Wisconsin Badgers

McClellan's bet on himself paying off
They've always told me to chase my dream
B1G Show: Kyle McClellan interview

2023-24 / Senior Season
Mike Richter Award winner as nation's top goaltender ... Top-10 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist...Big Ten Goaltender of the Year ... Second-Team West All-American ... Big Ten Player of the Year finalist...first-team All-Big Ten...first-team All-CHN...sits among the nation's leaders in all major goaltending statistical categories...leads with a .931 save percentage and seven shutouts...ranks second in the country with a 1.94 goals-against average and fourth with 24 victories...seven shutouts rank second on UW's single-season list...Hockey Commissioners Association's National Goaltender of the Month for December...Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off Most Outstanding Goaltender with consecutive shutouts to lead UW to the title...five Big Ten Stars of the Week...opened the season with consecutive shutouts against Augustana, the first time in UW history a goaltender blanked the same team in consecutive games...seven shutouts are one shy of the UW record held by longtime NHL goaltender and 2006 Hobey Baker finalist Brian Elliott...posted an eight-game win streak (12/1-1/12) and a six-game win streak (10/20-11/4)...six-game win streak included two road wins each at Michigan Tech and then-No. 1 Minnesota, as well as a pair of home wins over Michigan...allowed two goals or less in 26 of 34 games played...second among current NCAA goaltenders with a .926 career save percentage...named Academic All-Big Ten

2022-23 / Junior Season
Appeared in 15 games...played 570:59 minutes...3.57 goals against average..257 saves...3-6-0 record...stopped a career-high 47 shots in 2-1 win at Penn State (Feb. 25)

Badger Bites
Catches left ... born March 1999 ... parents are Rich and Julie ... has one brother, Chase ... working on his real estate masters ... earned an undergraduate degree in personal finance

Before McClellan was a Badger
Played two seasons at Mercyhurst ... posted a .932 save percentage, 2.56 goals against average and eight games with 40+ saves over the 2021-22 season ... started in 26 games as a sophomore with a record of 12-13-1 ... recorded a .932 save percentage, 2.03 goals against average, and a shutout against Niagara in his 2020-21 freshman season ... started in six games as a freshman with a 2-4-0 record ... played in 32 games for the Omaha Lancers in the USHL in 2019-20 posting a .909 save percentage ... previously played for the Austin Bruins in the NAHL and St. Louis Selects in the NAPHL