Andrew Shortridge (Quinnipiac) will not be returning to an NCAA net. The junior goaltender, who backstopped the Bobcats to the ECAC Hockey regular-season title and the NCAA Tournament this year, has passed on his final season of college eligibility to sign an entry-level contract with the NHL's San Jose Sharks, according to USCHO.com. He is expected to report to the AHL's San Jose Barracuda.
The Anchorage, Alaska native, who started the 2018-19 season as a backup but later emerged as Quinnipiac's No.1 netminder, went 18-7-2 with four shutouts in 27 games this past season, and was
among the national leaders with a 1.51 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage. In three campaigns in Hamden, Conn., he finished 42-26-4 with 10 shutouts in 78 appearances (1.97, .923).
Shortridge, 23, who prepped with Vernon (BCHL) prior to enrolling at Quinnipiac, finished his collegiate career this past weekend at the 2019 NCAA Midwest Regional in Allentown,
Pa. The 6-foot-4 goaltender made 20 saves in a 2-1 semifinal win over Arizona State, and then posted 23 stops (one empty-net goal against) in a 3-1 regional final loss to defending NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth in his Quinnipiac finale.
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