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Kosti Backstopped the Bulldogs to their first two NCAA Frozen Four appearances, Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season championships and WCHA playoff titles during his pair of seasons at UMD. Named an All-American twice (First Team in 1984-85 and Second Team one year earlier, Kosti posted a 60-18-5 overall record in 83 career games and still holds team bests for lifetime victories (60) and winning percentage (.753). Kosti's 33 wins in 1985-85 and 27 triumphs the previous winter rank 1-2 on UMD's single-season charts, while his 45 appearances as a sophomore remain a program-high. With a 55 save effort, Kosti set a then NCAA Frozen Four record in UMD's 5-4 four overtime loss to Bowling Green in the 1984 national title game en route to securing a spot on the All-Tournament Team. A two-time All-WCHA selection and the league's Rookie of the Year in 1983-84, Kosti reeled off a still standing school-record 10 victories between Jan. 26 and March 2, 1985. Kosti bypassed his final two years of collegiate eligibility to sign with the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames organization and also patrolled the goal crease for the Canadian National Team in 1986-87 and 1987-88.