Roy Schultz
Born (1957-05-17) May 17, 1957
Rush Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Wisconsin
Binghamton Dusters
Springfield Indians
Saginaw Gears
Salem/Virginia Raiders
Playing career 1978–1983

Roy Schultz is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Wisconsin.[1]

Career

Schultz played several seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He helped the team finish with winning records each season and was retained by the team as an over-age player in 1978. After exhausting his junior eligibility, Schultz was recruited to Wisconsin by Bob Johnson and shared starting duties with Julian Baretta as a freshman. After Baretta's graduation, Schultz took over as the primary goaltender in 1980. Unfortunately, the Badgers weren't very good that season. Wisconsin finished 9th in the WCHA, missing the postseason for the only time under Johnson's tutelage.[2] Schultz, however, was well regarded by the league and named as the conference's top goaltender that season.[3] He was also named as an All-American despite possessing rather poor statistical numbers.

After his sophomore season, Schultz was signed to a professional contract by the Boston Bruins, a fairly rare occurrence at the time, and began playing minor hockey that spring. On December 10, 1980, Schultz was called up to Boston to serve as an emergency backup while normal reserve Jim Craig attended his uncle's funeral.[4] He didn't play in the game and was returned to Springfield afterwards. He bounced around several minor league teams over the succeeding few seasons before retiring in 1983.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1974–75 Swift Current Broncos SJHL ————————— ————————
1975–76 Swift Current Broncos SJHL ————————— ————————
1976–77 Swift Current Broncos SJHL ————————— ————————
1977–78 Swift Current Broncos SJHL ————————— ————————
1978–79 Wisconsin WCHA 21154011117714.16.880 ————————
1979–80 Wisconsin WCHA 3214171191313904.36.881 ————————
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 61503592303.83.876 ————————
1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 3712154202415304.54.855 1———————
1981–82 Saginaw Gears IHL 9———5404204.67— ————————
1981–82 Salem Raiders ACHL 19———10606903.91— ————————
1982–83 Virginia Raiders ACHL 3011143168413104.67.860 ————————
NCAA totals 5329211302421614.29.881 ————————
AHL totals 4313204238317604.43.858 ————————

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1979–80 [5]
AHCA West All-American 1979–80 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Roy Schultz". NHL Backups. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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