BSU freshman goalie Andrew Walsh has been named the National Rookie of the Week by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association for the month of December.  Walsh finished the month with a 4-0-1 record. 

Walsh posted that record in five starts between the pipes for BSU in the month of December, posting a 1.04 goals-against average, a .961 saves percentage and two shutouts. Twice named the WCHA Rookie of the Week, he helped the Beavers log an impressive 6-1-1 team record. In his last four starts, he allowed just two goals on 109 shots for a .981 saves percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average, while backstopping a top 10 penalty-kill unit that was a flawless 18-for-18. He also put together a shutout streak of 163:02 over four games.

On December 10, Walsh made a career-high 36 saves in a 2-1 triumph over nationally-ranked Denver. On Dec. 16, Walsh recorded his first collegiate shutout with a 20-save, 3-0 win over visiting Alabama-Huntsville and then came back the next night (Dec. 17) with a second straight shutout over the Chargers, this time a 27-save effort in a 5-0 victory.

Through nine games played this season, Walsh sports a 6-2-1 record and leads Bemidji State with a 1.87 goals-against average and .935 and save percentage, ranking third in the nation in both categories. He is tied for the lead in victories among rookie goaltenders and ranks seventh in the country with a .722 winning percentage.