Feb 3, 2010

Braithwaite On and Off the Ice

By Jill Bradford

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For Andrew Braithwaite, a senior goalie for the Merrimack hockey team from Kingston, Ontario, commitment to the books parallels commitment on the ice. In the first three years of Braithwaite's Merrimack career he has been named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team three times and Co-Hockey East Scholar Athlete of the Year twice, all while balancing the commitments of Division I athletics.

As a double major in Finance and Economics, Braithwaite's advice for balancing school and athletics is simple. "Staying up with school work requires time management and means that any free moment could be useful and productive," he explains. "I just make time."

Assistant Professor of Management Jane Parent, Ph D., has recognized Braithwaite's dedication in the classroom. "My impression of Andrew as a student and an athlete is that he has incredible intensity and focus on both academics and hockey. In the classroom he is always prepared, interested in the topic, and engaged in whatever activity we are involved in," she commented. "Andrew, with no exceptions, always wants to perform to the best of his abilities. I think that his lifelong commitment to hockey has given him the drive and commitment he needs to succeed both as a student and as he enters the business world. He's a person who gives 110% all the time. In addition, he's exciting to watch in net at our hockey games!" she concluded.

Braithwaite is prepared to graduate this spring and begin his professional life. He recently accepted a job at Barclays Capital in New York City as an investment banker. He also plans to go back to school and earn an MBA.

"For an undergrad, in this economy, to come out of school with a job on Wall Street tells you a little something about Andrew Braithwaite," head coach Mark Dennehy said.

Braithwaite's hard work has paid off on the ice as well this year. This past weekend alone, he stopped 71 of 77 shots against the Wildcats, including 43 stops on Saturday. He has started five of the last six games and is 6-5 on the season with a 2.99 goals-against and a .907 save percentage.

"He has made some really great saves," Dennehy said after Merrimack's 3-2 win over UNH last night. "He saw a lot of the pucks, but he's made some really great saves."

Braithwaite was also recently nominated to be a finalist in the NCAA Skills Competition held the night before the NCAA Championship game on the weekend of the Frozen Four.

With a promising future ahead, Braithwaite does not fail to recognize the impact Merrimack has had on his success thus far.

"Athletics at Merrimack have allowed me to develop as a person and to build a network consisting of peers, professors, coaches, and Merrimack supporters," he explained. "Athletics have also taught me many valuable lessons including the importance of team-work and perseverance."

Braithwaite's Merrimack career is a profound example of the life-long foundation of commitment, dedication, and accountability student-athletes are capable of creating for themselves.


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