Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Senior Wade Dubielewicz - Goaltender, University of Denver
June 27, 2002
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This is an on-going summer series on www.wcha.com that will feature and profile members of the 2002 WCHA All-Star Team. The profiles of the 23 all-stars, who come from all 10 conference-member teams, are appearing in alphabetical order throughout the coming weeks, leading up to the squad¹s mid-August (8-19) trip to Italy. You will also be able to follow the WCHA All-Stars in Italy at www.wcha.com.
The 2002 WCHA All-Star Team will be led by two of college hockey's premier head coaches, Minnesota's Don Lucia and North Dakota's Dean Blais. Together, they have guided their respective teams to seven of the last 10 WCHA championships and three of the last six NCAA Men's Frozen Four titles. Working with Lucia and Blais will be Denver assistant coach Steve Miller.
Italy 2002 will be the third international tour for a conference all-star team, following on the heels of highly successful trips to Switzerland in 1998 and Norway in 2000.
Wade Dubielewicz
Senior, Goaltender, University of Denver
WCHA All-Star Jersey #: 35... Height: 5-10... Weight: 178... Catches: left... Birthdate: 1/30/79... Hometown: Invermere, BC. 2001-02: enjoyed one of the best seasons in Denver and WCHA history... named to All-WCHA First Team, West All-American Second Team, and was a Top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award... had a 20-4-0 record in 25 gp, an NCAA-best .833 win percentage, and a stellar 1.72 goals-against average and .943 saves percentage... led nation in SV% and was second in GAA... also won his second straight WCHA goaltending title with a 1.80 GAA and set a conference season mark with a .943 SV% in WCHA play, shattering the .934 set by DU's Buddy Blom in 1963-64... only regular season road loss came in the finale on Mar. 2 at North Dakota... is now DU's career leader in both GAA (2.14) and SV% (.926) and broke his single-season saves percentage record of .921 set in 2000-01... fifth in school history with five career shutouts... had shutout streak of 158:26 (March 8-16). 2000-01: won WCHA goaltending title with a 2.24 GAA, the first for a Pioneer since Ernie Glanville in 1977-78... named to All-WCHA Second Team... helped DU to an 11-game unbeaten streak during which he was 8-0-2 with a 1.28 GAA and .953 SV%... finished with a 2.30 overall GAA, third best in DU history, and .921 saves percentage to post the best season saves percentage in DU history, topping former All-American Ron Grahame's mark of .920... earned WCHA All-Academic accolades. 1999-2000: played 13 games, made eight starts, and had a 3-5-1 record, 2.72 GAA, and .902 SV%... was first DU goaltender to notch a shutout in first career start with 7-0 win at Michigan Tech on Oct. 29. Before DU: played for the Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) for nearly two seasons before being traded to Chilliwack... played in 1998-99 BCHL All-Star Game and was a first team Coastal Division All-Star... was a first team Interior Division All-Star in 1997-98. Personal: aspires to play pro hockey... enjoys golf, tennis and baseball and is an avid hunter and fisherman... son of Roger and Phyllis Dubielewicz.
| DU Career Stats | ||||||||
| Season | GP | MIN | W-L-T | GA | GAA | SVS | SV% | SO |
| 1999-00 | 13 | 596 | 3-5-1 | 27 | 2.72 | 249 | .902 | 2 |
| 2000-01 | 30 | 1542 | 12-10-3 | 59 | 2.30 | 687 | .921 | 2 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | 1431 | 20-4-0 | 41 | 1.72 | 673 | .943 | 1 |
| Totals | 68 | 3569 | 35-19-4 | 127 | 2.13 | 1609 | .927 | 5 |
