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2008-09 Men's Hockey Roster

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31 Mathias Lange

  • Position Goalie
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Klagenfurt, Austria
  • Highschool New York Apple Core

Biography

2008-09: Played 25 games, including 24 as starter … Was 5-17-2 with a 3.24 goals against average and an .896 save percentage … Made 669 saves on 747 shots in 1443:07 … Played 17 ECAC Hockey games, all starts … Was 5-11-1 with a 3.23 goals against average and an .894 save percentage in 1002:28 … Had season-high 49 saves in 4-1 loss to #12 Princeton (11/14) … Recorded 39 saves in 3-2 loss at #3 Miami (12/13) … Started eight straight games from Jan. 9 to Feb. 6 … Stopped 33 shots in 2-2 tie at Quinnipiac (1/9) … Made 35 saves in overtime win at St. Lawrence (1/23) … Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Finalist ... ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year Finalist … ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Team's Community Service Award ...

2007-08: Played in 23 games, starting 22 … Played 1408:46 … Had a record of 6-14-3 … Faced 692 shots with 634 saves and 58 goals against … Had a 2.47 goals against average and a .916 save percentage … Sixth in ECAC Hockey in save percentage and seventh in goals against average ... Recorded a 4-8-2 record with a 2.65 goals against average and a .910 save percentage in 14 ECAC Hockey contests … Made 362 saves while allowing 36 goals in 814:30 against league opponents … Made 39 saves in 3-1 victory over Army (10/19) … Stopped 34 shots in 4-2 win against nationally-ranked Harvard (12/4) … Lightning Classic All-Tournament Team (12/30) ... Had 32 saves in 2-1 victory at Brown (2/29) … Made career-high 53 saves in triple overtime game at Yale in ECAC Hockey playoffs (3/7) ... Stopped 35 shots against Yale the next night (3/8) ... Twice named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (10/22, 12/10) … ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Team's Most Valuable Player ...

2006-07: Played in 25 games, including 22 as a starter … Played 1303:22 … Had a record of 5-11-6 … Faced 620 shots with 543 saves and 77 goals against …

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Recorded a 3.54 goals against average and an .876 save percentage … Had a 3-7-4 record with a 3.84 goals against average and an .873 save percentage in 16 ECAC Hockey League games, including 14 as starter … Made 357 saves while allowing 52 goals in 813:19 against league foes … Stopped 20 shots in a 2-1 win over Colgate in championship game of Governor’s Cup (10/29) ... Governor’s Cup presented by Citizens Bank All-Tournament Team (10/29) … Posted 38 saves in a tie against Ohio State (11/25) ... Made 31 saves at Colgate (12/2) … Recorded 49 saves in a tie at Quinnipiac (12/8) ... ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 11 … Stopped 22 shots in a 2-1 win over Mass-Lowell (12/16) ... ECACHL Goaltender of the Week on Dec. 18 … Made 32 saves in win over Brown (2/23) ... ECACHL All-Academic ...

2005-06: Played in school record 35 games, including 34 as a starter … Played 2041:24 … Had a record of 13-15-6 … Faced 934 shots with 842 saves and 92 goals against … Posted a 2.70 goals Photo by Dave Harmonagainst average and a .901 save percentage … Tallied two shutouts … Had an 8-8-6 record with a 2.48 goals against average and a .914 save percentage in 22 ECAC Hockey League games, all as starter … Made 582 saves while allowing 55 goals in 1331:23 against league foes … Registered season-high 37 saves in collegiate debut on Oct. 9 (at Mass.-Lowell) … Earned first career win on Oct. 15 against Michigan Tech. (25 saves) … Stopped 29 shots in 3-2 win at nationally-ranked Boston University (10/21) … ECACHL Goaltender of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Oct. 24 … Registered 31 saves in 4-2 win over nationally-ranked Quinnipiac (11/11) … Made 35 saves in 1-1 tie at nationally-ranked Cornell (11/19) … ECACHL Rookie of the Week on Nov. 21 … Rensselaer/Bank of America All-Tournament Team (11/26) … ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 28 … HCA Commissioners’ Choice Rookie of the Month Honorable Mention for November … Had 30 saves in 3-2 win at nationally-ranked Harvard (1/7) … Stopped 30 shots against nationally-ranked St. Lawrence (1/13) … ECACHL Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 13 … Recorded 33 saves in tie at Princeton (2/17) … Registered 34 saves on 36 shots at nationally-ranked Cornell (2/24) … ECACHL All-Rookie Team (unanimous) … Team’s co-Most Valuable Player Award (Kevin Croxton) …

Before Rensselaer: Played for the New York Apple Core of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) … Posted a 19-16-6 record with a 2.69 goals against average and a .910 save percentage … Played Photo by David Silverman2541:33 in 44 games, allowing 110 goals while making 1107 saves … Had one shutout … One of four EJHL Most Valuable Players in 2005, as voted by Hockey Night in Boston Magazine … Most Valuable Player at 2005 Hockey Night in Boston All-Scholastic Tournament … Played two years for the Billings Bulls of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) … Team finished third in 2002 Junior A Nationals … Six-time Austrian Junior Hockey National Champion … Starting goalie for Team Austria at 2004 World Junior Championships in Finland … Team won gold medal in 2003 World Junior Championship Pool B in Slovenia … Attended BORG Klagenfurt in Austria for four years …

Personal: Mathias Robert Lange … First name is pronounced ma-TEE-us … Last name is pronounced LANG ... Born April 13, 1985 ... Management major … Dean’s List … Enjoys sports … Son of Isabella and Harald Lange … Mother was a top gymnast in Austria … Father played professional handball in Austria. 

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Historical Player Information

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    2005-06Freshman

    Goalie
    5'11" 180 lbs
    31
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    2006-07Sophomore

    Goalie
    5'11" 180 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2007-08Junior

    Goalie
    5'11" 180 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2008-09Senior

    Goalie
    5'11" 185 lbs
    31