2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Biography
2023-24: Appeared in all 37 games … Sixth on team with 18 points (7g,11a), tying his career high … Goal and assist in 6-2 victory over Union College (10-14) … Goal and assist in 6-2 victory at Air Force … Tied career high with two goals in 3-2 OT win at #1 North Dakota (12-9) … Tied career high with two assists in 6-4 win at #9/10 Minnesota (1-7) … Also had two assists in 4-2 win vs. Miami (1-20) … Second career game-winning goal in 6-2 win over #2 North Dakota (2-17) … Finished fourth in the NCHC in faceoff winning pct at 58.5% … Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team for fourth consecutive season.
2022-23: Appeared in 33 games … Scored five goals and added seven assists for 12 points … First two goals of season vs. Air Force (10-28) … Also scored at Air Force (10-29) and vs. Princeton (12-30) … Goal in 3-1 victory at No. 7 Western Michigan in first game of NCHC playoffs (3-10) … Assisted on Matthew Gleason’s overtime playoff-series clincher at WMU (3-11) … Tied career-high with two assists at Omaha (2-10) … Career-high four-game point streak snapped vs. Denver (3-17) … Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team for third consecutive season.
2021-22: Appeared in 32 games … First points of season with pair of assists in 3-3 tie at Union … Career-high two points and six shots vs. the Dutchmen … Also had two assists and six shots in 4-3 victory at Miami … Goal and assist at Boston College and vs. Air Force … Goal at Air Force and at #10 Omaha … Assisted on Matthew Gleason’s GWG in 3-2 overtime victory over Miami … Two assists in 4-0 victory at #10 Omaha … Finished in a tie for second on team with 18 points … Tied for team lead with 12 assists and third with six goals … Fourth on team with 76 shots … Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team for second consecutive season.
2020-21: Appeared in 23 games … First career goal, an ENG, in 4-1 victory over Miami … Also scored vs. No. 9 St. Cloud State and No. 11 Omaha … Season-high four shots vs. Omaha … Finished the season ranked 16th in the NCHC in faceoff pct. (.508) … Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team.
Before Colorado College: Served as an assistant captain for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2019-20 … Collected 21 points (13g,8a) in 48 games … Posted 24 points in 65 games for Omaha the previous two seasons … Prior to that, he played for the Lancers’ U16 team, scoring 35 points in 36 games … Helped team to the 2016 U16 National Championship … Played in the USA Select Festival the past two years.
Personal: Parents are Geoff Will and Sally Gard … Has one sister, Kaitlyn … His uncle, Steve Metzger, wrestled collegiately at Iowa State … Would like to continue his hockey career following his time at CC … Enjoys playing golf and fishing in his spare time … Favorite food is peanut-butter smoothies … Favorite book is Relentless by Tim Grover … Favorite movie is The Departed … Person in history he would most like to meet is Al Capone … Greatest moment in sports was winning the Bauer World Invitational in double overtime … Favorite sport other than hockey is golf … Credits his father with the biggest influence on his athletic career … Started playing hockey at age two … Favorite professional players are Nathan McKinnon and Patrice Bergeron.
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Historical Player Information
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2020-2021Freshman
Forward
5'11"
186 lbs
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2021-2022Sophomore
Forward
5'11"
185 lbs
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2022-2023Junior
Forward
5'11"
185 lbs
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2023-2024Senior
Forward
5'11"
185 lbs