19 Eric Gotz
Eric Gotz
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    181
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Hermantown, Minn.
  • Position:
    D
  • Team:
    Minnesota (NAHL)
  • gp
    38
  • p
    20
  • g
    4
  • a
    16
  • pim
    10
  • +/-
    -1

Bio

Freshman Season (2018-19): Appeared in 27 games in first season … Tallied seven points with one goal and six assists … Recorded first collegiate point with an assist at Wisconsin (Oct. 26) … Scored first collegiate goal while adding an assist versus Bemidji State (Nov. 3) … Three assists came on the power play.

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 3.05.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 at Ferris State W, 3-2
Feb 15 at Ferris State W, 2-0
Feb 28 at Northern Michigan W, 8-4
Feb 29 Northern Michigan L, 3-2
Mar 6 at Northern Michigan W, 4-1
Mar 7 at Northern Michigan W, 4-3
  Overall Conf
Games 38 27
Points 20 13
Goals 4 2
Assists 16 11
PIM 10 2
+/- -1 -5
Power-play goals 1 1
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 7 5
Game-winning goals 2 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 42 26
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 5 at Robert Morris W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 6 at Robert Morris W, 7-0 - 1 0 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 11 Alaska L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Alaska L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 25 at Bowling Green L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 26 at Bowling Green W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 at North Dakota L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 Minnesota State L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 9 Minnesota State L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Lake Superior State W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 at Lake Superior State W, 2-1 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 22 Northern Michigan W, 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 23 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2 - 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nov 29 at Alaska L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 30 at Alaska W, 2-1 - 1 0 1 0 +1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 6 Alaska Anchorage W, 2-1 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 7 Alaska Anchorage W, 4-1 - 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 13 Clarkson T, 2-2 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 14 Clarkson L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 6 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Michigan State W, 4-2 - 1 2 3 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 4
Dec 31 vs. Michigan W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 4 at Arizona State L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 5 at Arizona State W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 10 Bowling Green L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Bowling Green T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 17 at Bemidji State L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 18 at Bemidji State T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 Ferris State W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 Ferris State L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 31 at Alabama Huntsville W, 4-1 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 1 at Alabama Huntsville L, 3-1 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 7 Lake Superior State L, 7-3 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 8 Lake Superior State W, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 at Ferris State W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Ferris State W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 at Northern Michigan W, 8-4 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 29 Northern Michigan L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 6 at Northern Michigan W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 at Northern Michigan W, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 13 at Minnesota State   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Minnesota State   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Minnesota State   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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 38 4 16 20 10 -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 42
Conference 27 2 11 13 2 -5 1 0 0 1 0 0 26
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 0 6 6 6 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Away 21 3 8 11 4 -1 1 0 0 1 0 0 22
Neutral 2 1 2 3 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Result Wins 21 4 14 18 2 +11 1 0 0 2 0 0 22
Losses 14 0 1 1 8 -11 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Ties 3 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Month October 6 1 1 2 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
November 9 2 3 5 0 -1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
December 6 1 6 7 6 +3 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
January 8 0 2 2 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
February 7 0 3 3 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
March 2 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0