Andrew Shortridge

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Andrew Shortridge
Born (1995-04-26) April 26, 1995 (age 29)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
team
Former teams
Free Agent
San Jose Barracuda
Stockton Heat
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2019–present

Andrew Shortridge (born April 26, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has played with the San Jose Barracuda and the Stockton Heat in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was an All-American for Quinnipiac.[1]

Playing career

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Shortridge distinguished himself as a goaltending prospect at Eagle River High School as well as a local AAA organization. Before he graduated, Shortridge travelled south and began playing junior hockey in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League. After aging out of the league, he continued his junior career for two seasons in two separate leagues. In 2016, Shortridge began attending Quinnipiac University and split the starting role with Air Force transfer Chris Truehl. Over the course of the season, Shortridge proved himself to be the better option in net and became the Bobcat's primary goaltender. After a slight decline as a sophomore, Shortridge was one of the top goaltenders in the nation as a junior; he led all qualifying goaltenders in both goals against average and save percentage and was named an All-American. He led Quinnipiac to a first-place finish in ECAC Hockey and though the team lost in the conference quarterfinals, the Bobcats' record was strong enough to earn them a bid into the NCAA Tournament.[2]

After Quinnipiac was eliminated by eventual champion Minnesota Duluth, Shortridge signed a professional contract with the San Jose Sharks and was assigned to their AHL affiliate for the remainder of the year.[3] For his first full season as a professional, Shortridge began in the AHL. After a less-than-stellar performance, however, he was demoted to the ECHL. While his numbers improved with the Allen Americans, Shortridge moved over to the Calgary Flames organization the following season.[4] Despite his playing time being limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shortridge played well enough to receive some playing time in the AHL.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008–09 Anchorage North Stars 14U AA 14U AA 7 6 1 0 5 0.85 .938 2 1 1 0 3.00 .864
2009–10 Eagle River High HS-AK
2010–11 Eagle River High HS-AK 13 3.74 .893
2010–11 Alaska Wolves 16U AAA 16U AAA 6 6 0 0 0 1.33 .873 2 2 0 120 1 1 0.50 .963
2011–12 Eagle River High HS-AK 6 2.01 .921
2011–12 Alaska Wolves 18U AAA 18U AAA 2 2 0 0 0 1.00 .943
2011–12 St. Louis Amateur Blues 18U AAA T1EHL 12 1.97 .903
2012–13 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 18U AAA T1EHL 23 3.24 .886
2013–14 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 18U AAA T1EHL 18 2.60 .903
2014–15 Aberdeen Wings NAHL 33 15 15 1 1918 82 3 2.57 .913 2 4.03 .889
2015–16 Vernon Vipers BCHL 44 19 25 0 2593 136 2 3.15 .915 5 1 4 4.23 .897
2016–17 Quinnipiac ECAC 26 13 7 0 1268 44 1 2.08 .920
2017–18 Quinnipiac ECAC 25 11 12 2 1422 56 5 2.36 .906
2018–19 Quinnipiac ECAC 27 18 7 2 1545 39 4 1.51 .940
2018–19 San Jose Barracuda AHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.08 .917
2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 14 3 7 0 678 42 0 3.71 .862
2019–20 Allen Americans ECHL 10 4 4 1 576 27 2 2.81 .915
2020–21 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 14 7 5 1 782 38 1 2.92 .905
2020–21 Stockton Heat AHL 3 1 0 1 152 4 0 1.58 .952
2021–22 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 15 7 7 0 841 41 1 2.92 .902
2021–22 Stockton Heat AHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .846
AHL totals 19 4 9 1 949 53 0 3.35 .882

Awards and honors

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Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2018–19 [5]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2018–19 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Quinnipiac Bobcats men's Ice Hockey 2014-15 Media Guide". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Andrew Shortridge". San Jose Sharks. April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mavericks receive goalie from AHL affiliate". The Examiner. December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ken Dryden Award
2018–19
Succeeded by