ABC 10/CW5
MARQUETTE, MI.
– Michigan Tech sophomore Blake Pietila finds himself in great company as he is one of 33 goaltenders who has been named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List. The prestigious award is given annually to the top goaltender in NCAA men’s Division I ice hockey and is sponsored by the Hockey Commissioners Association.
Blake Pietila currently ranks second in the nation with a .948 save percentage and fifth with a 1.60 goals-against average. He is tied for eighth nationally with a pair of shutouts and is 13th in winning percentage on the season. Pietila was named the HCA and WCHA Goaltender of the Month for December and has received two WCHA Player of the Week awards.