24 Daniel Sova
Daniel Sova
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cottage Grove, Minn.
  • Position:
    D
  • Previous Experience:
    Waterloo (USHL)
  • gp
    12
  • p
    0
  • g
    0
  • a
    0
  • pim
    4
  • +/-
    -10

Bio

Junior Season (2012-13): Selected as a WCHA Scholar Athlete … Played in 19 games, missing 18 others with injury … Tallied two points on the season, both coming in an 8-4 win over Lake Superior State (Oct. 13) on a goal and an assist … Had a plus-minus rating of plus-one on the season.

Sophomore Season (2011-12): Named to WCHA All-Academic Team … Recorded 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in all 39 games … Totaled four points in a series split at No. 2 Minnesota Dec. 9-10 … Had a primary assist on David Johnstone's overtime game-winning goal at Colorado College Mar. 10 … Scored all three goals on special teams, two on the power play and one shorthanded.

Freshman Season (2010-11): One of six players to appear in all 38 games … Finished tied for fourth on the team with nine assists … Recorded first career point with an assist in 5-2 win over Minnesota State on Oct. 15th … Tallied one assist the following night against the Mavericks … Recorded his first multi-point game with a pair of assists against Michigan State at the Great Lakes Invitational on Dec. 30th.

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played two seasons with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League … During the 2008-09 season he scored two goals and added 26 assists in 55 games … Finished with a +23 rating and 96 penalty minutes … Followed up with six goals and 31 assists in 60 games during 2009-10 campaign … Finished +23 and tallied 96 penalty minutes … Voted assistant captain both seasons and was a two-time defensive player of the week award winner … Voted back-to-back Waterloo Black Hawks Fan Favorite … Was named the  2008-09 Booster Club Player of the Year … Led Hill-Murray High School to the Minnesota State AA Title in 2008 … Finished the 2008 season with 45 points (12 goals, 33 assists) after recording 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 2007 … Earned AP All-State Honorable Mention, all-tournament and all-conference honors in 2008 … Also an all-conference selection in 2007 … Also played football and baseball for the Pioneers … Graduated cum laude from Hill-Murray in 2008.

Personal: Son of Gary and Julie Sova … Born Feb. 24, 1990 … Has one brother and one sister, both younger … Hobbies include hunting, fishing and golf … Owns a 3.47 grade point average in business management … Shoots right.

Sova's Individual Statistics
 Year GP
 G
 A
 PTS
 PEN/MIN
 PP
 SH
 GW
 GT
 2010-11 38 0 9 9 15/33 0 0 0

0
 2011-12 39 3 10 13 19/38 2 1 0

0
 2012-13 19
 1
 1
 2
 11/25 0
 0
 0
 0
 2013-14 12 0 0 0
 2/4 0 0 0
 0
Total
 108 4 20 24 47/100 2 1 0 0

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 21 Northern Michigan W, 7-4
Feb 22 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2
Mar 7 at Minnesota State L, 3-0
Mar 8 at Minnesota State T, 1-1
Mar 14 at Bowling Green L, 2-1
Mar 15 at Bowling Green L, 5-2
  Overall Conf
Games 12 10
Points 0 0
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
PIM 4 4
+/- -10 -9
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 1 -
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 18 17
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 5 Laurentian W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Minnesota Duluth L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Minnesota Duluth T, 1-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Notre Dame L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Notre Dame L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Northern Michigan L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Northern Michigan W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Michigan L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Michigan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Michigan State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Michigan State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Lake Superior State L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Lake Superior State W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 22 at Alaska Anchorage L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 23 at Alaska Anchorage T, 2-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Alaska W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at Alaska W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 Bemidji State T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 7 Bemidji State T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 13 Bowling Green L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 14 Bowling Green T, 4-4 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 27 vs. Michigan State T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 vs. Western Mich. L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 3 at Lake Superior State L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 4 at Lake Superior State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Ferris State L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Ferris State L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 24 Ferris State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 Ferris State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at Bowling Green W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Bowling Green W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Alabama Huntsville W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Alabama Huntsville W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Alaska L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Alaska L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Northern Michigan W, 7-4 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 22 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Minnesota State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Minnesota State T, 1-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Bowling Green L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Bowling Green L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2013-14 12 0 0 0 4 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Total 12 0 0 0 4 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 12 0 0 0 4 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Conference 10 0 0 0 4 -9 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 0 0 0 4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Away 4 0 0 0 0 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Result Wins 3 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Losses 5 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Ties 4 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Month November 3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
December 6 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
January 2 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
February 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1