SHARKS SIGN GOALTENDER ANDREW SHORTRIDGE

Apr 3, 2019

SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) general manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Andrew Shortridge to a one-year contract.

Shortridge will report to the San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda), the team's top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL), on an Amateur try-out  contract (ATO) for the remainder of the season.

Shortridge, 23, posted an 18-6-2 record in 26 games along with a league-leading 1.51 goals-against average (GAA) and .940 save percentage this season for the Quinnipiac Bobcats at the NCAA level. He finished second among ECACgoaltenders in wins and boasted a .731 win percentage, allowing two-goals or fewer 23 times.  

He set single-season program records in GAA and save percentage, and is a finalist for the Mike Richter Award which is presented annually to the top goaltender in the nation. He was awarded the ECAC's Ken Dryden Award for Goaltender of the Year, recording an 11-4-2 record in the conference along with a 1.47 GAA and .938 save percentage. He also was named to the ECAC First Team All-League team after helping the Bobcats finished tied atop the ECAC regular season standings. 

Shortridge completed his junior year at Quinnipiac, amassing a career 41-24-4 record, 1.93 GAA and .924 save percentage in 74 games. 

Prior to his NCAA career, Shortridge appeared in one season for the Vernon Vipersof the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), earning a 3.15 GAA and .915 save percentage in 44 games. 

The six-foot-four, 185-pound goaltender is a native of Anchorage, AK.