2014-15 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS:
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2012-13, 2013-14)
JUNIOR SEASON (2014-15): Started 20 games in net with a 13-6-2 record, 2.06 goals against average, and .922 save percentage ... Ranked 11th in the nation in winning percentage (.667) and 17th in goals against average with the fourth-best single-season mark in Vermont history ... Played his best hockey in the Hockey East Quarterfinal on the road against ninth-ranked Boston College ... Stopped 87 of the 88 shots he faced and posted his two highest save totals of the season, leading UVM to the league semifinal for the first time in five years ... Tied a career-high with 39 saves in Game 2 and posted a 36-save shutout in Game 3 (Mar. 14-15) ... Named the Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week following the series (Mar. 16) ... Made 32 saves in the Hockey East Semifinal against No. 12 UMass Lowell at TD Garden (Mar. 20) ... Signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild after the season ... Finished his career with a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV% to rank second all-time in program history in both categories behind only Joe Fallon '08 ... Appeared in 78 games to rank ninth in school history.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013-14): Played in 20 games with 19 starts and posted a 10-8-1 record ... Finished with the best save percentage (.925) and the fourth-best goals against average (2.11) in a single season in UVM history ... Ranked third in Hockey East and 11th nationally in goals against average ... Was fifth in the league and 18th in the NCAA in save percentage ... In nine Hockey East starts, he registered a 2.26 GAA and .920 SV% ... Had seven games with at least 30 saves ... Stopped a season-high 36 shots at Maine in his first action of the season (Nov. 8) ... Notched a 32-save effort three weeks later for a win vs. Maine (Nov. 29) ... Stopped 18 shots vs. UMass Amherst in the Hockey East First Round (Mar. 7) ... Tied a season-high with 36 saves at No. 8 UMass Lowell in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals (Mar. 15) ... Closed the season with 34 saves in the NCAA East Regional vs. No. 1 Union (Mar. 28).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13): Became the first Vermont goalie to start every regular season game since Tim Thomas in the 1996-97 season ... Was the only rookie in the nation to start every regular season contest ... Finished in a tie for second place all-time at Vermont with Thomas and Rob Madore '12 on the single-season games played list with 36 … Posted the fifth-highest single-season save total in school history with 942 stops ... Received the Hockey East Rookie of the Week Award three times ... Also earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week Award on three occasions ... Runner up for the Goaltender of the Month Award in February after going 3-2-1 with a 1.81 goals against average, .927 save percentage, and a shutout ... Finished the regular season ranked fifth in the country in percentage of time in the net (95.5) ... In the regular season, led Hockey East with 1976:37 minutes played and was second overall with 890 saves ... Closed the year with a 11-19-6 record, 2.86 GAA, .904 SV%, and two shutouts ... Had a 2.77 GAA and .907 SV% in 27 Hockey East starts ... Stopped 38 shots in his collegiate debut at No. 6 UMass Lowell (Oct. 12) for his second-highest save total of the season ... Posted his first career shutout vs. Providence (No. 3) with 24 saves in just his second career home start ... Made a career-high 39 saves at St. Lawrence in a 5-2 win (Dec. 15) ... Shut out Maine (Feb. 9) at home with a 19-save effort ... Had 36 saves at Maine (Dec. 1) in a 2-2 tie and again against Massachusetts (Jan. 26) in a 3-2 victory.
BEFORE VERMONT: Hoffman was the starting goaltender for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League during the 2011-12 campaign, posting a record of 29-7-3 in 40 games ... Ranked second in the league in wins (29), goals against average (1.90), and save percentage (.929), and was tied for the league lead with five shutouts ... Posted a 10-7-0 record in the playoffs with a 2.87 goals against average and a .906 save percentage ... Helped lead Fort McMurray to the AJHL North Division title ... Played the previous two seasons with the Nipawin Hawks of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) ... Saw action in 78 games during his Nipawin career, collecting 21 wins and one shutout.
PERSONAL: Brody Hoffman the son of Kim and Carla Hoffman of Wilkie, Saskatchewan ... Has two younger sisters: Adriana and Taylor ... Attended the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan ... Also played for the badminton, golf, track & field, and volleyball teams ... Lists Cam Ward and Pekka Rinne as his two favorite hockey players to watch ... The Carolina Hurricanes are his favorite team ... Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan ... Majoring in business administration.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2012-13First Year
Goalie
6'4"
195 lbs
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2013-14Sophomore
Goalie
6'4"
195 lbs
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2014-15Junior
Goalie
6'4"
205 lbs