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Cortland Red Dragons

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2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

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33 Nick Modica

  • Position Goalie
  • Ht./Wt. 5-6 / 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Suffern
  • Junior Team New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)
  • Major Business Economics

Biography

2018-19: Nick earned third team All-SUNYAC honors...Named the MVP of the Codfish Bowl...Named SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week twice...Saw the ice in 24 games with 23 starts...Posted a 9-13 record with a 2.90 GAA, a school-record 852 saves, a .927 save percentage and two shutouts...Led Div. III nationally in saves...Tied the single-season program shutout record...Stopped 45 shots in a 2-0 home win versus Hamilton...Made a career-high 61 saves and allowed two goals in a 3-0 setback at Geneseo...Registered 46 saves in a 2-1 win over Bryn Athyn and 44 saves in a 2-1 victory at UMass Boston at the Codfish Bowl...Turned aside 27 shots in a 4-0 home win versus Lebanon Valley...Made 42 saves in a 2-1 home win versus Elmira...Recorded 46 saves in a 2-0 home loss versus Geneseo...Stopped 44 shots and allowed two goals in a 3-0 setback at Utica...Registered 40 saves and an assist in a 6-3 home victory versus Fredonia...Made 29 saves in a 2-1 win at Brockport...Turned aside 41 shots in a home loss versus Oswego...Compiled 41 saves and allowed three goals in a 4-1 home setback versus Skidmore...Totaled 30 saves in a 4-2 win at Morrisville St...Made 25 saves in a 3-2 home overtime win versus Canton...Registered 36 saves in a loss at Potsdam and 34 saves in a setback at Plattsburgh...Stopped 35 shots and allowed three goals in a 4-2 home loss versus Buffalo St...Made 34 saves in a setback at Morrisville St...Recorded 32 saves and allowed one goal in 45:58 ff the bench at home versus Nazareth...Totaled 30 saves at home versus Brockport...Made 29 saves in a setback at Oswego and 28 saves at home versus Plattsburgh.

2017-18: Appeared in two games...Posted a 1-0 record with a 1.45 GAA, 34 saves and a .944 save percentage...Made 15 saves in a 3-1 home win versus Johnson & Wales...Came off the bench to stop 19 shots in 23:03 at Geneseo.

2016-17: Made five saves in 17:17 of action off the bench at Geneseo.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Suffern...Five-year member of the hockey team, two as a starter...Team won a state title his sophomore year...Two-year starter in lacrosse.

Other: Member of the President's List at Cortland...AHCA All-American Scholar...Sister Taylor Modica currently attends Cortland.

Why Cortland:
The support Cortland gives athletics made my decision easy from the start. The sense of family and dedication to academics along with athletics is what makes Cortland so unique. Also, my father being an alum gave me a sense of pride when making my decision.

Player notes from Coach Cardarelli:
A battler in the net who was among the USPHL Elite league leaders in all major goaltending categories during his last year of Junior hockey.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2016-17Freshman

    Goalie
    5'6" 150 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2017-18Sophomore

    Goalie
    5'7" 155 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2018-19Junior

    Goalie
    5'7" 155 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2019-20Senior

    Goalie
    5'6" 150 lbs
    33