Rick Best

Born: September 24, 1944 in Victoria, British Columbia
Position: Goalie

While at Michigan Tech shaved the goaltending with future Hockey Hall of Famer Tony Esposito. In the three years, Best played 39 games, Mr. Zero 51. On March 19, 1965,
Best recorded the first shutout in NCAA tournament play against Brown.

Career Statistics[edit | edit source]

Regular Season[edit | edit source]

			Scoring Stats				Goalie Stats
Season	Team	League	GD	G	A	PIM	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SVs	SV%
1961-62	Winnipeg Braves	MJHL	39	0	0	0	39	9	22	8	2350	168	0	4.30		.837
1962-63	Winnipeg Braves	MJHL	37	0	0	4	37	14	20	3	2245	142	1	3.83		.880
1963-64	Michigan Tech Huskies (see note)	1st Year
1964-65	Michigan Tech Huskies	WCHA		0	0	6	14				840	42		3.00
1965-66	Michigan Tech Huskies	WCHA		0	0	0	10				600	24	0	2.40
1966-67	Michigan Tech Huskies	WCHA		0	0	0	15				900	45		3.00
1967-68	Dayton Gems	IHL		0	1	2	31				1750	123	0	4.22

Note: Freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity team.

Playoffs[edit | edit source]

			Scoring Stats				Goalie Stats
Season	Team	League	GD	G	A	PIM	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SVs	SV%
1962-63	Winnipeg Braves	MJHL	3	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	180	18	0	6.00
1962-63	Brandon Wheat Kings	Memorial Cup	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	200	17	0	5.67	118	.874
1964-65	Michigan Tech Huskies	NCAA	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60	0	1	0.00	20	1.000
1967-68	Dayton Gems	IHL		0	0	2	7				442	24	0	3.24

Awards & Achievements[edit | edit source]

Played in MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game (1962 & 1963)
MJHL Second All-Star Team (1962 & 1963)
Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship (1965)
National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship (1965)
WCHA Second All-Star Team (1967)
NCAA All-American (1967)

External links[edit | edit source]

Rick Best's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database