RetM

Returning Goaltender Minutes

This indicator, like the rest, is obviously blind to the injuries and suspensions that might cause talented players to lose playing time, but we don�t lose much sleep over it. For one thing, there�s nothing we can do about it. But for another, a history of injuries or academic eligibility problems may correlate with a likelihood of future problems, and this article is all about predicting what is likely to happen, not what should happen, in a perfect world.

RetM, the percentage of goaltender minutes played last season for returning goalies divided by those of all goalies, is about the best indicator you�re going to see for experience in net. Note that virtually every team in the ECAC returns its principal netminders: 

Team      		 Ret  	All  	RetM 


Brown			1834	1834	1.000
Colgate		2246	2246	1.000
Princeton		2138	2138	1.000
Clarkson		2230	2242	 .995
St. Lawrence	1956	1988	 .984
RPI			2163	2235	 .968
Cornell		1758	1818	 .967
Vermont		2011	2109	 .954
Dartmouth		1516	1628	 .931
Harvard		1561	1805	 .865	
Union			1005	1757	 .572
Yale			 140	1692	 .083