Thomas Sychterz

Position:
Goaltender
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lachine, Que.

At Princeton:
2007-08 - appeared in four games, making two starts ... played to a 0-1-0 record with a 3.65 goals-against average a .842 save percentage ... made 11 saves and allowed one goal in 33 minutes against Nebraska-Omaha ... also played against Clarkson, Notre Dame and Union.

2006-07 - appeared in five games, making two starts ... played to a 0-1-1 record with a 3.66 goals-against average and a .868 save percenage ... earned a tie in the season opener against Bentley... made 28 saves in an overtime loss at Union ... appeared off the bench in games against Harvard and Dartmouth.

2005-06 - made three appearances, starting two games ... was 0-2 with a 3.37 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage ... made 27 saves in an overtime loss at Clarkson in his collegiate debut ... stopped 22 shots in a loss to Alabama-Huntsville.

Before Princeton:
Graduated from Marianopolis College ... split the 2004-05 season with the Joliette Action and the Lachine Maroons in the Junior AAA League of Quebec ... was a combined 16-13-4 in 33 games with a 3.69 goals-against ... had a breakout season in the 2003-04 season in the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League where he beat or tied several 30-year-old records including wins (25), goals-against average (1.67), shutouts (5), in the league that spawned the careers of Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur and half the starting goaltenders in the NHL ... also had a .932 save percentage in 28 games ... went 25-3 that season.

Personal:
full name is Thomas Richard Sychterz ... birthday is July 15, 1987 ... son of Antoni and Danuta Sychterz ... father is a nurse and mother is a homemaker ... has an older sister Izabella that works as a librarian ... has an older sister Patrycja who graduated from the University of Montreal and is a financial analyst ... has a younger brother Richard ... majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering.