Clay Witt

Classroom

Witt received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and new venture management in May 2014 with a grade-point average of 2.733. He is currently enrolled in the graduate certificate program in project management and will complete his requirements for the certificate in the spring of 2015.

Character

After a record-breaking season as a junior in 2013-14, Clay Witt had the option of signing a professional contract and forgoing his final season of eligibility at Northeastern. Witt, however, wanted to complete his undergraduate degree and begin graduate courses, and he believed in the talent returning to his team in 2014-15, so he decided to come back to Northeastern for his final season. Witt’s preparation, both mentally and physically, is second to none in the Northeastern locker room. As a student-athlete who leads by example, Witt was named one of the Northeastern assistant captains for the 2014-15 season.

Community

Witt, along with several members of the Northeastern hockey team, is heavily involved within the Boston community. He is a member of the Huskies’ Leadership Team with Team IMPACT, an organization that pairs children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses with college athletic teams to improve their quality of life through the power of team. Witt and the Huskies are teammates with two brothers and have welcomed them into the Northeastern family since January of 2014. Witt also takes time to read to children in elementary schools in the Boston area during the hockey season.

Competition

In just his first season as the starting goaltender (2013-14), Witt rewrote the Northeastern record book. He set single-season program records for goals against average (2.37) and save percentage (.932), and was named a finalist for the Mike Richter Award and a candidate for the Hobey Baker Award. Witt also was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star as a junior, was a five-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honoree and earned the “Stop It” Goaltender of the Month Award in January of 2014. Entering the 2014-15 season, Witt is 20-17-3 with a 2.51 goals against average and a .928 save percentage to go along with four shutouts and 1,360 total saves in 48 career games (38 starts). He will be eligible for the Northeastern career record book after two appearances in 2014-15. During the summer, Witt was invited to attend the Tampa Bay Lightning Prospect Development Camp in his hometown of Brandon, Florida.