Union fills goalie void

by Ryan Fay

Union has received a commitment for next season from goaltender Alex Sakellaropoulos.

Sakellaropoulos

Sakellaropoulos, who turns 19 next month, is finishing up his second season with the Chicago Steel of the U.S Hockey League. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound netminder has a 3.12 goals against average and a .911 save percentage in 46 games this year.

Earlier this season, he competed in the USHL/NHL top prospects game and stopped all nine shots that came his way in just under 29 minutes of action. The game drew over 100 NHL scouts.

After Troy Grosenick signed with the San Jose Sharks on Monday, the Dutchmen were left with just two goalies for next season, Colin Stevens and Dillon Pieri. Sakellaropoulos will likely serve as the backup to Stevens with Pieri keeping his third-stringer role.

Current Dutchmen Theo DiPauli was a teammate of Sakellaropoulos with the Steel during the 2011-2012 season.