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Ernie Glanville

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Ernie Glanville
Born 1954
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Denver
Playing career 1974–1978

Ernest Glanville is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Denver.[1]

Career

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Glanville was recruited to Denver University after the NCAA began cracking down on the team's use of overaged Canadian junior players.[2] Since his room and board had been paid by the BCHL, Glanville was initially ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Denver appealed on the grounds that the money he was paid was far below what it would have cost for travel expenses had he been living at home.[3] Ultimately he was allowed to play and Glanville began sharing the crease with several other goaltenders over his first three seasons.

During this time, Denver wasn't a particularly good team as it was still recovering from having its participation in the 1973 Tournament vacated. As a result, Glanville's numbers weren't anything to write home about. His goals against average improved as a sophomore but ballooned to 5.55 as a junior. During that season Jim Bales, a St. Louis Blues draft pick, took over as the primary starter and Glanville was limited to just 9 appearances in 40 games. The Pioneers too had recovered a bit and finished 4th in the WCHA. That offseason, however, long-time head coach Murray Armstrong retired and was replaced by Marshall Johnston. The coaching change brought with it a resurgence to Glanville's game and the senior netminder saw his playing time increase. While Bales made more starts, Glanville led the team with a 2.67 GAA (second in the nation) and the country with a .908 save percentage.[4] He played the final 17 games of the season, going 15–1–1 and recorded a 13-game winning streak.[5] Glanville helped the Pioneers set a new program record with 33 wins in a single season and reached the second round of the WCHA Tournament. He was selected as an All-American and First Team All-Conference and retired as a player after the season.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1973–74 Merritt Centennials BCHL
1974–75 Denver WCHA 13 5 7 1 61 0 4.80 .862
1975–76 Denver WCHA 19 9 10 0 0 4.10 .882
1976–77 Denver WCHA 9 3 5 1 0 5.55 .841
1977–78 Denver WCHA 17 15 1 1 1084 45 2 2.67 .908
NCAA totals 58 32 23 3 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1977–78 [6]
AHCA West All-American 1977–78 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ^ "NCAA Enforcement Program". U.S. House of Representatives. February 27, 1978. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "NCAA - 1977-1978". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Denver Hockey Media Guide 2020-21" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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