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32 Josh Kotai

  • Position Goaltender
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Abbotsford, B.C.
  • Previous Battleford North Stars (SJHL)

Biography

Career
Games:
44
Stats through 2024-25: 2.33 GAA, .926 SV%, 19-19-5

Honors and Awards
  • CCHA All-Academic
  • All-CCHA Second Team
  • 2025 Mike Richter Award Finalist
  • CCHA Goalie of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024 and Jan. 27, 2025)
  • CCHA Goalie of the Month (October, 2024 and January, 2025)
  • HCA Co-National Goaltender of the Month (October, 2024 and January 2025)
  • 2024-25 Hobey Baker Award Nominee
  • Augustana’s Most Valuble Player (2024-25 Team Award)
  • CCHA Goalie of the Year Finalist (2024-25)

2024-25 | Sophomore
  • Played in 31 games
  • Recorded a 1.93 goals against average and a .936 save percentage
  • Tallied a record of 17-10-3
  • Season high 45 saves in Augustana’s 3-2 win over No. 8 Colorado College
  • Two-time HCA Co-Goaltender of the Month award winner
  • Two-time CCHA Goaltender of the Month award winner
  • Two-time CCHA Goalie of the Week
  • Named a 2025 Mike Richter Award Finalist 
  • Hobey Baker Award Nominee
  • Garnered All-CCHA Second Team honors
  • Recorded an assist in Augustana 5-1 win over Bemidji State (Nov. 9)
  • Played in 1808.97 minutes of action
  • Named teams Most Valuble Player

2023-24 | Freshman
  • Made his collegiate debut in Augustana’s 3-0 loss to Wisconsin, made 41 saves. (Oct. 8)
  • Backstopped the Vikings in his first collegiate win against Colorado College, 4-3 (Oct. 28)
  • Played in 13 games and finished with a record of 2-9-2.
  • Maned the crease for 722:36 minutes
  • Held a goals against average of 3.32 and save-percentage of .904
  • Made 40+ saves in three games (Oct. 8), (Dec. 1) and (Jan. 6)

Before Augustana
  • Josh previously played for the Battleford North Stars (SJHL) for the 2022-23 season where he appeared in 39 games
  • He ended the season with a 32-4-3 record with a 2.39 GAA and a .935 save percentage
  • Before playing for the North Stars, he played for the Vermont Lumberjacks (EHL) for the 2021-22 season where he appeared in 17 games and had an 8-7-1 record
  • He finished with a 3.09 GAA and a .909 save percentage

Personal
  • Josh was born on March 13, 2003, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, to parents Alex and Meghan
  • He has three siblings Reilley, Nick, and Alleigh

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2023-24Freshman

    Goaltender
    6'2"
    32
  • 32

    2024-25Sophomore

    Goaltender
    6'2"
    32
  • 32

    2025-26Junior

    Goaltender
    6'2"
    32