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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 210
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
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- Position:
- F
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- Team:
- Sioux City (USHL)
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- gp
- 44
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- p
- 27
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- g
- 12
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- a
- 15
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- pim
- 45
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- +/-
- +7
Bio
Junior Season (2016-17): Received the Gary Crosby Memorial Award as the team's leading scorer … Appeared in 44-of-45 games … Had 27 points on 11 goals and 16 assists, finishing tied for 13th overall in the WCHA … Recorded 12 points in the last 11 games and went on a seven-game point streak from November 4-25 (5G, 3A) … Scored the game-winning goal at Michigan State (Nov. 5) and had an assist on the game-winning goal vs. Northern Michigan (Oct. 28), at Bowling Green (Dec. 10), and vs. Minnesota State (Mar. 12) in the WCHA Semifinals … Had three multiple point games … Scored twice vs. Lake Superior State (Nov. 12) … Had two goals and an assist in the WCHA series clinching game against LSSU (Mar. 4) …Recorded a pair of assists in Game 1 of the playoff series vs. LSSU (Mar. 3) … Scored Tech’s first goal in the WCHA Championship Game vs. BGSU (Mar. 18).
Sophomore Season (2015-16): Skated in 35 games … Tied for third on the team with 26 points … Second on the team with 16 goals … Fourth on the team with a +16 rating … Scored four power play goals and four game-winning goals … Scored two goals at Lake Superior State (Dec. 12), vs. Alaska (Feb. 26), and vs. UAF (March 11) … Scored a goal and added three assists at Bemidji State (Feb. 20) … Had a goal and an assist at Bowling Green (Jan. 29), at Michigan State (Nov. 21), and vs. Northern Michigan (Oct. 24) … Attended the Anaheim Ducks Development Camp at the end of June.
Freshman Season (2014-15): Finished second among Michigan Tech freshmen in goals (7) and points (17) in 29 games … Collected his first career goal – the eventual game-winner – Dec. 29 in a 4-2 win against Ferris State at the Great Lakes Invitational … Notched four multi-point games, including three-point efforts on three occasions.
Prior to Michigan Tech: Spent the first half of 2013-14 with the Tri-City Storm (USHL), compiling 21-13=34 in 35 games before joining the USHL's Sioux City Musketeers … Had 6-8=14 in 25 games in Sioux City in the regular season … Helped Sioux City advance to the USHL Western Conference Finals … Posted 10-9=19 in 49 games for Tri-City during the 2012-13 season.
Personal: Shoots right … Son of Ron and Julie L'Esperance of Brighton, Michigan … Born Joel David L'Esperance in Brighton, Michigan, on August 18, 1995 … Has nine siblings—seven sisters and two brothers … Older brother, Alan, lettered in hockey at Michigan Tech in 2010-11 … Older sister, Carla, played basketball at Northern Michigan … Enjoys golfing and fishing … Majoring in management information systems.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 44 | 28 | ||
Points | 27 | 13 | ||
Goals | 12 | 4 | ||
Assists | 15 | 9 | ||
PIM | 45 | 37 | ||
+/- | +7 | +5 | ||
Power-play goals | 4 | 2 | ||
Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Empty net goals | 1 | 0 | ||
Games started | 4 | 1 | ||
Game-winning goals | 2 | 1 | ||
Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
Shots | 143 | 84 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 1 | at Wisconsin | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Oct 6 | vs. Union | W, 6-3 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Oct 7 | at Minnesota Duluth | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 13 | at Lake Superior State | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oct 14 | at Lake Superior State | T, 2-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Oct 20 | Alabama Huntsville | W, 5-4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Oct 21 | Alabama Huntsville | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oct 27 | at Minnesota State | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oct 28 | at Minnesota State | L, 5-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Nov 3 | Bowling Green | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 4 | Bowling Green | T, 2-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 10 | Northern Michigan | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 11 | at Northern Michigan | L, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 17 | at Alaska Anchorage | T, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 18 | at Alaska Anchorage | T, 3-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 24 | at Alaska | W, 5-4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 25 | at Alaska | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dec 8 | Ferris State | L, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Dec 9 | Ferris State | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dec 15 | Lake Superior State | W, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dec 16 | Lake Superior State | T, 3-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jan 1 | vs. Michigan State | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 2 | vs. Bowling Green | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 5 | vs. Boston College | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jan 6 | vs. Arizona State | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jan 19 | Alaska | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jan 20 | Alaska | W, 4-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 26 | at Ferris State | L, 4-3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jan 27 | at Ferris State | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 2 | at Bowling Green | L, 7-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Feb 3 | at Bowling Green | W, 4-0 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Feb 9 | Bemidji State | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 10 | Bemidji State | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Feb 16 | Arizona State | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Feb 17 | Arizona State | W, 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Feb 23 | at Northern Michigan | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 24 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mar 2 | at Bemidji State | W, 5-3 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mar 3 | at Bemidji State | W, 5-4 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Mar 9 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mar 10 | at Minnesota State | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mar 11 | at Minnesota State | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mar 17 | at Northern Michigan | W, 2-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Mar 23 | vs. Notre Dame | L, 4-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | ||
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Event | Total | 44 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 45 | +7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
Conference | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | +5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
Away | 22 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | +10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Neutral | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
Result | Wins | 22 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 22 | +12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
Losses | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
Ties | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
Month | October | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
November | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
December | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
January | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
February | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
March | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | +8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |