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Brian McGrath
29 Brian McGrath
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • Previous College:
    Boston Jr. Bruins
  • Position:
    GK
  • Major:
    Business Management
  • gp
    21
  • gs
    21
  • min
    1213:48
  • ga
    40
  • gaa
    1.98
  • sv
    605

Bio

Accolades: MASCAC Winter All-Academic Team: 2019,
MASCAC Winter/Spring All-Academic Team: 2019/20,
MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic Team: 2020/21, 2021-22,
MASCAC Rookie of the Week: 11/20/17, 3/5/18
MASCAC Goaltender of the Week: 1/16/18, 1/29/18, 3/5/18, 11/13/18, 12/3/18, 1/14/19, 2/19/19, 11/4/19, 12/9/19, 1/20/20, 2/24/20, 11/15/21, 1/24/22, 2/21/22,
MASCAC Player of the Week: 3/5/18,
MASCAC All-Conference 1st Team 2019,2020, 2022
MASCAC Player of the Year: 2020

2019-20: 2020 MASCAC All-Conference First Team Honoree/MASCAC Player Of The Year Appeared in 25 games for the Green and Gold, making 825 saves with a 2.01 goals against average and a .943 save percentage. Collected a career best 60 saves in a 5-4 win over Plymouth State (2/6), while adding 46 saves in a 2-1 loss to Wesleyan (1/3). Click here for season statistics.

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: Son of Cheryl and Bill McGrath. Majoring in Business Management at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 5-1
Feb 10 Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-3
Feb 12 Anna Maria W, 2-1
Feb 17 at Westfield St. W, 4-1
Feb 19 Worcester St. T, 3-3
Feb 26 Framingham St. L, 1-0
  Overall Conf
Games played 21 18
Games started 21 18
Minutes 1213:48 1084:56
Goals against 40 36
Goals-against average 1.98 1.99
Saves 605 548
Save pct .938 .938
Wins 14 14
Losses 5 3
Ties 1 1
Win pct .725 .806
Date Opponent Score gs min ga gaa sv sv% w l t
Oct 30 at New England Col.   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Salem St. W, 8-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 38 1.000 1 0 0
Nov 13 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 23 .958 1 0 0
Nov 18 Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 34 .919 1 0 0
Nov 20 Franklin Pierce W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Plymouth St. L, 5-4 1 58:57 5 5.09 42 .894 0 1 0
Nov 27 vs. Albertus Magnus L, 3-0 1 59:58 3 3.00 37 .925 0 1 0
Nov 28 at Southern N.H. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Westfield St. W, 5-2 1 60:00 2 2.00 41 .953 1 0 0
Dec 4 Worcester St. L, 3-1 1 60:00 3 3.00 33 .917 0 1 0
Dec 7 at New England Col. L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 1 vs. Hobart   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Plymouth St. W, 4-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 51 1.000 1 0 0
Jan 20 at Salem St. W, 6-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 17 .850 1 0 0
Jan 22 Westfield St. W, 6-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 23 .885 1 0 0
Jan 25 Framingham St. W, 5-2 1 60:00 2 2.00 15 .882 1 0 0
Jan 27 at Worcester St. W, 3-2 1 60:00 2 2.00 26 .929 1 0 0
Feb 1 at Plymouth St. L, 3-0 1 59:44 3 3.01 42 .933 0 1 0
Feb 3 Salem St. W, 5-1 1 56:53 1 1.05 30 .968 1 0 0
Feb 5 at Framingham St. W, 4-0 1 60:00 0 0.00 19 1.000 1 0 0
Feb 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 5-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 29 .967 1 0 0
Feb 10 Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-3 1 64:30 3 2.79 29 .906 1 0 0
Feb 12 Anna Maria W, 2-1 1 1:31 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0
Feb 17 at Westfield St. W, 4-1 1 59:52 1 1.00 28 .966 1 0 0
Feb 19 Worcester St. T, 3-3 1 65:00 3 2.77 28 .903 0 0 1
Feb 26 Framingham St. L, 1-0 1 67:23 1 0.89 19 .950 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 21 21 1213:48 40 1.98 605 .938 14 5 1 .725
Conference 18 18 1084:56 36 1.99 548 .938 14 3 1 .806
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 11 615:17 19 1.85 301 .941 7 2 1 .750
Away 9 9 538:33 18 2.01 267 .937 7 2 0 .778
Neutral 1 1 59:58 3 3.00 37 .925 0 1 0 .000
Result Wins 15 15 842:46 22 1.57 404 .948 14 0 0 1.000
Losses 5 5 306:02 15 2.94 173 .920 0 5 0 .000
Ties 1 1 65:00 3 2.77 28 .903 0 0 1 .500
Month November 5 5 298:55 12 2.41 174 .935 3 2 0 .600
December 2 2 120:00 5 2.50 74 .937 1 1 0 .500
January 5 5 300:00 10 2.00 132 .930 5 0 0 1.000
February 9 9 494:53 13 1.58 225 .945 5 2 1 .688

News Mentions

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McGrath Named 2021-22 NE DII/III Hockey Writers All-Star

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Senior goaltender Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) was recently selected to the 2021-22 New England Hockey Writers...

April 28, 2022

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Falcon Trio Earn MASCAC All-Conference Honors

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State senior goaltender Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) and junior forwards Rece Bergeman (Newark, Del.) and...

March 9, 2022

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Falcons Clipped By Rams In MASCAC Quarterfinals

Fitchburg, Mass. – The seconded seeded Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a 1-0 overtime decision to the seventh seeded Rams of...

February 26, 2022

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McGrath Selected MASCAC Ice Hockey Goaltender Of The Week

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

February 21, 2022

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Falcons Draw Even With Lancers On Senior Night

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 3-3, overtime draw with the Lancers of Worcester State this afternoon in...

February 19, 2022

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Falcons Fly Past Owls In Conference Tilt

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Owls of Westfield State University, 4-1 this evening in Massachusetts...

February 17, 2022

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Fortin And McGrath Named Semi-Finalists For Joe Concannon Award

FITCHBURG, Mass. - The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Cheryl Duddy-Schoenfield announced the 30 semifinalist for the 21st Joe Concannon...

February 16, 2022

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Falcons Rally Past Corsairs In Overtime

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth, 4-3 in overtime this evening in...

February 10, 2022

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Falcons Soar Past Corsairs

New Bedford, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth, 5-1 this evening in Massachusetts State...

February 8, 2022

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Falcons Blanked By Panthers

Plymouth, N.H. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a tough 3-0 decision to the Panthers of Plymouth State University this...

February 1, 2022

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Falcons Extend Past Lancers, 3-2

Worcester, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Lancers of Worcester State University, 3-2 this evening in Massachusetts...

January 27, 2022

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Falcons Rally Past Rams

January 25, 2022

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McGrath Named MASCAC Ice Hockey Goaltender Of The Week

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

January 24, 2022

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Falcons Clipped By Lancers, 3-1

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team suffered a tough 3-1 setback to the Lancers of Worcester State University this...

December 4, 2021

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Falcons Soar Past Owls, 5-2

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Owls of Westfield State University, 5-2 this evening in Massachusetts...

December 2, 2021

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Falcons Fall To Albertus Magnus, 3-0

Hooksett, N.H. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team dropped a 3-0 decision to the Falcons of Albertus Magnus this evening in first round...

November 27, 2021

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Falcons Nipped By Panthers, 5-4

Plymouth, N.H. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team suffered a tough 5-4 setback to conference rival Plymouth State University this evening...

November 22, 2021

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McGrath Tabbed MASCAC Ice Hockey Goaltender Of The Week

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

November 15, 2021

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Falcons Rally Past Rams, 3-1

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Rams of Framingham State University, 3-1 this evening in Massachusetts...

November 13, 2021

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