Josh Kassel

Josh Kassel

Josh Kassel during a February 2009 game.
Born September 3, 1985 (1985-09-03) (age 26)[1]
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
AHA team Army Black Knights
Playing career 2005–present

Josh Kassel (born September 3, 1985) is a former American college ice hockey goaltender for the Army Black Knights of the Atlantic Hockey League.[1][2][3] He previously played for the Bozeman Icedogs from 2003 to 2005.[1] In 2008, Kassel was the Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Player of the Year and was in the top eight nationally for best save percentage and goals-against average.[4][5] He was the first goaltender to be awarded the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year and held the best goals-against average in Atlantic Hockey league history.[5][6][7] He was selected as Division I Men's Hockey 2008 Second Team All-Americans for the East, becoming the Army's first hockey All-American in nearly 30 years.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Josh Kassel hockey statistics". HockeyDB.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93700. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Justin (9 March 2007). "Army hockey's Kassel wall" (in West Point, NY). Times Herald-Record. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070309/SPORTS/703090357. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  3. ^ "More Honors For Army Goalie Josh Kassel". GoArmySports. West Point, NY. 4 February 2008. https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=48015&SPID=4573&DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=1382070. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  4. ^ McMillan, Ken (30 September 2008). "2008-09 Atlantic Hockey Preview". Inside College Hcokey. http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/Notebooks/0809/aha_0701.htm. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  5. ^ a b "Army Cleans Up at AHA Awards". College Hockey News. 13 March 2008. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/13_armycleans.php. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  6. ^ "Josh Kassel Bio". GoArmySports. http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=536522. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  7. ^ Mcmillan, Ken (14 March 2008). "Kassel rewarded for stellar year in net". Times Herald-Record. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?DB_OEM_ID=11100&AID=/20080314/SPORTS/803140369. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  8. ^ "2008 Division I Men's Hockey All-Americans Named". United States College Hockey Online. 11 April 2008. http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/id,15688/2008DivisionIMensHockeyAllAmericansNamed.html. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  9. ^ Mackall, Dave (16 May 2008). "Unity native Kassel boosts Army hockey program". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh, PA). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-16502594.html. Retrieved 28 March 2010.