Joe Selinger
| Joe Selinger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Played for |
Michigan State Denver Mavericks/Minneapolis Millers | ||
| Playing career | 1956–1960 | ||
Joe Selinger is a Canadian retired ice hockey
Career
Selinger was the starting goalie for the Regina Pats when the team won the Abbott Cup in 1955. The following fall he began attending Michigan State University and would help turn around a moribund program. To that point, MSU had finished in either last or second-last in the WIHL and had never finished with a record of even .400.[2] While he was on the freshman team, the Spartans continued that trend and won one of eighteen conference games. When Selinger made the varsity team the following season the team still finished in last place, but quintupled their WIHL victory totals while lowering the team's goals against by 25.
Both the team and Selinger improved during his second year and the team finished 5th in their conference while producing the first winning season in program history (12–11). Selinger was named team MVP and possessed some of the best numbers in college hockey. In his final season with Michigan State the program turned a corner; due to a dispute between Denver and Minnesota the WIHL was dissolved and the three extant programs that were members of the Big Ten formed the ice hockey division of the conference. Selinger was the star of the team once more, leading the Spartans to their first conference championship of any kind and a 16–5–1 record in the regular season. He was again named team MVP and earned national recognition by being named as an AHCA All-American, the first in program history.[1] The stellar season resulted in MSU receiving their first national tournament appearance as well as the top western seed.
The team faced
Selinger played professionally after graduating, appearing in 66 games for the Denver Mavericks/Minneapolis Millers in 1959–60 but no record of him playing organized hockey after 1960 exists.
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1953–54 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Regina Pats | WCJHL | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Michigan State | WIHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Michigan State | WIHL | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Denver Mavericks/Minneapolis Millers | IHL | 66 | — | — | — | — | 219 | 4 | 3.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- Second Team
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1957–58 | [5] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1958–59 | [1] |
All-Tournament First Team
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1959
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[6] |
References
- ^ a b c "1958-1959 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Michigan State Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "NoDak Icers Nip MSU for Title". The Michigan Daily. March 15, 1959. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Hockey Has Tradition Of Great Goalies". Michigan State Spartans. November 11, 1999. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database