From Drury Hockey
Springfield, MO – With the second semester set to begin in the Panthers inaugural season at the ACHA M1 level, the team’s historic season enters the final push to the ACHA National Tournament in St. Louis, MO.
Led by a balanced offense and elite goaltending, the Panthers are currently ranked #11 in the ACHA and have been ranked as high as #9 twice so far this season.
Offensively the Panthers are led in goal scoring by K-T Walters (11) and in assists (18) and points (26) by Daniel Beaupre. The Panthers also have the third highest team save percentage (.940) in the country behind the trio of Jozef Kuchaslo, Joshua Robins and Brett Sweet.
The team’s current 15-game winning streak is the second-longest current streak in the country and can be explained by the numbers:
Team:
Ranking: 11 (as of 12/11/24)
Record: 17-1-0
Wins: 17 (tied for 2nd in ACHA)
Overall Losses: 1 (1st in ACHA)
Winning %: .944 (1st in ACHA)
Penalty Kill: 95.2% (1st in ACHA)
Winning Streak: 15 (2nd in ACHA)
League Points: 34 (tied for 4th in ACHA)
Goal Differential: +66 (4th in ACHA)
Goals For: 99 (8th most in ACHA)
Shorthanded Goals: 4 (tied for 3rd in ACHA)
Goals Against: 33 (tied for 5th lowest in ACHA)
Power Play: 21.1 % (35th in ACHA)
Penalty Minutes: 261 (31st lowest in ACHA)
Individual:
Wins: 10 Jozef Kuchaslo (tied 4th in ACHA)
Losses: 1 Jozef Kuchaslo (tied for 1st in ACHA)
Save %: .937 Jozef Kuchaslo (2nd in ACHA)
Goals Against Average: 1.83 Jozef Kuchaslo (3rd in ACHA)
Assists: 19 Daniel Beaupre (tied 6th in ACHA)
Goals: 11 K-T Walters (tied for 9th in ACHA)
Points: 26 Daniel Beaupre (tied 11th in ACHA)
(Originally published at https://drurypanthers.com/news/2025/1/1/ice-hockey-panthers-enter-spring-riding-15-game-win-streak.aspx)
