Northeastern University Huskies‘ undrafted, starting goalie of the 2020/2021 frame, Connor Murphy(31) decides to move on entering the transfer portal and comes out on the other side for his junior year to guard cage for the closer to home Union College.
The very big 6’4″ 201 lbs. net minder didn’t exactly have the greatness campaign in the pandemic protocol season at 9-9-3 in 21 NCAA Division 1 Hockey East games but what we found most impressive was his very decently low GAA at 2.72 and .910 SV%.
He also posted a pair of shutouts.
It’s seemingly was a bit of an up and down ride through youth hockey teams to a split first year of juniors in the NAHL and USPHL/NCDC of mixed results before heading north to the CCHL to hook up with Carleton Place Canadiens, where he found his footing to commit to college.
He had a league best 2.07 GAA, .917 SV% with a 31-8-7 record.
The 22-year old, Hudson Falls, NY native shifts hockey to roughly an hour from where he grew up, but switches division to ECAC and will still be awesome.