Add goaltender Jeremy Swayman (Maine) to the list of early NCAA signings by the NHL. The Anchorage, Alaska native has passed up his final year of college eligibility to sign with the Boston Bruins, who drafted him 111th overall in 2017.
A product of Sioux Falls (USHL) and South Anchorage High School, Swayman, 21, backstopped the Black Bears for the past three seasons, finishing with a 47-40-12 record in 100 career appearances. He also posted a 2.51 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage to go with four shutouts.
The 6-foot-2 Swayman went 18-11-5 this season (2.07, .939, 3 ShO) in 34 outings. His final appearance in a Maine uniform, in a campaign ultimately cancelled by the coronavirus (COVID-19), was a 1-0 shutout of Hockey East rival Providence on March 6.
Swayman recently took home the 2020 Walter Brown Award as the best player in New England college hockey this season, and was named Hockey East's First Team Goaltender for 2019-20 along with Hockey East Player of the Year. He is also one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey.
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