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UMaine hockey goalie makes save of year in rise to top of country

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Albin Boija's diving save was called the Save of the Year across the internet.

Boija is ranked fourth in the nation in goals-against average ( 1.77 ) and ninth in save percentage ( .929 ) Maine enters Hockey East quarterfinal against UMass Lowell ranked No. 4 nationally in the latest USCHO.com poll.

The Black Bears enter the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed.

Ben Boija is Maine 's backup goalie after Victor Ostman and Connor Androlewicz were ruled ineligible by the NCAA for playing in what was deemed a Latvian professional league.

Boija played behind Ostman for most of the first half of last season before taking over as Maine ’s primary goalie after the holiday break.

An illness kept Boija out of the Black BearsNCAA tournament game against Cornell .

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