Monday, November 24, 2014
Stat Pack: Measuring Eichel’s Impact
BU’s freshman star enjoying NCAA’s best draft-eligible season since Paul Kariya in 1992-93.
In our Stat Pack feature, College Hockey Inc. highlights five obscure but telling statistics from the world of college hockey.
1. How impressive is Jack Eichel’s start for Boston University? Here’s a look at the best draft-eligible freshmen and best freshmen overall by points per game since 1992-93 (Paul Kariya’s rookie year):
Most Points Per Game, Draft-Eligible Freshmen (since 1992-93)
2.56 – Paul Kariya, Maine (1992-93)
1.90 – Jack Eichel, Boston University (2013-14)
1.56 – Zach Parise, North Dakota (2002-03)
1.47 – Dany Heatley, Wisconsin (1999-00)
1.46 – Brian Gionta, Boston College (1997-98)
Most Points Per Game, Any Freshmen (since 1992-93)
2.56 – Paul Kariya, Maine (1992-93, age 18)
1.91 – Ryan Carter, Iona (1998-99, age 21)
1.90 – Jack Eichel, Boston University (2013-14, age 18)
1.62 – Rob Bonneau, Massachusetts (1993-94, age 21)
1.62 – Warren Norris, Massachusetts (1993-94, age 20)
2. Here are the top performing teams in November in several categories:
Best Winning Percentage, November
.875 – Quinnipiac (7-1-0)
.857 – Bowling Green (6-1-0)
.857 – Minnesota Duluth (6-1-0)
.833 – Denver (5-1-0)
.800 – Minnesota State (4-1-0)
.800 – Nebraska Omaha (4-1-0)
Most Goals For/Game, November
4.67 – Denver
4.60 – Michigan
3.86 – UMass Lowell
3.80 – Robert Morris
3.67 – Mercyhurst
Fewest Goals Against/Game, November
1.00 – Providence
1.20 – Northern Michigan
1.57 – Michigan Tech
1.62 – Harvard
1.62 – Quinnipiac
Best Power Play, November
41.2% – Bentley
34.6% – Denver
30.8% – Mercyhurt
30.0% – Michigan Tech
28.0% – Harvard
28.0% – St. Cloud State
Best Penalty Killing, November
96.8% – Harvard
96.7% – Bowling Green
95.5% – Alaska
95.5% – Northern Michigan
94.7% – Nebraska Omaha
3. Here’s a look at the top performing goaltenders away from home:
Best Save Percentage, Road/Neutral Games
.966 – Mitch Gillam, Cornell
.966 – Ryan Massa, Nebraska Omaha
.956 – Steve Michalek, Harvard (MIN)
.955 – Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech (WPG)
.950 – Kevin Boyle, UMass Lowell
4. The following teams have produced the most offense at the start and end of each period:
Most Goals, First Minute of a Period
4 – Boston University, Michigan, Minnesota
Most Goals, Last Minute of a Period
5 – Bemidji State, Maine, Michigan Tech, Nebraska Omaha, Quinnipiac
5. The following teams have received the biggest offensive contributions from their senior classes:
Most Points, Seniors
53 – Mercyhurst (19g-34a)
49 – Air Force (17-32)
44 – Miami (17-27)
44 – Minnesota State (14-30)
41 – Canisius (17-24)