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Brian McGrath
29 Brian McGrath
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • Previous College:
    Boston Jr. Bruins
  • Position:
    GK
  • Major:
    Business Management
  • gp
    24
  • gs
    24
  • min
    1432:58
  • ga
    49
  • gaa
    2.05
  • sv
    795

Bio

2018-19: Played in 23 games for the Green and Gold in goal, registering 788 saves with a2.26 goals against average and .938 save percentage. en-route to a 12-9-2 record. Stopped a season best 52 shots in a 2-2 overtime draw with Plymouth State (11/8), while adding 44 saves in a 5-3 triumph against Westfield State (2/16). Click here for season statistics.

2017-18: Appeared in 16 contests for the Falcons in between the pipes, totaling 588 saves with a .933 save percentage and a 2.72 goals against average with an overall record of 10-4-1. Made 28 saves in an 8-3 win over Assumption (11/4) to pick up his first collegiate win in goal, while adding 39 saves in a 3-2 win over Salem State (11/18). Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2013 graduate of Tahanto Regional High School. Member of the baseball team. Earned team MVP honors during senior campaign.

Personal: Born February 1, 1995 in Worcester, Mass. Son of Cheryl and Bill McGrath. Majoring in Business Management at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 13 at Salem St. T, 3-3
Feb 15 at Framingham St. W, 7-1
Feb 20 Westfield St. W, 2-1
Feb 22 Mass.-Dartmouth T, 0-0
Feb 25 at Worcester St. W, 4-2
Mar 3 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 4-0
  Overall Conf
Games played 25 19
Games started 25 19
Minutes 1492:58 1149:14
Goals against 50 36
Goals-against average 2.01 1.88
Saves 825 633
Save pct .943 .946
Wins 12 9
Losses 4 3
Ties 4 4
Win pct .700 .688
Date Opponent Score gs min ga gaa sv sv% w l t
Oct 24 EHL All-Stars   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Franklin Pierce W, 4-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 40 .976 1 0 0
Nov 1 New England Col. W, 3-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 29 .967 1 0 0
Nov 7 Plymouth St. L, 4-1 1 60:00 4 4.00 33 .892 0 1 0
Nov 9 at Anna Maria W, 5-2 1 59:36 2 2.01 27 .931 1 0 0
Nov 16 at Salem St. W, 3-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 38 .974 1 0 0
Nov 21 at Framingham St. W, 5-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 25 .893 0 0 0
Nov 23 Westfield St. T, 4-4 1 65:00 4 3.69 29 .879 0 0 1
Nov 26 Assumption L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 Mass.-Dartmouth W, 2-1 1 61:02 1 0.98 32 .970 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Worcester St. W, 1-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 40 1.000 1 0 0
Jan 3 vs. Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 2-1 1 59:12 2 2.03 46 .958 0 0 0
Jan 4 vs. Albertus Magnus L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Wentworth L, 6-5 1 44:57 5 6.67 30 .857 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Plymouth St. T, 2-2 1 65:00 2 1.85 42 .955 0 0 1
Jan 15 Becker W, 7-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 32 1.000 1 0 0
Jan 18 Salem St. W, 3-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 33 .971 1 0 0
Jan 23 Framingham St. W, 3-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 28 .966 1 0 0
Jan 25 at Westfield St. L, 5-1 1 58:34 3 3.07 25 .893 0 1 0
Jan 30 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 4-3 1 59:40 4 4.02 37 .902 0 1 0
Feb 1 Worcester St. W, 1-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 37 1.000 1 0 0
Feb 6 Plymouth St. W, 5-4 1 64:39 4 3.71 60 .938 1 0 0
Feb 13 at Salem St. T, 3-3 1 64:49 3 2.78 28 .903 0 0 1
Feb 15 at Framingham St. W, 7-1 1 45:30 1 1.32 23 .958 0 0 0
Feb 20 Westfield St. W, 2-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 30 .968 1 0 0
Feb 22 Mass.-Dartmouth T, 0-0 1 65:00 0 0.00 35 1.000 0 0 1
Feb 25 at Worcester St. W, 4-2 1 60:00 2 2.00 28 .933 1 0 0
Mar 3 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 4-0 1 59:59 4 4.00 28 .875 0 1 0
  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% w l t win %
2017-18 16 15 928:02 42 2.72 588 .933 10 4 1 .700
2018-19 23 23 1378:18 52 2.26 788 .938 12 9 2 .565
2019-20 24 24 1432:58 49 2.05 795 .942 11 4 4 .684
2021-22 21 21 1213:48 40 1.98 605 .938 14 5 1 .725
Total 84 83 4953:06 183 2.22 2776 .938 47 22 8 .662
    gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% w l t win %
Event Total 24 24 1432:58 49 2.05 795 .942 11 4 4 .684
Conference 18 18 1089:14 35 1.93 603 .945 8 3 4 .667
Exhibition 1 1 60:00 1 1.00 40 .976 1 0 0 1.000
Location Home 12 12 735:40 21 1.71 406 .951 7 2 2 .727
Away 11 11 638:06 26 2.44 343 .930 4 2 2 .625
Neutral 1 1 59:12 2 2.03 46 .958 0 0 0 -
Result Wins 14 14 830:47 18 1.30 462 .963 11 0 0 1.000
Losses 6 6 342:22 22 3.86 199 .900 0 4 0 .000
Ties 4 4 259:49 9 2.08 134 .937 0 0 4 .500
Month November 6 6 364:36 15 2.47 181 .923 3 1 1 .700
December 2 2 121:02 1 0.50 72 .986 1 0 0 1.000
January 8 8 467:23 18 2.31 273 .938 3 2 1 .583
February 7 7 419:58 11 1.57 241 .956 4 0 2 .833
March 1 1 59:59 4 4.00 28 .875 0 1 0 .000

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Falcons Fall to Corsairs in MASCAC Semifinals

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March 3, 2020

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Falcons Double Up Lancers, 4-2

Worcester, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Lancers of Worcester State University, 4-2 this evening in Massachusetts...

February 25, 2020

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McGrath Selected MASCAC Ice Hockey Goaltender Of The Week

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State junior goaltender Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) was recently tabbed Massachusetts State Collegiate...

February 24, 2020

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Falcons Draw Even With Corsairs, 0-0 On Senior Day

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 0-0 overtime tie with the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth in Massachusetts...

February 22, 2020

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Falcons Skate Past Owls

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University men’s ice hockey team notched a solid 2-1 victory over the Owls of Westfield...

February 20, 2020

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Falcons Soar Past Rams, 7-1

Framingham, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Rams of Framingham State, 7-1 in Massachusetts State Collegiate...

February 15, 2020

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Falcons Rally To Tie Vikings, 3-3 (OT)

Salem, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 overtime draw with the Vikings of Salem State University this evening in...

February 13, 2020

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Falcons Score OT Win vs. Plymouth State, 5-4

Fitchburg, Mass. – Freshman Anthony Ceolin (Simsbury, Conn.) scored his second goal of the game with just 21 seconds remaining in...

February 6, 2020

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Falcons Fly Over Worcester in MASCAC Clash

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University men’s ice hockey team skated to a 1-0 victory over the Lancers of Worcester State...

February 1, 2020

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Falcons Edged By Corsairs, 4-3

New Bedford, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a tough 4-3 decision to the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth this evening in...

January 30, 2020

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Falcons Fall To Owls, 5-1

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a tough 5-1 decision to the Owls of Westfield State University this evening...

January 25, 2020

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Falcons Skate Past Framingham in MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 3-1 victory over the Rams of Framingham State University this evening in...

January 23, 2020

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McGrath Selected MASCAC Ice Hockey Goaltender Of The Week

Fitchburg, Mass. – Fitchburg State junior Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) was recently named Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic...

January 20, 2020

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Falcons Upend Vikings, 3-1

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Vikings of Salem State, 3-1 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic...

January 18, 2020

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Falcons Skate Past Hawks

January 15, 2020

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Falcons Draw Even With Panthers, 2-2 In Overtime

Plymouth, N.H. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 2-2 overtime draw with the Panthers of Plymouth State University in...

January 11, 2020

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Falcons Edged By Cardinals, 2-1

Boston, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a tough 2-1 decision to the Cardinals of Wesleyan University in first round...

January 3, 2020

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McGrath Selected MASCAC Goaltender Of The Week

Fitchburg, Mass. – Fitchburg State junior goalie Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) was recently tabbed the Massachusetts State Collegiate...

December 9, 2019

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Falcons Edge Lancers, 1-0

Worcester, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team Lancers of Worcester State, 1-0 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference...

December 7, 2019

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Falcons Rally Past Corsairs, 2-1 (OT)

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth 2-1 in overtime in Massachusetts State...

December 5, 2019

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Falcons Defeat Rams, 5-3

Framingham, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Rams of Salem State University, 5-3 this evening in Massachusetts State...

November 21, 2019

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Falcons Notch 3-1 Triumph Over Vikings

Salem Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Vikings of Salem State University, 3-1 this afternoon in Massachusetts State...

November 16, 2019

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Falcons Rebound Over Amcats, 5-2

Auburn, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the AMCATS of Anna Maria College, 5-2 this evening in non-conference action...

November 9, 2019

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Falcons Fall to Panthers, 4-1

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team fell to the Panthers of Plymouth State University, 4-1 this evening in Massachusetts...

November 7, 2019

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McGrath Selected MASCAC Ice Hockey Goaltender Of The Week

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State junior goaltender Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) was recently named Massachusetts State Collegiate...

November 4, 2019

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Falcons Earn 3-1 Triumph Over Pilgrims In Season Opener

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