2021-22 Minnesota State Mavericks Men's Ice Hockey Roster Choose a Player: Aamodt, Wyatt Bellini, Steven Borchardt, Cade Carroll, Andrew Edwards, Tanner Furry, Brendan Gregga, Connor Groll, Josh Hillman, Will Hirose, Akito Krajnik, Zach Livingstone, Jake Lutz, Reggie Maass (WSH), Benton Malinowski, Tony McKay, Dryden McNeely, Jack Miller, Andrew Morton, Sam Napravnik, Julian Olson, Brenden Pavel, Ondrej Rancier, Keenan Sandelin, Ryan Silye, David Smith (ARI), Nathan Sowder, Lucas Zmolek, Bennett Go Matt Dewkett/Minnesota State Athletics Matt Dewkett/Minnesota State Athletics Matt Dewkett/Minnesota State Athletics Matt Dewkett/Minnesota State Athletics Pause 29 Dryden McKay Class Senior DOB 11/25/97 Position G S/C L Height 6-0 Hometown Downers Grove, IL Weight 183 Last Team Madison (USHL) Bio Biography As a Maverick: Three-year letterwinner (2018-19, 2019-20)...Two-time AHCA/CCM All-American...Three-time WCHA Goaltending Champion...Two-time WCHA Goaltender of the Year...2x WCHA Scholar-Athlete...2x WCHA All-Academic...Enters 2021-22 with a 75-15-4 won-loss record, 1.53 GAA, .932 save percentage and 24 shutouts in 97 career games played. 2020-21: 2019-20 AHCA/CCM West Second Team All-America...Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick Finalist and a Richter Award Finalist...2020-21 WCHA Player of the Year...2020-21 WCHA Goaltender of the Year...2020-21 All-WCHA First Team...Along with Tony Esposito (1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67) is one of only two individuals who have been a three-time WCHA Goaltending Champion (lowest goals against average in league games), was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association Goaltender of the Week three times and the league’s and the national Goaltender of the Month for January... Finished year with 1.54 goals against average, .840 winning percentage (21-4-0 for the year) and ten shutouts...WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic. 2019-20: 2019-20 AHCA/CCM West First Team All-America...2019-20 WCHA Goaltender of the Year...2019-20 All-WCHA First Team...Named Western Collegiate Hockey Association Goaltender of the Week eight times on the season...Finished 2019-20 with 30-4-2 record with his 30 wins leading the nation...Also ranked first in the country with 1.31 goals against average, .942 save percentage (led nation) and ten shutouts (led nation)...His ten shutouts this ties for second all-time in NCAA history... His 30th win in a WCHA first-round playoff series-clinching victory over Alaska Anchorage established a Minnesota State goaltending record for wins in a season...Three-time WCHA Goaltender of the Month pick...Named National Goaltender of the Month for November by the Hockey Commissioners Association....WCHA Scholar-Athlete...WCHA All-Academic. 2018-19: 2018-19 CHN National Rookie of the Year...2018-19 All-WCHA Rookie Team...2018-19 All-WCHA Second Team...2018-19 WCHA Goaltending Champion...Five-time WCHA Goaltender of the Week (Nov. 30- Dec. 1, Jan. 11-12, Feb. 1-2, Feb. 8-9 and March 15-16)...WCHA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 12-13 vs Boston University)...WCHA Goaltender of the Month and HCA National Goaltender of the Month in February...Posted .927 save percentage and 1.76 goals against average and stopped 753 shots in rookie campaign...Logged 24-7-2 record in 32 starts in 2018-19...Recorded first career shutout on Dec. 1 at Lake Superior State where he stopped 23 shots, leading Mavericks to 3-0 win...Backstopped a total of four shutouts in his first season as a Maverick. THE McKAY FILE: Spent two seasons with Madison of the United States Hockey League...Named USHL Goaltender of the Week Oct. 29, 2017 after stopping 49 of 50 shots in a 5-1 win over Waterloo (.980 sv%, 1.99 GAA in the win)...Saw action in 39 games with the Capitols in 2016-17 where he crafted a 18-17-3 mark with a 2.70 goals against average and a .917 saves percentage...Had a 2.47 GAA and .921 sv% in 34 appearances with Corpus Christi of the NAHL in 2015-16...Son of former pro goaltender Ross McKay.
