Pittsburgh, Pa. - Former RMU goaltender Justin Kapelmaster became the latest in a long line of Colonials alum to join the professional ranks Tuesday when it was announced that he had signed a professional contract with the Kansas City Mavericks of the ECHL.

Kapelmaster put together one of the most brilliant seasons for a goaltender in RMU history during his lone year with the program in 2019-20.

The Coral Springs, Florida native posted a 12-14-3 overall record that included two shutouts, and his single-season marks in save percentage (.930), goals-against average (2.48) and saves per-game (30.4) each rank as program records.

He helped lead RMU to a victory in his lone postseason appearance with the program as well, stopping 68 of 70 shots over the final two games against Holy Cross to erase a game-one loss and help RMU take the series 2-1 in the opening round of the 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament.

Kapelmaster became the first Colonials netminder in history to earn AHA end-of-season accolades last year when he was named to the AHA All-Conference second team. He was also named Team MVP for the 2019-20 campaign as voted on by his teammates.

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