Isaiah Saville (born September 21, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the New Mexico Goatheads of the ECHL while under contract to the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL). Saville was selected 135th overall in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, playing parts of three seasons in their organization. He previously played junior in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Minnesota Magicians and the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Tri-City Storm, as well as NCAA collegiate hockey with the Omaha Mavericks.
Playing career
Saville began his youth career in his hometown of Anchorage, before entering the North American junior system with the Colorado Thunderbirds of the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL) in 2016.
He then joined the Minnesota Magicians of the Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL) for the 2017–18 season, before moving to the Tri-City Storm of the Tier I United States Hockey League (USHL) for 2018–19. During his brief tenure in Tri-City, Saville was named USHL Goaltender of the Year and won the Dave Peterson Award from USA Hockey, ultimately leading the Storm to their second Anderson Cup regular-season title. At the conclusion of his time in Tri-City, Saville was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Vegas Golden Knights.
Saville played three seasons of collegiate hockey at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In his time with the Mavericks, Saville posted a career .907 save percentage and 2.78 goals against average, being named to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) honorable mention All-Star team for 2020–21.
Saville signed his three-year entry-level contract with Vegas on March 18, 2022, and joined Vegas' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, shortly thereafter.
Saville was recalled by the Golden Knights multiple times during the 2023–24 season due to injuries, dressing as the backup to Logan Thompson and Jiri Patera; however, he did not appear in any games.
After missing the entire 2024–25 season due to injury, Saville signed a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, on July 17, 2025.
Saville played a lone season within the Reign organization before leaving as a free agent and signing a one-year AHL contract for the 2026–27 season with fellow pacific divisional club, the Colorado Eagles, on September 14, 2026.
International play
Saville made his international debut with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, appearing in two games. Saville also appeared for the USNTDP in three games at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge, posting a .944 save percentage and 1.30 goals against average en route to a gold medal. Saville was named to the United States roster for the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships, but did not play.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2017–18 Minnesota Magicians NAHL 41 21 13 1 2313 93 2 2.41 .927 3 0 3 176 10 0 3.42 .911 2018–19 Tri-City Storm USHL 34 25 4 3 1992 63 4 1.90 .925 6 3 3 — — 1 2.20 .910 2019–20 University of Nebraska Omaha NCHC 28 10 11 4 1559 74 1 2.85 .907 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 University of Nebraska Omaha NCHC 24 12 11 1 1348 68 1 3.03 .907 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 University of Nebraska Omaha NCHC 30 16 14 0 1761 74 4 2.52 .907 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 8 6 1 0 438 15 0 2.05 .929 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Savannah Ghost Pirates ECHL 33 8 15 6 1806 93 2 3.09 .920 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 10 4 5 0 542 29 0 3.21 .902 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 22 7 12 1 1212 66 1 3.27 .893 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Ontario Reign AHL 8 6 1 1 441 14 2 1.91 .916 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 29 11 13 3 1638 73 1 2.67 .910 — — — — — — — — AHL totals 48 23 19 2 2,633 124 3 2.83 .904 — — — — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2017 United States IH18 5th 2 0 2 0 120 13 0 6.50 .831 2018 United States WJAC 3 2 0 1 185 4 1 1.30 .944 2020 United States WJC 6th DNPJunior totals 5 2 2 1 305 17 1 3.90 .888
Awards and honors Award Year NAHL Second All-Star Team2018 All-Rookie Second Team All-Midwest Division Team All-Midwest Division Rookie Team Midwest Division Goaltender of the YearUSHL Dave Peterson Award 2019 Goaltender of the Year All-USHL First Team All-Rookie First TeamNCAA Division I – NCHC Honorable Mention All-Star Team 2021
References
External links
NAHL playoff statistics from NAHL.com Hlinka-Gretzky Cup statistics from Hlinkagretzkycup.cz WJAC statistics from Hockey Canada