OHIO STATE MEN’S HOCKEY RECORD BOOK 37 TOMMY NAPPIER Junior Goalie 6-3, 220 St. Louis, Mo. Omaha Lancers (USHL) Major: Sport Industry OHIO STATE CAREER CAREER STATS • 2019 Big Ten Goaltender of the Year GP/GS MIN GA GAA Svs Svpct W-L-T • 2019 First Team All-Big Ten 2017-18 6/4 270:20 6 1.33 131 .956 4-0-0 • 2019 Mike Richter Award semifinalist 2018-19 20/19 1160:38 36 1.86 506 .934 12-4-3 • Enters junior year first in program history with 1.76 career goals-against average TOTALS 26/23 1430:58 42 1.76 637 .938 16-4-3 and .938 save percentage • Five career shutouts are tied for fifth in Ohio State history CAREER CONFERENCE STATS GP/GS MIN GA GAA Svs Svpct W-L-T • Program-record 1.86 goals-against average in 2018-19, with season save percent- 2017-18 4/2 150:24 1 .40 69 .986 2-0-0 age of .934 ranking second all-time 2018-19 12/12 726:44 22 1.82 323 .936 8-2-2 • Four shutouts in 2018-19 tied for third for a Buckeye in a single season and were the TOTALS 16/14 877:08 23 1.57 392 .945 10-2-2 most since Brady Hjelle had four in 2013 • Shutout streak of 195:32 ranks third in program history • One of six Ohio State goalies with shutouts in back-to-back starts • Four-time Big Ten Star of the Week • 2018 B1G All-Freshman Team PRIOR TO OHIO STATE • 2018 Ohio State Scholar-Athlete • Played for the Chicago Steel and Omaha Lancers in the USHL in 2016-17 • Voted co-team Most Improved Player in 2019 • Saw action in 10 games with the Steel and had an 8-1-1 ledger, with a 1.87 goals-against average and .929 save percentage NHL • Played in 33 games with the Lancers, with 2.93 gaa and .893 sv%, earning team’s Three • Attended Pittsburgh Penguins development camp as a free agent invitee in Sum- Stars award mer 2019 • Played for the Springfield Jr. Blues in the North American Hockey League in 2015-16 and saw action in 39 games, notching 2.45 goals-against average and .919 save percent- 2018-19 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) age • Big Ten Goaltender of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten, as well as Mike Richter • Named to NAHL Midwest Division All-Rookie Team and tabbed team’s MVP Award semifinalist • Played in 40 games over two seasons with the St. Louis AAA Blues before moving to the • Fourth in the NCAA in save percentage (.934), eighth in goals-against average (1.86) NAHL; team finished third at the Tier 1 National Championship and sixth in winning percentage (12-4-3, .711); Four shutouts tied for 10th in the • Attended Christian Brothers College High School NCAA; GAA is first in Ohio State history, with save percentage second all-time • Played basketball, baseball and soccer growing up for a single season • Finished first in B1G games with 1.82 gaa (second best in B1G history), .936 sv% OFF THE ICE (fourth in B1G all-time) and 8-2-2 record • Son of Tom and Donna and has an older sister, Madeline, who is attending graduate • Named B1G third star after 30-save shutout vs. Notre Dame Feb. 2 school at Rockhurst University • B1G Third Star of the Week after 29-save shutout at MSU Jan. 5 • Sport industry major • Career-high 38 saves vs. Penn State Nov. 24 in 5-2 win • Enjoys playing other sports, traveling and spending time with friends and family • B1G Third Star of the Week after 24 saves in 1-0 shutout at Colgate Nov. 10 • Started playing hockey at age 5 and became a goalie at 7; father, who always loved the • First-period goal allowed vs. UMass Oct. 20 ended shutout streak at 195:32, the sport but never had the opportunity to play, got him into the game third-longest streak in program history • Chose Ohio State because of the “academics and rich athletic tradition” • Stopped all 27 shots at Arizona State Oct. 13 for second career (and second straight) • Favorite hockey player is Pekka Rinne “His compete level is unmatched and I try to model shutout my game after him.” • Stopped then-career-high 36 shots at Notre Dame Nov. 3; allowed two goals in first • Coaches growing up included NHL players Jeff Brown, Keith Tkachuk and Bruce Racine loss of Buckeye career (in eighth start, 11th appearance) • Grew up playing on ’98 AAA Blues, which produced five NHL draft picks, including three • Then-career-high tying 35 saves in 3-1 win over UMass Oct. 20 in the first round • Pick one: Movie – Step Brothers; Television show – SportsCenter; Musician – Kenny 2017-18 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Chesney; Professional team – St. Louis Blues; Professional Athlete – LeBron James; • Named to B1G All-Freshman Team Homecooked meal – steak and baked potato; Celebrity – Will Farrell; Snack food – • Four starts and six appearances, with 4-0-0 record, 1.33 goals-against average and trail mix; Ice cream flavor – chocolate; Sport other than hockey – basketball .956 save percentage • Named B1G First Star of the Week after 31 saves for first career shutout vs. Wiscon- sin Feb. 24 • Stopped all six shots faced in relief vs. Michigan State Feb. 3 • Made 30 saves on 31 shots in win at Penn State Jan. 13 for first B1G victory • Stopped 27-of-28 shots in win vs. Niagara Dec. 30 • Made 35 saves at UConn Nov. 10 in first start, marking first collegiate win • Played in relief vs. Notre Dame Nov. 4 for first collegiate action • Ohio State Scholar-Athlete 24.