University of Massachusets Athletics
Dainton Named Hockey East Goaltender Of The Month
December 01, 2009 | Hockey
Dec. 1, 2009
AMHERST, Mass. - UMass junior goaltender Paul Dainton has been named the Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for November, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Dainton sports a 7-3-0 record with a 2.48 goals against average and a .925 save percentage so far this season. Dainton and the Minutemen will return home for Operation 8K against No. 15 Boston College on Friday at 7 PM from the Mullins Center.
During November, Dainton posted a 3-2-0 record with four starts. In five appearances, the Genelle, British Columbia native boasted a 2.55 goals against average, a .922 save percentage, and allowed two goals or less in three of his five games. In UMass' 4-3 overtime win over New Hampshire on November 13, Dainton made a career high 42 saves. He averaged 28.4 saves per game for the month.
Nationally, Dainton ranks 16th with his .925 save percentage, while his .700 winning percentage is 13th best in the country. In Hockey East, his save percentage is third in the conference and goals against average (2.48 gaa) ranks second only to Alex Beaudry of Providence.
Dainton and the Mass Attack will be back in action this weekend to host Boston College before traveling to Lowell to faceoff against sister school No. 8 UMass-Lowell at Tsongas Arena.
