Thursday, January 9, 2020

Vipers Alumni Taylor Named Hockey East Defensive Player Of The Week:

Former Vernon Vipers goaltender Ty Taylor has been named the Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week.

Taylor is in his second season at the University of New Hampshire. Taylor spent two seasons in Vernon (2016-2018) with a record of (36-17-5) with a 2.38 GAA was drafted 214th overall in Round 7 by Tampa Bay at this year's NHL draft.

Ty Taylor's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/297989/ty-taylor

This is posted on the Wildcats website:

Taylor Named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – University of New Hampshire sophomore goaltender Ty Taylor (Richmond, British Columbia) has been named the Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Taylor went 2-0-0 on the week allowing only two goals with a 1.00 goals against average and a .958 save percentage as the Wildcats defeated Yale, 4-1, and Brown, 5-1, at the Whittemore Center. This is his first Hockey East weekly award of his career.

Taylor made 46 saves on 48 shots over the two games. He recorded a career-best 28 saves on Friday in the win versus Yale, while he made 18 saves on Saturday versus Brown. Taylor is 5-0-0 this season with an 1.98 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.

The Wildcats (10-8-1, 4-5-0 Hockey East), who are 7-1-0 this season at home, will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 11, when they host No. 11 Northeastern (12-5-2, 7-4-1 Hockey East) at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center on CBS All Access as the game is presented by Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. Hot dogs will only be $1. The team will hold its annual Skating Strides for Breast Cancer Awareness game as fans are encouraged to wear pink. Hockey East will be selling Skating Strides merchandise and there will be a chuck-a-puck competition as the proceeds will be donated to the Ellie Fund.

Individual game tickets with affordable options that start as low as $9 and a convenient six-ticket flexible miniplan can be purchased for the season by calling the Whittemore Center Box Office at (603) 862-4000 or by visiting UNHWildcats.com.

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