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2007-08: Started 21 games ... finished with an 8-13-0 record, a 3.36 GAA and a .879 SV% ... tied the school record with two shutouts ... made 21 saves in a loss Oct. 12 at Alaska Anchorage and 22 through two periods Oct. 19 at Ferris State ... totaled 17 saves Nov. 9 against Lake Superior State ... earned his first win of the season Nov. 17 versus Bemidji State, stopping 29 shots ... won his second straight start Nov. 23 at SLU, totaling 42 saves, his third career game of 40+ saves ... amassed 27 saves Dec. 1 at Bowling Green State and 33 saves Dec. 7 at WMU ... made 23 stops Dec. 14 at Niagara and nine saves Jan. 5 at Minnesota ... won back-to-back starts Jan. 25-26 versus Alabama-Huntsville ... posted his first career shutout and became just the second goaltender in WSU history to record an assist Jan. 25 ... totaled 26 saves including four in overtime the following night ... held UAH scoreless in 11 power-play chances ... won his third straight start Feb. 1 at Bemidji State and totaled 31 saves in an overtime loss the next night ... earned CHA Defensive Player of the Week honors (Feb. 4) ... registered 55 saves Feb. 8-9 against Robert Morris and 37 in a split Feb. 16-17 at Alabama-Huntsville ... won his seventh game of the season Mar. 7 against Niagara ... made 33 saves in the series ... earned his second career shutout Mar. 14 in the 4-0 CHA quarterfinal win over UAH, totaling 21 saves ... named to the College Hockey America All-Academic Team ... Game-by-Game Stats.
2006-07: Named to the CHA All-Rookie Team ... started 18 regular-season games, posting a record of 8-9-1 including a 5-5-1 mark in 11 conference games ... surrendered two goals or less in four starts ... debuted Oct. 14 at Minnesota, saving 45 of 50 Gopher shots ... earned first collegiate victory Oct. 21 at Alabama-Huntsville, stopping 53 of 59 shots including 25 in the first period, setting a school record for saves in a period ... made 35 saves in first home start against St. Lawrence on Oct. 28 ... earned his second win Nov. 10 at Brown, saving 36 shots ... made 22 saves Nov. 18 at Lake Superior State ... helped Wayne State upset #12 Cornell on the road Nov. 25 by making 27 saves and allowing four goals, three of which were on power plays ... made 26 saves in a narrow 1-0 loss to Bemidji State on Dec. 1 ... started both games in the Ferris State series Jan 12-13, combining for 49 saves including 23 in a 2-1 overtime win in the first game against the Bulldogs ... made 25 saves in each game of a sweep against Robert Morris, Jan. 19-20, and earned CHA Rookie of the Week honors ... totaled 43 saves in a series at Niagara on Jan. 26-27 ... started Feb. 9 versus Alabama-Huntsville, making 21 saves, and Feb. 17 against Niagara, saving 27 shots in a 4-4 tie ... totaled 25 saves Feb. 23 in a 3-1 win over Bemidji State ... garnered his eighth victory of the season Mar. 3 at Robert Morris, making 30 saves ... Game-by-Game Stats.
Pre-WSU: Led the Yorkton Terriers to the championship game of the 2006 Royal Bank Cup with a 13-3 playoff mark, a 2.37 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage ... during the regular season in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, compiled a 27-10-3 (2-OTL) record with a 2.42 gaa and a .919 save percentage ... made 1158 saves for an average of 27.44 saves per 60 minutes ... his 27 victories tied for second in the SJHL while both his gaa and minutes played was third in the league ... recorded two shutouts in 43 games played ... played 12 games in 2004-05 with Yorkton and had a 3-4-3 record with a 2.37 gaa, a .912 save percentage and one shutout ... received the team's Most Popular Player award following the 2005-06 campaign ... also participated for Team West in the first ever CJAHL Prospects Game held in December 2005 ... graduated in 2004 from Hunting Hills High School in Red Deer ... also played lacrosse.
Personal: Full Name--Brett Bothwell ... born July 23, 1986, in Red Deer ... son of Bruce and Bobbie Bothwell ... has an older brother, Derek, and two older sisters, Shawna and Brianne ... Shawna set school records at North Florida in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back, 200 free and 200 back, and was conference swimmer of the meet as a senior in 2005 ... is a business management major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2007, Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2006 ... catches left.
Streaks - Longest Winning Streak: 3 games - 1/25/08 vs. Alabama-Huntsville to 2/1/08 at Bemidji State; Longest Unbeaten Streak: 3 games (twice) - most recently 1/25/08 vs. Alabama-Huntsville to 2/1/08 at Bemidji State (3-0-0); Complete Shutouts: (2).
Most Saves Game/Series: 53/59
Fewest Goals Allowed Game/Series: 0/3*
Complete games only (minimum 2 contests)
First Collegiate Win:
10/21/06 at Alabama-Huntsville
First Collegiate Point:
1/25/08 vs. Alabama-Huntsville - assist
Playoff Statistics: 1-1-0, 1.50 GAA, .940 SV%
| Brett Bothwell's Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Minutes | W-L-T | GA | GAA | Saves | SV% | SHO | G30/G2L |
| 2006-07 | 18/18 | 1043:19 | 8-9-1 | 62 | 3.57 | 499 | .889 | 0 | 5/4 |
| 2007-08 | 21/21 | 1214:21 | 8-13-0 | 68 | 3.36 | 495 | .879 | 2 | 3/7 |
| Career | 39/39 | 2257:40 | 16-22-1 | 130 | 3.45 | 994 | .884 | 2 | 8/11 |