Shane Soderwall, a sophomore goaltender from Curry, is the recipient of the 2025 Sid Watson Award.
The award, voted on by the nation’s Division III head coaches, is introduced to the very best participant on the males’s NCAA Division III degree by the American Hockey Coaches Affiliation.
Soderwall is the primary participant from Curry to obtain this award.
After making himself recognized with an NCAA record-tying 98 saves in an NCAA quarterfinals sport final season, the Algonquin, Ailing., native has taken his play to a brand new degree his sophomore 12 months. Soderwall broke his personal program report for shutouts in a season with seven this 12 months and now holds this system report for shutouts in a profession with 12, doing so in simply two years.
He broke this system report for wins in a season this 12 months, presently sitting at a 24-3-0 report. His 1.45 GAA common is third within the nation, with the 2 gamers in entrance of him taking part in 600 much less minutes than him. His .945 save proportion can also be third within the nation, with the 2 forward of him making half as many saves. He has confirmed himself to be one in every of, if not the very best goalies within the nation. This season he was named the CNE participant and goalie of the 12 months.
Moreover, he was named the convention’s Elite 20 winner, as he sports activities an ideal 4.0 GPA.
The runner-up for this 12 months’s Sid Watson Award was Tanner Daniels, a junior ahead from Hobart and Edinboro, Pa.
Sponsored by the American Hockey Coaches Affiliation, the Sid Watson Award honors the reminiscence of former Bowdoin head coach and athletic director Sid Watson. A 3-time AHCA Coach of the 12 months, Watson served Bowdoin for greater than 30 years, successful 326 video games in 24 seasons as head coach.
