Colton Phinney

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Position:
Goaltender
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chatham, N.J.
High School:
Delbarton

Outside Princeton: Attended the New Jersey Devils Development Camp in summer of 2015.

Senior Year (2016-17): Posted a 14-16-3 record in goal with a .908 save percentage and a 3.06 GAA … became Princeton's all-time leader in saves with 3,440 ... played the most minute and in more games than any other goalie in Princeton history ... made 30+ saves in 18 games … started the year with 28 saves in games at Michigan State, at Clarkson and vs. No. 10 Harvard and had 21 at St. Lawrence … stopped 33 shots in a 2-2 draw with Dartmouth on Nov. 12 … made 34 stops in a 4-3 loss to Colgate and stopped 29 the next night in a 4-2 loss at Cornell … picked up 35 shots in a 4-1 win at No. 10 Bemidji on Nov. 25 … made 19 stops in a loss to No. 18 Union and followed up with 16 in a win over Rensselaer … had matching 33-save performances in back-to-back wins over No. 10 Quinnipiac … stopped 27 in a win over UMass on Dec. 13 … made 26 saves in a 6-1 win over No. 19 Minnesota State in game 1 of the two-game series and then made 43 in a one-goal loss the next night … turned aside 18 in a loss at Dartmouth before a making a season-high 46 stops at No. 4 Harvard the next night … made 21 saves against No. 19 Cornell and then 37 in a 2-2 tie with Colgate … had a 43-save performance in a 5-4 win over No. 4 Penn State at Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 28 … stopped 36 shots in a win at Yale and then 23 the next day in a tie with Brown … made 30 saves in a 3-1 win over No. 18 St. Lawrence and 35 in a 3-2 OT victory against Clarkson the next night … stopped 23 at Rensselaer and followed up with 28 at No. 7 Union … went 2-0 against Brown and Yale with 32 and 36 saves respectively, and allowed just three goals … made 15 stops in Game 1 of the ECAC first-round series with Colgate and rebounded with 31 in a 4-3 OT win in Game 2 followed by 35 in a 2-1 Game 3 … had matching 34-save games at No. 6 Union in the ECAC quarterfinals.
Awards
• ECAC Goalie of the Week (Dec. 13, Feb. 7, Feb. 15, Feb. 28)
• Finalist for the 2017 Roper Trophy (Princeton award)
• NCAA #2 Play of the Week (Jan. 14)

Junior Year (2015-16): Named second-team All-Ivy League ... started in all but one game and posted a 5-22-3 record ... had a .924 save percentage with 1058 saves ... became the single season save leader to surpass Erasmo Salterelli's 870 from 1997-98 ... recorded a 2.86 goals against average on 87 goals allowed ... had two shutouts ... started the season with a 41-save performance against Yale at the Capital City Classic and made 38 stops in his first win the next day against Maine ... named to the Capital City Classic All-Tournament Team ... stopped 30+ saves in each of the next four games with 39 at Cornell, 30 at Colgate, 32 vs. Dartmouth and 39 vs. Harvard ... stopped 29 shots in a loss to St. Lawrence before a 31-save shutout of No. 20 Clarkson on Nov. 21, his first career shutout ... made 38 saves at Maine in Game 1 and a season-high 47 in Game 2 in November ... stopped 36 shots at Brown and 37 at No. 10 Yale in back-to-back 4-2 victories ... made 39 saves at No. 16 Penn State, followed by 37 and then 39 against No. 3 Quinnipiac in a home-and-home series ... had two more 30+ save performances at Holy Cross and in a 3-3 tie with Union ... stopped 32 shots in a loss at No. 7 Harvard on Jan. 29 ... collected 40 pucks in a 5-4 loss to Colgate on Feb. 5 ... made 34 saves against Union and 39 the next night verus Renesslaer in matching 2-1 defeats ... stopped 44 shots against Yale on Feb. 26 and 35 against Brown the next day in a 2-2 tie ... had 43- and 44- save performances in Games 1 & 2 of the ECAC playoffs at Clarkson.
Awards
• Second-Team All-ECAC
• Capital City Classic All-Tournament Team
• The Blackwell Trophy (team award)

Sophomore Year (2014-15): Played in all but one game and had a 4-22-3 record ... finished with a .910 save percentage and a 3.08 goals against average making 867 saves and allowing 86 goals ... started the season with a 45-save performance in a 2-2 with with Yale at the Prudential Center during the Liberty Hockey Invitational ... made 40 saves in a 2-1 win over Cornell in the home opener ... stopped 30+ saves in the next three games with 35 vs. Colgate, 32 at Rensselaer and 37 at St. Lawrence ... earned the win over Michigan State on Nov. 28 with 44 stops ... made a season-high 51 saves in a 4-3 loss to Harvard on Dec. 5 ... stopped 38 the next day against Dartmouth ... led the nation in saves on Dec. 5-6 weekend with 89 ... stopped 31 at No. 1 Minnesota State on Dec. 12 ... stopped 26 shots in a 4-1 win over Army on Jan. 28 ... posted 31 saves in a 2-2 tie at Brown on Jan. 31 ... stopped 34 at Colgate on Feb. 6 ... backstopped Princeton to a win vs. Clarkson making 28 saves on Feb. 13 ... named the ECAC Goalie of the Week on Feb. 15 after leading the league in saves in 62 while going 1-0-1 ... made 34 saves in a 1-1 tie with No. 20 St. Lawrence the next night ... collected 30 saves in the final game of the season, at Dartmouth, in Game 2 the ECAC playoffs.
Awards
• ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week (Feb. 15)
• The Blackwell Trophy (team award)

Freshman Year (2013-14): Played in 18 games and posted a 4-14 record ... finished season with 525 saves on 583 shots for a .901 save percentage and a 3.64 GAA ... made his first career start at Colgate on Nov. 2 making 29 saves ... stopped 31 shots in a 3-0 loss v.s Quinnipiac on Nov. 22 ... saved 32 shots in his first career win at No. 4 Quinnipiac ... stopped 31 shots at Union on Dec. 6 ... made 32 saves in a loss to Maine on Dec. 28 at the Florida College Hockey Classic ... stopped a career-high 45 saves in a 3-0 loss to Union, the most by Princeton netminder since Mike Condon made 57 saves on Feb. 17, 2012, coincidently in a 3-0 loss to Union ... named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week and GoPrincetonTigers.com Athlete of the Week on Jan. 14 ... made 30 saves in a loss to Harvard on Jan. 31 ... stopped 43 shots in a 7-1 loss to St. Lawrence on Feb. 7 ... made 36 saves in a 3-2 win at Brown on Feb. 14, with one goal against being a penalty shot ... stopped 39 shots in a loss to No. 19 Colgate on Feb. 21 ...stopped 39 shots to win Game 1 of the ECAC series at Clarkson ... made 32 saves in Game 3.
Awards
• ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (Jan. 14)
• Hobey Baker Award (team award)

Before Princeton: Played four years at Delbarton ... 2012 graduate of Delbarton ... posted a record of 58-4-1 with 29 shutouts ... assistant captain as a senior year with a 24-1 record with 12 shutouts, a .944 save percentage and a 0.75 goals against average ... earning team’s MVP award as a senior ... named first-team all-state, first-team all-area, first-team non-public, first-team all-county, first-team MSG Varsity and first-team Gordon Conference as a senior year ... named third-team all-state, second-team all-area, second-team all-country and honorable mention Gordon Conference as a junior when he went 23-3-1 with 10 shutouts ... career numbers (approximate) are a .947 save percentage and a 1.04 GAA ... Green Wave were four-time state champions and three-time Gordon Cup champions ... spent 2012-13 with Islanders Hockey Club (EJHL) ... put together a 25-11-1 record with four shutouts, a .922 save percentage and a 2.55 GAA ... captured four Defensive Player of the Week honors ... named to the EJHL All-Star Team ... tallied the game-winning assist in the playoffs and scored the game-winning goal in the finals against New Jersey.

Personal: Full name is Colton Phinney ... born June 17, 1993 ... parents are Llewellyn and Teri Phinney ... has three older brothers, Nick (SMU'13), Dustin (Oswego '10) and Thomas (Colorado '07).

Season	Team	GP-GS	Record	Minutes	GA	GAA	Saves	SV %	SHo
2008-09	Delbarton	3-	-	-	-	0.52	-	.970	-
2009-10	Delbarton	8-	-	-	-	0.67	-	.947	-
2010-11	Delbarton	29-	-	-	-	2.20	-	.898	-
2011-12	Delbarton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	Islanders Hockey Club (EJHL)	33-	-	-	-	2.45	-	.922	-
2013-14	Princeton	18-17	4-14	956:00	58	3.64	525	.901	0
2014-15	Princeton	29-28	4-22-3	1675:25	86	3.08	867	.910	0
2015-16	Princeton	30-30	5-22-3	1822:41	87	2.86	1058	.924	2
2016-17	Princeton	33-33	14-16-3	1959:00	100	3.06	990	.908	0
Career		108-110	27-74-9	6413:15	331	3.10	3440	.912	2

	Career Highs	Career Firsts
Saves	51 vs. Harvard (12/5/14)
Shutouts	2 MR vs. AIC (1/26/16)	vs. Clarkson (11/21/15)
Start		at Colgate (11/2/13)
Win		at Quinnipiac (11/22/13)

Princeton Records Book
Saves in a Career	1st	3,440
Saves in a Season	1st and 2nd	1,058 (2015-16), 990 (2016-17)
Best Save % in a Season	2nd	.924 (2015-16)
Best Save % in a Career	3rd	.912 (2014-17)
Most Shutouts in a Season	t-4th	2 (2015-16)
Most Minutes in a Career	1st	6413:15 (2014-17)
Most Games Played in a Career	1st	110 (2014-17)