Gavin Nieto

Class:
Senior
Position:
Goalie
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Last Team:
Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)

As a Senior in 2019-20: Second Team All-Ivy … Academic All-Ivy ... started 27 games and logged 1610:29 … posted a 7-18-2 record … recorded a .914 save percentage and a 2.42 GAA … earned a pair of shutouts at St. Lawrence (1/31) and Princeton (2/29) … had nine games with 30-plus saves … named the ECAC Goalie of the Week (11/4) after posting 57 saves with a .934 save percentage in two games against Yale … finished his career with 2212 saves and five shutouts.

As a Junior in 2018-19: Started 18 out of 20 games played and logged 1207:37 … went 11-6-1 … finished with a .909 save percentage and a 2.32 GAA … posted two shutouts at Rensselaer (1/25) and against Princeton (3/8) in the first round of the ECAC playoffs … had five games with at least 30 saves … named the ECAC Goalie of the Week (1/28) after a pair of road wins at RPI and Union … went 4-1 in the ECAC Tournament.

As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Started 12 games out of 13 games played … finished at 4-7-0 … made a career high 47 saves in a shutout win at Princeton (11/18) … posted 44 saves in a season-opening win at Yale (10/27).

As a Freshman in 2016-17: Started 27 out of 28 games played as the team’s primary goaltender … posted a 3-20-1 record … made a career-high 42 saves at Quinnipiac (3/4) in the First Round of the ECAC Tournament … earned his first career win at Army West Point (12/3) … had nine games with 30+ saves.

Before Brown: Played the 2015-16 season with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the North American Hockey League … posted a shutout in the title game to help Fairbanks capture the Robertson Cup Championship, finishing the playoffs with a 1.37 goals against average and a .945 save percentage in 12 contests, en route to All-Tournament Team accolades … led the NAHL regular season with a 1.71 GAA and a .929 save percentage, and ranked second in wins (33) and shutouts (6) … spent the 2014-15 season with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League … was teammates with current Brown Bear, Tyler Bird, at Kimball Union Academy.

Personal: Born on February 1, 1996 … son of Jennifer and Thomas Nieto … has two siblings, Garrett and Megan.