19 Eric Gotz
Eric Gotz
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    178
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Hermantown, Minn.
  • Position:
    D
  • Team:
    Minnesota (NAHL)
  • gp
    27
  • p
    6
  • g
    1
  • a
    5
  • pim
    10
  • +/-
    -6

Bio

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played the last two seasons (117 games) for the Minnesota Wilderness in the NAHL … Named the NAHL Defenseman of the Year in 2017-18, leading the league in points by a defenseman (47) and assists by a blueliner (39) … Served as captain and was also named to the All-NAHL First Team, the Central Division Defenseman of the Year, and to the All-Central Division Team … Played three seasons of high school hockey with Hermantown … Was a two-time Minnesota State Class A All-Tournament Team selection.

Personal: Shoots right … Son of Dan and Toni Gotz … Born Eric Robert Gotz on April 23, 1998, in Isanti, Minnesota … Has a younger brother, Darian … Father played football at Minnesota Duluth, Mother played softball and volleyball and Gustavus Adolphus, and uncles Jim and Ken Gernander played at Vermont, while Ken went on to play in the New York Rangers Organization … All-section and two-time all-conference baseball player at Hermantown High School … Enjoys hunting, fishing, training dogs, water skiing, and spending time with family … Majoring in mechanical engineering with a GPA of 3.31.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 22 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2
Feb 23 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-1
Mar 1 Northern Michigan L, 4-2
Mar 2 at Northern Michigan L, 3-0
Mar 8 at Bowling Green L, 3-2
Mar 9 at Bowling Green L, 6-2
  Overall Conf
Games 27 20
Points 6 5
Goals 1 1
Assists 5 4
PIM 10 8
+/- -6 -4
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 4 3
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 36 25
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 12 Minnesota Duluth L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 13 Minnesota Duluth L, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Wisconsin W, 6-2 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 27 at Wisconsin L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Alabama Huntsville W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Alabama Huntsville W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Ferris State W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Ferris State W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Clarkson L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Clarkson L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Alaska W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 24 Alaska W, 7-2 - 0 0 0 6 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 30 Bemidji State T, 3-3 - 1 1 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 1 Bemidji State W, 7-2 - 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 7 at Northern Michigan L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 8 Northern Michigan W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 14 Alabama Huntsville L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 Alabama Huntsville W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 30 vs. Michigan T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 31 vs. Lake Superior State L, 6-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 at Minnesota State L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 5 at Minnesota State L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 Bowling Green W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 12 Bowling Green L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 18 vs. Bemidji State L, 4-3 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 19 at Bemidji State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Alaska Anchorage W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 at Alaska Anchorage T, 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Minnesota State T, 1-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Minnesota State L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 15 at Lake Superior State L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 16 at Lake Superior State L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Mar 1 Northern Michigan L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mar 2 at Northern Michigan L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 8 at Bowling Green L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 9 at Bowling Green L, 6-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2018-19 27 1 5 6 10 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
2019-20 38 4 16 20 10 -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 42
2020-21 30 3 11 14 12 -10 3 0 0 2 0 0 34
2021-22 35 4 6 10 4 -6 1 0 0 0 0 0 55
Total 130 12 38 50 36 -23 5 0 0 4 0 0 167
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 27 1 5 6 10 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
Conference 20 1 4 5 8 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 1 3 4 8 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Away 9 0 1 1 2 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Neutral 3 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Result Wins 9 0 3 3 8 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Losses 16 0 1 1 2 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Ties 2 1 1 2 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Month October 3 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
November 3 1 1 2 8 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
December 7 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
January 5 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
February 5 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
March 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9