Jake Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Born (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998
Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NCAA team Boston University
NHL Draft 26th overall, 2017
Dallas Stars
Playing career TBDpresent
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's ice hockey
IIHF World U20 Championship
2017 Canada
2018 United States

Jakob Oettinger (born December 18, 1998) is an American collegiate ice hockey player who currently plays as a goaltender for Boston University for the 2017–18 season. After being part of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, he was widely considered as a top prospect for 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1] The Dallas Stars traded up from pick 29 to selected Oettinger in the first round, 26th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

Playing career

After spending his freshman year at Lakeville North High School, Oettinger commited to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) Juniors for the 2014–15 season.[3]

Oettinger played two seasons with the USNTDP Juniors while committing to Boston University. He was drafted in the first round, 26th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars.[4]

Collegiate

During his freshman season at Boston University, Oettinger posted a 2.11 goals-against average and .927 save-percentage.[5] During that season, Oettinger was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for the month of October, was a two-time Hockey East Rookie of the Week, a two-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and was named Hockey East Top Performer four times.[6] Thus, he was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and Hockey East Second Team All-Star at the end of the year.[6][5] During his second season at Boston University, Oettinger was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team of the 2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and earned the William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player award after he helped Boston win their ninth Hockey East Tournament title.[7]

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2017 [6]
All-Hockey East Second Team All-Star 2017
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2018 [7]
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player 2018

References

  1. "2017 Draft: Jake Oettinger opening eyes". National Hockey League. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. "Stars trade up to No.26 to select Jake Oettinger in first round". sportsday.com. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  3. "NTDP Announces 11 Commits for 2014-15 Season". usahockeyntdp.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  4. "Four Commits Taken on Day Two of NHL Draft". goterriers.com. June 24, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Baker, Kris (June 5, 2017). "Baker's Top 31: #27 Jake Oettinger". NHL.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "JAKE OETTINGER". goterriers.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "BOSTON UNIVERSITY CLAIMS HOCKEY EAST CROWN WITH 2-0 WIN OVER PROVIDENCE". hockeyeastonline.com. March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Miro Heiskanen
Dallas Stars first round draft pick
2017
Succeeded by
Ty Dellandrea
Preceded by
C. J. Smith
Hockey East Tournament MVP
2018
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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