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2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Jim Pierce
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Jim Pierce
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Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce

47 Lawton Zacher

  • Position Goaltender
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.

Biography

Awards:
  • Mike Richter Award Semifinalist (2025-26)
  • AHCA/CCM Hockey Second Team East All-American (2025-26)
  • New England Division I All-Star (2025-26)
  • Hockey East Second-Team All Star (2025-26)
  • Defensive MVP - Team Award (2025-26)
  • DogHouse Fan Favorite - Team Award (2025-26)
  • HCA National Goalie of the Month (October 2025)
  • Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (October 2025)
  • Hockey East Goaltender of the Week (3x)
  • Hockey East Player of the Week (Nov. 3, 2025)
2025-26:
  • Appeared in 32 of 36 games, starting in net for all contests
  • Finished, among goaltenders with 30+ games played, tied for second in the NCAA with a .929 save percentage and tied for fifth with a 2.20 goals against average
  • Ranked, among goaltenders with 30+ games played, tied for first in the NCAA with five shutouts and tenth with 922 total saves
  • In Hockey East play, he ranked second in the conference with three shutouts, a .930 save percentage, 613 total saves and a 2.20 goals against average
  • Tallied 19 games in which the opponent tallied two goals or less
  • Posted 30+ saves in 15 outings and 40+ saves in three outings
  • Recorded 72 saves for a .935 save percentage and 2.44 in his Beanpot tournament debut
  • Picked up a 40 save game for his first shutout as a Husky against #7 Denver (10/25)
  • Collected 32 save en route to a shutout upset over #11/10 Boston College (10/31)
  • Posted a season-high 42 saves and a .913 save percentage on the road against #20/RV Maine (2/27)
2024-25 (Brown):
  • Started in 28 games, posting a 14-11-2 record
  • His 14 wins marked the fourth most by a goaltender in a single season since the start of the 1969-70 season
  • Finished the season with a 2.48 goals against average and a .917 saver percentage in 1681:01 minutes of action
  • Posted the program's second longest scoreless streak of 157:04 in the month of November
  • Tallied 29 saves in his first shutout of the season over Clarkson (11/22)
  • Posted a career-high 43 saves en route to a shutout over LIU (12/29)
  • Collected 20 saves in a 3-2 win over #9 Princeton (3/7) in the ECAC Opening Round
  • Mike Richter Award semifinalist
  • Walter Brown Award semifinalist
  • New England Division I All-Star
  • Hobey Baker Award nominee
  • First Team All-Ivy
  • Second Team All-ECAC
  • Attended the 2025 Nashville Predators development camp
2023-24 (Brown):
  • Started 26 of 30 games as a rookie netminder
  • Posted a 2.91 goals against average and a .909 save percentage in 1380:40 minutes of action
  • His 667 saves rank fourth among all freshmen in program history, while his goals against average and save percentage rank sixth
  • Recorded his first career point with an assist against LIU (12/1)
  • Tallied 40 saves in the Mayor's Cup against Providence (12/3)
  • Recorded a season-high 42 saves against Union (2/3)
  • Added 41 saves against Harvard (3/2)
Before Brown: Spent the 2022-23 season with the NAHL's Minot Minotauros... Posted a 2.58 goals against average and a .920 save percentage in 29 games, along with three shutouts... Spent two seasons at the Nichols School (2020-22) where he was an assistant captain... Recorded a .948 save percentage in 2020-21 and a .931 in 2021-22 with a combined 30-13-5 record... Earned the Coaches' award... Also played lacrosse, soccer and squash at Nichols School... Two-time Wesgern New York First Team All-Catholic selection and team MVP in lacrosse (2021, 2022)... Two-time Msgr. Martin League Champion in soccer (2021, 2022)... 2021-22 Squash MsM Champion
 
Personal: Son of William and Darcy… Has four siblings, Will, Sommer, Walter and Addison… Brother, Walter, currently plays hockey at Canisius... Majoring in Finance

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