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  Paul Dainton
Paul Dainton

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Genelle, British Columbia

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 186

Position:
G

Birthdate:
12/09/1986

Last Team:
Fort McMurray (AJHL)


As a Junior in 2009-10: Game-by-Game Statistics
One of the top returning goaltenders in Hockey East ... Recorded his 15th win of the season against Maine (3/6), making 35 saves ... Notched his 14th win of the season at Maine (3/5), saving 24 shots while giving up only two goals ... Registered his eight win of the season over Merrimack (12/12) making 33 saves ... Suffered his fifth loss of the season at Lowell (12/5) despite making 33 saves ... Suffered his fourth loss of the season against BC (12/4) making 29 saves ... Suffered his third loss of the season in relief to Dan Meyers despite making 28 saves against Quinnipiac (11/28) ... Recorded his seventh win of the season against Vermont (11/24) with a stellar performance of 27 saves ... Suffered his second loss of the season making 14 saves against UNH (11/14) ... Registered his sixth win of the season making 42 saves against UNH (11/13) ... Made 26 saves in his first loss of the season against Providence (10/31) ... Registered his fifth win of the season against Niagara (11/6) where he made 31 saves on 32 shots ... Registered his fourth win of the season against Providence (10/30) where he made 35 saves ... Registered his third win of the season against Maine (10/23) finishing the game with 26 saves ... Recorded his second win of the season and tied a career high 39 saves including 16 in the third period against BU (10/16) ... was named Hockey East defensive player of the week following his stellar performance against the Terriers ... registered his first win of the season against RPI (10/8) where he allowed only two goals on 30 shots.

As a Sophomore in 2008-09: Game-by-Game Statistics
Saw action in 29 games and started 27...Finished the season with a record of 12-14-1 with a 2.45 goals against average and a .913 save percentage...Two-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month Runner-Up (12/2, 1/5)...Three-time 3-Star of the Game selection...Made 691 saves throughout the season, and allowed two or fewer goals 13 times during the season...Posted a career-high 39 saves in win over Boston College (11/22)...Made 36 saves in the third Hockey East Quarterfinal Game at Northeastern (3/15)...Also made 36 saves in win over Merrimack (3/7)...Had 30-or-more saves in nine games

As a Freshman in 2007-08: Game-by-Game Statistics
Saw action in 33 games...named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team... named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team ... named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week three times during the season...earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors for the week of March 10...finished the season with a record of 12-14-6 with a 2.56 goals against average and a .911 save percentage...made 848 total saves on the season, which ranks third in UMass' all-time season record...ranked third in minutes played in a season with 1,947...made 40 saves during the Hockey East Quarterfinals against #5 New Hampshire (3/14; 3/15)...made a combined 58 saves during the Lightning College Hockey Classic (12/29; 12/30)...recorded his first career shutout with a 24 save performance at Cornell (11/30)...earned his first collegiate win against UMass-Lowell (10/19)...played in his first career game at #13 Clarkson (10/12), making 31 saves.

Before UMass: Played 23 games for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the AJHL posting a 13-6-4 record in 2006-07 ... Registered 1,388 minutes between the pipes with a 2.42 GAA and a .916 save percentage ... Also played for the Port Hope Predators of the OPJHL where he was a two-time all-star ... With Port Hope, Dainton logged 3,336 minutes with an impressive 41-11-3 record, a 2.13 GAA and a .922 save percentage.

Personal: Paul M. Dainton ... Born Dec. 9, 1986 ... Son of Paul and Brenda Dainton ... A psychology major.

Career Statistics
Season	GP  	Minutes  	GA  	GAAvg  	Saves  	Save%  	W  	L  	T  	Sho
2007 	33 	1947:26 	83 	2.56 	848 	.911 	12 	14 	6 	1.0
2008 	29 	1614:45 	66 	2.45 	691 	.913 	12 	14 	1 	0.0
TOTAL 	62 	3562:11 	149 	2.51 	1539 	.912 	24 	28 	7 	1.0

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