Isak Posch

Photo by: Bill Prout

Photo by: Bill Prout

Photo by: Jason Soria

Photo by: Bill Prout

Position:
Goaltender
Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 215
Hometown:
Umea, Sweden
Previous Team:
Minnesota (NAHL)
High School:
Leksands IF J20
S/C:
L

Honors and Awards: 2024-25 Hobey Baker Award nominee … 2024-25 Mike Richter Award Watch List … 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District … 2024-25 NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award ... 2024-25 NCHC Academic All-Conference … NCHC Goaltender of the Month (October 2024) … Four-time NCHC Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 7, 2024; Oct. 21, 2024; Nov. 25, 2024; March 3, 2025) ... 2023-24 All-NCHC Rookie Team … NCHC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 26, 2024) … 2023-24 AHCA All-American Scholar …2023-24 NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award … 2023-24 NCHC Academic All-Conference.

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE): Made 22 starts in sophomore campaign, compiling a 12-10-2 mark with two shutouts, a 2.40 goals-against-average and .923 save percentage … Missed 14 games due to lower body injury in the middle of the season … Led the NCHC in shutouts (two) while ranking third in save percentage (.923) and fourth in goals-against-average (2.40), ranking in the nation’s top-30 in each category … Among single season program records, his .923 save percentage ranks eighth while his two shutouts rank 16^th … Among program career records, finished his collegiate career ranked sixth in S% (.915), 10^th in GAA (2.60), 14^th in shutouts (three), 17^th in wins (17), 18^th in saves (959), 19^th in games played (36) and 19^th in minutes played (2056:49) … Earned his first NCHC Goaltender of the Week honor after a 34-save shutout in a 1-0 win at St. Thomas (Oct. 6) to open the season … Recorded his second shutout of the season in a 24-save performance in a 4-0 road win over No. 10/9 Michigan (Oct. 19) … Made 59 saves in 62 shot attempts in a series split against No. 7/8 Colorado College on the road, earning NCHC weekly honor for the third time … Made a season-high 42 saves in a 4-2 win over No. 20 Colorado College (Feb. 22) … Had 38 saves in both games of a series at No. 6 Denver (Feb. 28-March 1), helping lead SCSU to a 2-1 win on Saturday.

2023-24 (FRESHMAN): Made 13 starts and appeared in 14 games in true freshman season, winning the net in the second half of the season after producing a 5-6-2 mark between the pipes with a 2.93 goals-against-average and .901 save percentage with one shutout … Earned All-NCHC Rookie Team honors as the league’s top freshman netminder … Made first collegiate start at Omaha (Dec. 9) where he saved 31 of 33 shots and earned a tie … Earned his first collegiate victory in a 27-save performance against Bemidji State (Dec. 31) … Had first career shutout in a 19-save performance against Western Michigan (Feb. 24) … Made all three starts in NCHC Quarterfinals against Western Michigan (March 15-17), lifting the Huskies to victory with a 26-save and 32-save performances in games one and three … Made a season-high 36 saves in NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinal game against Denver (March 22) … Attended the Tampa Bay Lightning’s summer development camp in July 2024.

Before SCSU: Played two seasons in the U.S. junior hockey circuit with the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL, 2021-22) and the Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL, 2022-23) … Started 35 games as the lead goaltender for the Stampede in 2021-22 before joining the Wilderness for the 2022-23 season where he posted a 25-13-2 record with a 2.12 goals-against average and .926 save percentage … Prior to coming to the U.S., played five seasons with IF Bjorkloven and Leksands IF in Sweden, with his best season coming in 2019-20 where he went 10-2-0 with a 1.72 GAA and a .930 S% in 13 games with Leksands IF U20.