Roy Schultz is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Wisconsin.[1]

Roy Schultz
Born (1957-05-17) May 17, 1957 (age 67)
Rush Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Wisconsin
Binghamton Dusters
Springfield Indians
Saginaw Gears
Salem/Virginia Raiders
Playing career 1978–1983

Career

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Schultz played several seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He helped the team finish with winning records each season and was retained by the team as an over-age player in 1978. After exhausting his junior eligibility, Schultz was recruited to Wisconsin by Bob Johnson and shared starting duties with Julian Baretta as a freshman. After Baretta's graduation, Schultz took over as the primary goaltender in 1980. Unfortunately, the Badgers weren't very good that season. Wisconsin finished 9th in the WCHA, missing the postseason for the only time under Johnson's tutelage.[2] Schultz, however, was well regarded by the league and named as the conference's top goaltender that season.[3] He was also named as an All-American despite possessing rather poor statistical numbers.

After his sophomore season, Schultz was signed to a professional contract by the Boston Bruins, a fairly rare occurrence at the time, and began playing minor hockey that spring. On December 10, 1980, Schultz was called up to Boston to serve as an emergency backup while normal reserve Jim Craig attended his uncle's funeral.[4] He didn't play in the game and was returned to Springfield afterwards. He bounced around several minor league teams over the succeeding few seasons before retiring in 1983.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1974–75 Swift Current Broncos SJHL
1975–76 Swift Current Broncos SJHL
1976–77 Swift Current Broncos SJHL
1977–78 Swift Current Broncos SJHL
1978–79 Wisconsin WCHA 21 15 4 0 1111 77 1 4.16 .880
1979–80 Wisconsin WCHA 32 14 17 1 1913 139 0 4.36 .881
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 6 1 5 0 359 23 0 3.83 .876
1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 37 12 15 4 2024 153 0 4.54 .855 1
1981–82 Saginaw Gears IHL 9 540 42 0 4.67
1981–82 Salem Raiders ACHL 19 1060 69 0 3.91
1982–83 Virginia Raiders ACHL 30 11 14 3 1684 131 0 4.67 .860
NCAA totals 53 29 21 1 3024 216 1 4.29 .881
AHL totals 43 13 20 4 2383 176 0 4.43 .858

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1979–80 [5]
AHCA West All-American 1979–80 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Roy Schultz". NHL Backups. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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