Albin Boija (born 20 August 2003) is a Swedish

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for the

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of the

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(NCAA).

Playing career

College

Boija began his

career during the 2023–24 season. During his freshman year he appeared in 18 games, with 16 start, and posted a 10–6–1 record, with a 2.01

goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (AGA), is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on spo ...

(GAA) and a .916

save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...

. His missed the

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due to illness. During the 2024–25 season, in his sophomore year, he appeared in 37 games and posted a 23–8–6 record, with a 1.82 GAA and a .928 save percentage. He ranked fifth overall in the NCAA in GAA, and wins, and fourth in shutouts (4). His 1.82 GAA ranks second all-time in single-season program history, trailing only

Jimmy Howard James Russell Howard III (born March 26, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and currently a Detroit Red Wings studio analyst for Bally Sports Detroit. He spent his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the ...

's record 1.19 GAA set during the 2003–04 season. During the championship game of the 2025 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament against

UConn The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university system with its main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two benefactors. In 1893, ...

, he made 27 saves and helped Maine win the Hockey East tournament for the first time since

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. He was subsequently named to the All-Tournament team and William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player. Following the season he was named to the All-

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Second Team, an AHCA East Second Team All-American, and a top-four finalist for the

Mike Richter Award The Mike Richter Award is an annual award given to the goaltender voted to be the most outstanding in Division I NCAA men's ice hockey during the regular season. The award is named in honor of former Wisconsin goaltender Mike Richter. The inaugu ...

. On 9 April 2025, he announced he would return to Maine during the 2025–26 season, after receiving professional offers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boija, Albin 2003 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Ice hockey people from Sundsvall Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players Swedish ice hockey goaltenders 21st-century Swedish sportsmen