UND goalie Zane McIntyre is listed at the Boston Bruins best prospect, not in the AHL or the NHL. Recently, former Boston Bruins backup goalie Niklas Svedberg: 18 GP, 7-5-1, 918 SV%, 2.33 GAA, two shutouts, signed a contract with Salavat of the KHL.
Best Prospect
Zane McIntyre (University of North Dakota): 42 GP, 29-9-3, .931 SV%, 2.00 GAA, one shutout
McIntyre is by far the best Bruins goalie prospect not in the NHL or AHL. He enjoyed a stellar junior season for North Dakota, which he led all the way to the Frozen Four. McIntyre also was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and won the Mike Richter Award as the best goalie in college hockey.
The 22-year-old has great size (6-foot-2, 202 pounds), good athleticism and plays the puck better than most netminders. McIntyre is ready for the AHL, but he could return to North Dakota for his senior season.
“I’m either coming back or I’m signing with the Bruins — one of those two,” McIntyre told the Grand Forks Herald on April 13. “That’s where I’m in the pickle.”
Things are starting to move now. According to Brad Schlossman, McIntyre is going to forego his senior season and sign with the Bruins very soon. Also, UND’s leading scorer, junior forward Drake Caggiula has notified UND that he’s going to return for his senior season. UND is now waiting for Paul LaDue, Jordan Schmaltz and Troy Stecher to make their decisions.
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