at Connecticut, stopping 81-of-82 shots. Recorded 36 saves in a shutout in the opener (Nov. 30) before registering 45 stops in a 3-1 win in the finale (Dec. 1).
• Stopped 77-of-78 shots in a series against nationally-ranked Niagara. Posted 35 saves in a 2-0 victory (Feb. 7) versus the No. 15 Purple Eagles before recording 42 saves in the finale (Feb. 9).
• Also registered a shutout in a 3-0 victory against Holy Cross, recording 23 saves (Feb. 2).
• Posted a 2.02 goals against average and .951 save percentage in seven games against nationally-ranked schools.
• Recorded 41 saves in a 1-0 setback to No. 2 Minnesota (Oct. 28).
• Registered 36 saves against No. 1 Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament, earning the game’s third star (March 30).
• Stopped all three penalty shots he faced during the season (vs. No. 12 Western Michigan, Niagara and Bentley), the only goalkeeper in the country with multiple penalty shot saves.
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team. |
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2011-12 • SOPHOMORE YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Appeared in 19 games with 17 starting assignments in goal.
• Posted a record of 5-11-2 to go along with a .913 save percentage and 3.09 goals against average.
• Stopped a season-best 45 shots in a 3-3 draw versus Air Force (Oct. 29).
• Named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week after stopping 39-of-40 shots in a 2-1 victory at AIC (Nov. 26).
• Registered his first collegiate shutout with 28 saves in a 2-0 win against Sacred Heart (Jan. 21).
• Stopped 29 shots in the second game versus the Pioneers in a 4-3 Canisius victory, completing his first career sweep (Jan. 22).
• Earned his first victory of the season with 35 saves in a 3-1 win against Bentley (Nov. 6).
• Posted 36 saves in a 2-2 draw against No. 12 Lake Superior State (Nov. 19).
• Recorded at least 30 saves in 12-of-17 starts during the season.
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team. |
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2010-11 • FRESHMAN YEAR
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 11 games as a rookie, starting eight contests.
• Posted a 3-3-2 record with a 2.80 goals against average and .922 save percentage.
• Earned Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week honors after his collegiate debut, recording 39 saves in a 1-1 draw against Connecticut (Nov. 6).
• Posted the highest save percentage by a Canisius goaltender in his first career start and became the first Griff to earn a point in his debut since 2005.
• Earned his first collegiate victory in a 3-2 overtime victory over nationally-ranked Robert Morris, stopping 34 shots against the No. 20 Colonials (Nov. 20).
• Added a 3-2 overtime victory against Bentley in his third start, posting 31 saves, to become the first Griff to go unbeaten in his first three starts since Sean Weaver in 1998-99.
• Recorded a season-best 42 saves in a 2-2 draw with ECAC-foe Quinnipiac. |
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BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played two seasons with the Georgetown Raiders of the OJHL.
• Led the league in goalie victories in each of his two seasons, winning 60 total games.
• Earned all-star honors and Team MVP accolades in 2009-10 after posting a 28-7-3 record, a goals against average of 2.41 and a save percentage of .918.
• Also named Georgetown's Player of the Year following the 2008-09 season. |
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PERSONAL
• Son of Tony and Julie Capobianco.
• Two brothers, Chris and Kyle.
• Uncle, Randy Exelby, played for Montreal and Edmonton of the NHL and attended Lake Superior State.
• Majoring in management. |
