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2013-14 Men's Ice Hockey

30 Kevin Kapalka

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 206
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mississauga, Ont.
  • Highschool Vaughan (OJHL)

Biography

Junior (2012-13): Ranked11th in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in savepercentage (.916) and 14th in goals-against average(2.86)...Recorded a season-high 44 saves during a 1-1 tie and 2-1shootout victory over Western Michigan (1/11)...Increased hiscareer shutout total to nine after recording shutouts againstBemidji State with 27 saves (10/19), Northern Michigan with 29saves (12/14) and Bowling Green State with 31 saves(3/8)...Finished 12-0 in CCHA shootouts...Moved up to third in LSSUcareer save percentage (.919), fourth in career saves (2,517),fifth in career goals-against average (2.59) and eighth in careerwins (36)...Finished fourth in CCHA career saves for LSSU with1,793...Was LSSU’s nominee for the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Awardafter finishing the year with a 3.776 grade point average.

Sophomore (2011-12): Wasnamed the team’s most-valuable player and receivedAll-Central Collegiate Hockey Association honorable mention afterfinishing 17-14-5 overall and leading the CCHA in league saves with771...Ranked seventh in the CCHA in save percentage (.914) and 11thin goals-against average (2.79)...Was named CCHA Goaltender of theWeek following a split with Northern Michigan (12/9-10) andfive-point weekend against Ohio State (1/27-28)...Recorded seriessweeps against Alabama-Huntsville (10/1-2), Michigan State(10/14-15), Miami (10/27-28) and Alaska (3/2-3)...Totaled 34 savesduring a 1-0 shutout victory over OSU (1/27) and 36 saves during a2-0 shutout victory over Alaska (3/2)...Totaled a season-high 44saves during a 6-3 victory over Northern Michigan (12/10)...Movedup to ninth on LSSU’s career wins list with 29, is tied forsecond in career save percentage at .914 and is second insingle-season saves with 1,058...Overall single-season savepercentage of .916 ranks eighth on LSSU’s all-time list...771saves in league play ranks second all-time.

Freshman (2010-11):Stepped in for injured senior Brian Mahoney-Wilson and enjoyed ahighly-acclaimed rookie season...Was a unanimous selection to theCentral Collegiate Hockey Association All-Rookie Team, was namedLaker Hockey’s Freshman of the Year and received the TerryMcDermott Award for being LSSU’s outstanding freshmanathlete...Ranked third in the CCHA in save percentage and eighth ingoals-against...Ranked ninth nationally in save percentage(second-highest among rookies and No. 1 among freshman who playedregularly)...His 2010-11 totals rank fifth on LSSU’ssingle-season saves list, fourth on the save percentage list andsixth on the goals-against average chart...He is also ranked fourthin all three categories on LSSU’s all-time single-season listof games against CCHA opponents...Recorded four shutouts, includingback-to-back shutout victories over Ferris State (11/12-13)...Wasnamed CCHA Goaltender of the Week following his performancesagainst FSU and following back-to-back 1-1 ties and shootoutvictories over Bowling Green State...Totaled a season-high 48 savesduring a 4-0 victory over Ohio State (3/4) during the first roundof the CCHA Playoffs...Played a total of 102:59 scoreless minutesduring two playoff victories over OSU, compiling the mostconsecutive scoreless minutes by a Laker goaltender in the playoffssince Blaine Lacher strung together three straight shutouts duringthe 1994 playoffs.

Prior to LSSU: Was ateammate of Laker rookie Colin Campbell of the Vaughan Vipers ofthe Ontario Junior Hockey League...In 2009-10, was named OJHLGoaltender of the Year after finishing 22-14-7 with a 2.84goals-against average and .923 save percentage...Led the OJHL inminutes played and saves, and was second in save percentage, fifthin wins and sixth in goals-against.

Personal: Son of Garyand Judy Kapalka...A 2007 Westminster Secondary Schoolgraduate...Planning to major in Geology.

All About Kevin:

Parents: Gary andJudy

Hometown: Mississauga,Ont.

What I want to do after Igraduate (other than play hockey): Financial advising forathletes

Favorite Superhero:Spiderman

If I had one wish, it wouldbe: Make hockey more available around the world

Most memorable athleticmoment: Winning in a shootout at Yost

Worst fear:Drowning

Favorite NHL player:Martin Brodeur

My biggest challenge in hockeyis...: Believing

Person or people who have madethe biggest impact on my hockey career: Parents

I love hockeybecause...: You can forget about everything else

The most important lesson Ihave learned: Pay now or pay later

Favorite book: Mind Gym/Phil Jackson’sEleven Rings

 Career Statistics:

SeasonGPMinutesGAGAASavesSave %W-L-T
2010-11321894:30742.34900.92412-12-8
2011-12372177:59972.671058.91617-14-5
Totals694072:291712.521958.92029-26-13

 

 

 

 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2010-11Freshman

    Goaltender
    6'1" 197 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2011-12Junior

    Goaltender
    6'1" 201 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2013-14Senior

    Goaltender
    6'1" 206 lbs
    30