Spike Schultz
Gerald "Spike" Schultz is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who set the NCAA record for consecutive shutouts during his first season as the starter for North Dakota.[1]
| Spike Schultz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Played for | North Dakota | ||
| Playing career | 1953–1955 | ||
Career
Schultz was the Fighting Sioux's main goaltender for the 1953–54 season. While the team finished with a middling record (14–12–1) the highlight of the season was a 4-game stretch in January where Spike Schultz could not be beaten. A scheduling quirk had North Dakota play Michigan Tech in four consecutive games over a three-week period. Because Tech was the worst team in the WIHL that season the Sioux had a good chance to climb in the standings, but no one could have predicted that the Huskies wouldn't be able to score a single goal. Spike Schultz turned aside every puck that came his way for four games, setting a new NCAA record for consecutive shutouts (4). His shutout streak wasn't much longer than those four contests and ended at 249:41. While the NCAA had only officially recognized ice hockey as a sport for seven seasons at that point, Schultz' record stood for over 50 years until Blaine Lacher strung 5 straight goose-eggs together and shattered the shutout streak by over 125 minutes.
Schultz' astounding performance earned him a spot on the AHCA First Team All-American.[2] Outside that remarkable performance, however, Schultz had a rather pedestrian career in net for North Dakota; he allowed over 4 goals per game and had only one other shutout in two seasons.
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1953–54 | North Dakota | WIHL | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3.54 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | North Dakota | WIHL | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3.50 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 50 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2939 | 193 | 5 | 3.94 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WIHL Second Team | 1953–54 | [3] |
| AHCA First Team All-American | 1953–54 | [2] |
References
- "Johnson's Shutout Streak No. 2 In NCAA History". UND Hockey. January 2, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "1953-1954 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com