Ryan Bischel
Born (1999-07-05) July 5, 1999
Medina, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NCAA team Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Ryan Bischel (born July 5, 1999) is an American ice hockey goaltender for the University of Notre Dame.

Playing career

Bischel began his collegiate career for Notre Dame during the 2019–20 season, where he served as the backup goaltender behind starter Cale Morris. He appeared in seven games and posted a 3–1–0 record with a 2.52 goals against average (GAA) and .915 save percentage. During the 2020–21 season, he appeared in nine games, and posted a 3–4–1 record with a 2.87 GAA and .890 save percentage, serving as a backup to Dylan St. Cyr. During the 2021–22 season, he appeared in 16 games, and posted a 10–4–0 record with a 2.08 GAA and .924 save percentage, splitting starting time with Matthew Galajda.[1]

During the 2022–23 season he started all 37 games, and posted a 16–16–4 record with a 2.39 GAA and .931 save percentage. During the regular season, he led the conference in saves, save percentage and minutes played. His .931 save percentage ranked second nationally, while his 1,183 saves led all collegiate goaltenders. He finished second in program history in season saves, behind Lance Madson (1988–89) with 1,288 and second in season save percentage behind Morris and St. Cyr. Following the season he was named a semifinalist for the Big Ten Player of the Year and Mike Richter Award.[2] He won the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year award and was named to the All-Big Ten First Team and named an AHCA West Second Team All-American.[3][4] He became Notre Dame's 16th All-American in program history.[5]

In March 2023, Bischel announced he would use his COVID-19 pandemic extra year of eligibility and return to Notre Dame for a fifth season.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016–17 Fargo Force USHL 16 6 4 0 707 26 0 2.21 .904
2017–18 Fargo Force USHL 29 15 8 3 1,664 62 3 2.24 .920
2018–19 Fargo Force USHL 55 28 20 5 3,205 136 2 2.55 .905
2019–20 University of Notre Dame B1G 7 3 1 0 285 12 0 2.52 .915
2020–21 University of Notre Dame B1G 9 3 4 1 481 23 0 2.87 .890
2021–22 University of Notre Dame B1G 16 10 4 1 922 32 2 2.08 .924
2022–23 University of Notre Dame B1G 37 16 16 4 2,183 87 5 2.39 .931
NCAA totals 69 32 25 5 3,871 154 7 2.39 .925

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
Big Ten Goaltender of the Year 2023 [7]
All-Big Ten Second Team 2023
AHCA West Second Team All-American 2023 [8]

References

  1. "Ryan Bischel bio". und.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. "Bischel Named Finalist For Postseason Awards". und.com. March 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. "Bischel Named Goaltender Of The Year; Others Earn B1G Honors". und.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. "Bischel Named All-American". und.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. Fineran, John (April 7, 2023). "Notre Dame goaltender Bischel receives West All-America honors". ND Insider. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. Fineran, John (April 7, 2023). "Return of Bischel, Janicke and incoming freshmen have Notre Dame hockey coach upbeat". ND Insider. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. "Big Ten Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. "2022-23 Men's CCM Hockey Division I All-Americans". ahcahockey.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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