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	Lost	 All	  RetM
Brown		1884	   0	1884	 1.000
Clarkson	2218	   0	2218	 1.000
Colgate		2140	   3	2143	  .999
Cornell		1871	   0	1871	 1.000
Dartmouth	1755	   0	1755	 1.000
Harvard		1930	   0	1930	 1.000
Princeton	1399	 652	2051	  .682
RPI		2242	   0	2242	 1.000
St. Lawrence	 155	2206	2361	  .066
Union		1014	 917	1931	  .525
Vermont		1349	 640	1989	  .678
Yale		 245	1630	1875	  .131