#39 Brad Thiessen Jr. G 6'0 - 172 Glove: left Aldergrove, British Columbia (Merritt Centennials (BCHL)) Individual statistics

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2008-09: Brad Thiessen was named Northeastern's first-ever Hockey East Player of the Year and was the only unanimous selection for the Hockey East All-Star team...NU's third-ever Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalist...Hockey East ITECH Goaltending Champion and Three Stars Award...earned Hockey East monthly honors for October, November and January...Hockey East Player of the Month for October after posting a 5-1-1 record, 1.55 goals against average and .950 save percentage...began the season earning Kendall Hockey Classic All-Tournament honors with a tie vs. Alaska Fairbanks and a win over Alaska Anchorage...tied Keni Gibson's NU career record with his seventh shutout at Providence on Oct. 17...made 38 saves in a 4-3 win over No. 1 Boston College the next night; named Hockey East Player of the Week...set the NU record with his eighth career shutout (29 saves) in a 5-0 win over Maine on Oct. 24 and stopped 26-of-27 shots in a 2-1 win over the Black Bears the next night...named Hockey East Goalie of the Month for November, posting a 5-2-1 record with a 2.35 GAA and .936 save percentage...Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Nov. 3 after making 76 saves on 81 shots over two games against No. 6 New Hampshire...made 37 saves against New Hampshire on Nov. 21 and 36 saves against UMass Lowell on Nov. 22, both wins...made 31 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over Maine on Dec. 5, the Huskies' only game of the month...named Hockey East Co-Goalie of the Month for January with a 6-3-0 record, 2.22 goals against average and .928 save percentage...named to the Dodge Holiday Classic All-Tournament team with 23 saves in a 3-1 win over Western Michigan and 27 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 5 Minnesota...backstopped a pair of 2-1 wins over Merrimack Jan. 9-10; named Defensive Player of the Week...68 saves on 72 shots in a weekend split with Vermont Jan. 16-17...swept Providence with 3-1 and 6-3 wins Jan. 23-24...earned the Eberly Award as the goalie with the best save percentage (.925) in the Beanpot; made 45 saves in a 6-1 win over BC and 29 in a 5-2 loss to BU...20th win of the season came on 30 saves in a 5-3 win at UMass on Feb. 13...in a home-and-home series with No. 1 Boston University Feb. 20-21, made 22 saves in a 2-2 tie at Agganis Arena and 25 saves in a 1-1 tie at Matthews Arena...posted his third shutout of the season with 24 saves in a 3-0 win over UMass Lowell Feb. 27, then made 32 saves in a 3-1 win over the River Hawks the next night at Tsongas Arena...went 5-2-2 with a 2.19 goals against average and .927 save percentage in February...led Northeastern to a Hockey East Quarterfinal series win over Massachusetts, stopping 90 of 95 shots (.947 save percentage) over three games, including 35 saves in the deciding 3-2 overtime win on March 15. 2007-08: Followed up his freshman campaign with another solid season, going 16-17-3 in 37 games...in NU's single-season records, 2.64 goals against average and .914 save percentage both rank third, 37 games played ranks second, 16 wins ranks third and 2180:23 minutes ranks fourth...after two seasons at NU, ranks No. 1 in career goals against average (2.48) and save percentage (.917) and No. 2 in shutouts (six)...in goal for every game of the Huskies' 11-game, 9-0-2 unbeaten streak Nov. 3-Jan. 4...stopped 23-of-24 shots to lead the Huskies to a 2-1 win over No. 4 New Hampshire on Nov. 3...stopped 57-of-61 shots on the weekend as NU beat Vermont, 4-2, and tied BU, 2-2, Nov. 9-10...made 37 saves the first night, then 21 the next night in wins over UNH and UMass Lowell Nov. 16-17 to earn Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors...made 20 saves in the Huskies' 4-3 overtime win over No. 14 Boston College on Nov. 23...named Hockey East Goalie of the Month for November, posting a 6-1-1 record with a 2.30 goals against average and a .917 save percentage...named the Badger Hockey Showdown's Most Outstanding Player after leading Northeastern to the championship; made 45 saves on 49 shots in wins over Bowling Green and Colgate...named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 31...named Hockey East Goalie of the Month for December after posting a 2-0-1 record with a 1.62 goals against average and a .938 save percentage...made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season, a 3-0 win over Merrimack on Jan. 12...stopped all 22 shots he faced for his second shutout, a 1-0 victory over Massachusetts on Feb. 1...received the Eberly Award for being the Beanpot's top goalie, posting 70 saves on 78 shots in two games...held Massachusetts to just one goal on 29 shots in a 2-1 win on Feb. 15...made 25 saves in NU's second OT win over BC on March 7...earned his first playoff win with 34 saves in the Huskies' 2-1 OT win over Vermont on March 15...posted a 1.66 goals against average and a .946 save percentage over three games in the Hockey East Quarterfinals against Vermont. 2006-07: Unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie team...started 33 games in net, going 11-17-5...set NU season record in save percentage (.921) and ranked second in goals against average (2.48)...four shutouts were a freshman record...in Hockey East, went 9-12-5 with a 2.15 GAA and a .930 save percentage...also recorded two assists...made 27 saves in NU's 4-3 overtime loss to No. 6 Michigan at Yost Arena on Oct. 27, then earned his first collegiate win with 45 saves in a 3-2 victory over Michigan the following night; named Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week...named Hockey East Player of the Week after holding Merrimack to one goal in two nights, both wins, Dec. 1-2...2-0 win over Merrimack Dec. 2 was Thiessen's first career shutout...made 14 saves in the Huskies' 3-2 overtime victory against BC on Jan. 5 and posted the shutout in a 0-0 tie with BU the next night, earning Defensive Player of the Week honors...picked up two wins in a weekend sweep of UMass Lowell Jan. 19-20...made 29 saves in a 6-1 win over Maine Jan. 26, then made 32 stops the next night in a 2-1 OT loss...named the Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Month for January after going 4-2-2 with a 1.45 GAA and .943 save percentage in eight games...posted a 23-save shutout in a 1-0 overtime win over Merrimack Feb. 2...pitched a 37-save shutout in a 3-0 win over Providence Feb. 16, then tied his career high with 45 stops in 3-3 tie with the Friars the following night. Before NU: Played three seasons in the BCHL...split time between the Merritt Centennials and the Prince George Spruce Kings in 2005-06, posting a record of 22-21-4, a 2.88 goals against average and a .922 save percentage...save percentage ranked third in the BCHL...set a BCHL single-season record with seven shutouts...posted a league-record 250:25 shutout streak...first-team BCHL All-Star...two-time BCHL Player of the Week and Player of the Month for Sept. 2005...posted a career-high 65 saves in a 1-1 tie with Vernon on Sept. 6, 2005...went 12-21-1 with a 3.42 GAA and a .904 save percentage for Prince George in 2004-05...spent 2003-04 with the BCHL's Penticton Panthers...posted a 3.44 GAA and a .897 save percentage...named Penticton's Rookie of the Year. Personal: Born March 19, 1986...graduated from Mennonite Educational Institute...majoring in Journalism...Class of 2011.

#39 Brad Thiessen Statistics

GOALIE GP-GS Minutes GA GaAvg Saves SvPct W L T Sho PPG SHG 2006-07............. 33-33 1985:16 82 2.48 957 .921 11 17 5 4 26 6 2007-08............. 37-36 2180:23 96 2.64 1014 .914 16 17 3 2 26 5 2008-09............. 41-41 2495:44 88 2.12 1195 .931 25 12 4 3 30 6 TOTAL............... 111-110 6661:23 266 2.40 3166 .922 52 46 12 9 82 17 HOCKEY EAST GP-GS Minutes GA GaAvg Saves SvPct W L T Sho PPG SHG 2006-07............. 26-26 1590:39 57 2.15 755 .930 9 12 5 4 14 5 2007-08............. 27-26 1576:16 72 2.74 737 .911 12 12 2 2 21 5 2008-09............. 27-27 1638:07 57 2.09 784 .932 18 6 3 3 21 1 TOTAL............... 80-79 4805:02 186 2.32 2276 .924 39 30 10 9 56 11