Northeastern University Athletics

Awards:

• Hockey East Goaltender of the Week (5x)
• Beanpot Eberly Award Recipient (February 2024)
• Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Oct. 9, 2024)
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2023-24)
• Rookie of the Year - Team Award (2023-24)

2024-25:

• Appeared in 35 of NU’s 37 games, starting in net on 34 occasions
• Finished with a .911 save percentage, tied for 15th in the NCAA, and a 2.62 goals against average
• His 973 saves ranked sixth among all college goaltenders, while his 2082 minutes rank tenth
• In Hockey East play, he ranked second with 1281:44 minutes played and third with 588 saves
• Tallied 17 games in which the opponent tallied two goals or less
• Posted 30+ saves in 14 outings
• Recorded 131 saves for a 94.9 save percentage and 1.79 goals against average through three playoff games
• Picked up a 40 save game over the defending national champions #1 Denver (10/18)
• Collected 44 saves en route to an upset over #1 Boston College (3/15) in the Hockey East quarterfinals
• Recorded a career-high 57 saves against #4 Maine (3/20) in the Hockey East semifinals, ranking third most among all Northeastern goaltenders
• Signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights at the conclusion of the season

2023-24:

• Appeared in 35 of NU’s 36 games, starting in net for all contests
• Finished with a .917 save percentage, tied for 15th in the NCAA, and a 2.62 goals against average
• Posted a 17-14-3 record that included four shutouts (tied for fourth in the NCAA)
• His 1,005 saves ranked tenth among all college goaltenders
• In Hockey East play, he ranked first with 684 saves, tied for second with two shutouts, tied for fourth with .913 save percentage and tied for fifth with nine wins
• Tallied 14 games in which the opponent scored two goals or less
• Posted 30+ saves in 17 outings
• Recorded 54 saves and a .915 save percentage to help the Huskies claim the 2024 Beanpot title
• With 22 saves, he collected his fourth shutout of the season against Merrimack (3/13), tying the program record for shutouts by a freshman in a single season
• Recorded a season-high 43 saves in a 3-3 tie with #11/10 Providence (3/9)
• Added his name to the Huskies’ Top Ten list for single-season goaltending records with four shutouts (T-5^th), 35 games played (T-8^th), 17 wins (T-8^th), .917 save percentage (9^th), and 2081:20 minutes played (9^th)

Before Northeastern: Played two seasons with the Lincoln Stars (2021-23)... Played in 74 games, recording a 41-23-6 record that included six shutouts, a .899 save percentage and a 2.98 GAA... Recorded a .892 save percentage and a 2.92 GAA in nine games of the 2022-23 playoffs... Named to the USHL Third All-Star Team (2022-23)... Named USHL Goaltender of the Week four times during the 2022-23 season... Played for the Utica Jr. Comets during the 2020-21 season, collecting a .896 save percentage in 29 games... Played youth hockey with the Rockland Nationals (2019-20), the Navan Grads (2018-19) and Ottawa Jr. 67s (2016-18)... Helped Jr. 67s to being named HEO U14 Champions in 2016-17
 
Personal: Son of Neal Whitehead and Deirdrie Polkowski… Has one brother, Marshall… Majoring in Business

NHL: Vegas Golden Knights | 2022 | Round 4 | Pick 128