Josh Kassel

Josh Kassel
Josh Kassel
Born	(1985-09-03) September 3, 1985 (age 39) [1] Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
AHA team	Army Black Knights
Playing career	2005–2009

Josh Kassel (born September 3, 1985) is a former American college ice hockey goaltender for the Army Black Knights of the Atlantic Hockey League. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He previously played for the Bozeman Icedogs from 2003 to 2005. ^[1]

Biography

In 2008, as a junior, Kassel was the Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Player of the Year and was in the top eight nationally for best save percentage and goals against average (GAA). ^{[4] [5]}

He was the first goaltender to be awarded the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year and held the best GAA in Atlantic Hockey league history. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He was selected as Division I Men's Hockey 2008 Second Team All-Americans for the East, becoming the Army's first hockey All-American in nearly 30 years. ^{[8] [9]}

Kassel played significantly worse during his senior year, and was replaced as the starter by sophomore Jay Clark. He retired from competitive hockey after the 2009 season. He came in as a ringer during the 2025 Fort Bragg Men's League spring season and took the second-to-last place team to the championship, where they won against the last place team.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team	2006-07
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team	2007-08
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2007-08

References

1. "Josh Kassel hockey statistics". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
2. Rodriguez, Justin (9 March 2007). "Army hockey's Kassel wall". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
3. "More Honors For Army Goalie Josh Kassel". GoArmySports. West Point, NY. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
4. McMillan, Ken (30 September 2008). "2008-09 Atlantic Hockey Preview". Inside College Hockey. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
5. "Army Cleans Up at AHA Awards". College Hockey News. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
6. "Josh Kassel Bio". GoArmySports. Retrieved 28 March 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. Mcmillan, Ken (14 March 2008). "Kassel rewarded for stellar year in net". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
8. "2008 Division I Men's Hockey All-Americans Named". United States College Hockey Online. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
9. Mackall, Dave (16 May 2008). "Unity native Kassel boosts Army hockey program". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Eric Ehn	Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year 2007-08	Succeeded by Jacques Lamoureux
Preceded by Louis Menard	Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award 2007-08	Succeeded by Andrew Volkening