David LeNeveu
David LeNeveu is the mastermind of skating ability, balance, quickness and athleticism, that he overshadowed a longstanding record held by an ice hockey legend. The Canadian goal tender from small town The mastermind goal keeper set a record for Cornell for shutouts that year, erasing an erstwhile longstanding record previously held by legendary goal tender Ken Dryden. The Naïve Superstar Without him knowing it, because of his impressive playing, he was a well-known player back in his college days, but only had a lightbulb moment, when he was tapped to beef up the roster of In 2001, LeNeveu had an impressive rookie season where he finished with the country’s top goal average. He was named to the all Rookie team, where he posted two shutouts in 14 outings for him to earn the number four spot for the highest save percentage. He denied the attempts of the players from In his debut game, he stopped 24 attempts to take his team to a 6-1 win over Alabama Hunstville. In another game, he prevented 30 shots from His second rookie honors came after taking his team to victory over Rensselaer and The Master Mind at Work In 2003, LeNeveu steered the Cornell Big Red to the top of the rankings, which ended up in history as it came to be known the Frozen Four, staying on top of the heap all year long. LeNeveu is also the mastermind for quick lateral movements and has his trademark controlled butterfly style. His quickness, alertness of the goings on around, allowed him to pull off shutouts against their opponents. He is also noted not only for his down to earth manner but also for his effective techniques in scramble situations and is a very good defensive player, what with all that womanly instinct surrounding his aura. When on scrimmage, LeNeveu plays with a lot of confidence. His feet cemented on the ground, but bites back when intimidated. |