Justen Close
Player Information
| Date of Birth: | May 20, 1998 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Kindersley, SK | Height: | 5'10" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 161 |
| Position: | Goalie | Commit: | Minnesota | 2019 |
Amateur Scouting Reports
Elite Prospects Data
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| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ. of Minnesota | Jacksonville Icemen | G | 2024-08-28 |
| Kindersley Klippers | Univ. of Minnesota | G | 2019-02-21 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| SMAAAHL Second All-Star Team | SMAAAHL | 2014-2015 |
| SJHL Goaltender of the Year | SJHL | 2017-2018 |
| SJHL Goaltender of the Year | SJHL | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (B1G) Champion | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (B1G) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (B1G) Honorable Mention All-Star Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (B1G) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (B1G) Second All-Star Team | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (B1G) Honorable Mention All-Star Team | NCAA | 2023-2024 |
| ECHL All-Rookie Team | ECHL | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | GAA | SVS% | Playoffs | GP | GAA | SVS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | Saskatchewan Hustlin Huskies | Brick Invitational | |||||||
| 2011-2012 | West Central Wheat Kings U15 AA | SAAHL U15 | 11 | 4.45 | Playoffs | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2013-2014 | Unity Lazers U18 AA | CFHL U18 | 17 | 1.79 | |||||
| 2013-2014 | Battlefords Stars U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Tisdale Trojans U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 22 | 2.09 | 91.9 | Playoffs | 6 | 1.96 | 91.4 |
| 2015-2016 | Tisdale Trojans U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 22 | 1.96 | 93.1 | Playoffs | 12 | 2.4 | 91.1 |
| 2016-2017 | Kindersley Klippers | SJHL | 30 | 2.93 | 91.2 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | Kindersley Klippers | SJHL | 46 | 2.71 | 92.3 | Playoffs | 4 | 3.45 | 89.2 |
| 2018-2019 | Kindersley Klippers | SJHL | 41 | 2.19 | 92.8 | Playoffs | 5 | 2.7 | 92.2 |
| 2019-2020 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 3 | 6.09 | 78.6 | ||||
| 2020-2021 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 1 | 6 | 71.4 | ||||
| 2021-2022 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 21 | 1.95 | 92.5 | ||||
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 37 | 2.02 | 92.7 | ||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 38 | 2.36 | 92.3 | ||||
| 2024-2025 | Jacksonville Icemen | ECHL | 30 | 2.38 | 92.2 | Playoffs | 2 | 2.68 | 92.6 |





