Eric Gotz

19 Eric Gotz

Height:

5-10
Weight:

185
Year:

Jr.
Hometown:

Hermantown, Minn.
Position:

D
Team:

Minnesota (NAHL)

gp

30
p

14
g

3
a

11
pim

12
+/-

-10

Bio

Junior Season (2020-21): Alternate captain … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Named a Krampade All-American Scholar … Skated in all 30 games and tallied 14 points with three goals and 11 assists … Scored game-winning goals versus Minnesota State (Dec. 6) and Northern Michigan (Jan. 23) … Also scored at Lake Superior State (Nov. 22) … Assisted on the game-winning goal at NMU (Dec. 19), at Ferris State (Feb. 2), at Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 5), and versus NMU (Feb. 26) … Had a four-game point streak from Dec. 19-Jan. 23 with a goal and three assists … Had eight points on the power play with three goals and five assists … Tallied 35 shots on goal and 31 blocked shots.

Sophomore Season (2019-20): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Skated in 38-of-39 games in second season … Was second on the team with 16 assists while scoring four goals for 20 points … Team went 4-0 when he scored and had 10 points on the power play … Named to the GLI All-Tournament Team after a three-point game in the semifinal against Michigan State, including the game-winning goal … Named the WCHA Defenseman of December after tallying seven points in six games … Scored the game-winning goal at Northern Michigan (Nov. 23) … Registered a pair of assists, including on the game-winner, against Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 7) … Assisted on the game-winners in back-to-back games at Lake Superior State (Nov. 16) and NMU (Nov. 22) … Went on a streak of 12 points in 11 games from Nov. 15-Dec. 30.

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 … Younger brother Darian plays hockey for Minnesota Duluth … 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 3.21.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 26	Northern Michigan	W, 6-1
Feb 27	at Northern Michigan	W, 3-2
Mar 5	at Minnesota State	L, 2-1
Mar 6	at Minnesota State	L, 3-2
Mar 12	at Bemidji State	L, 3-1
Mar 13	at Bemidji State	L, 4-1

	Overall	Conf
Games	30	14
Points	14	6
Goals	3	0
Assists	11	6
PIM	12	10
+/-	-10	-14
Power-play goals	3	0
Short-handed goals	0	0
Empty net goals	0	0
Games started	8	4
Game-winning goals	2	0
Game-tying goals	0	0
Hat tricks	0	0
Shots	34	18

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	gwg	s
Nov 21	at Lake Superior State	T, 0-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
Nov 22	at Lake Superior State	L, 4-1	-	1	0	1	0	+0	1	0	2
Dec 6	Minnesota State	W, 3-1	1	1	0	1	0	+0	1	1	4
Dec 7	Minnesota State	L, 2-0	-	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Dec 12	at Bemidji State	L, 6-3	-	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	1
Dec 13	at Bemidji State	W, 3-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
Dec 18	Northern Michigan	W, 4-3	-	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1
Dec 19	at Northern Michigan	W, 3-1	-	0	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0
Jan 2	Alabama Huntsville	W, 4-0	-	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	1
Jan 3	Alabama Huntsville	W, 2-1	-	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1
Jan 23	Northern Michigan	W, 2-0	-	1	0	1	0	+0	1	1	1
Jan 25	at Northern Michigan	W, 4-1	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Jan 29	at Bowling Green	L, 6-3	1	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	1
Jan 30	at Bowling Green	L, 5-2	1	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1
Feb 2	at Ferris State	W, 6-4	1	0	2	2	2	-3	0	0	2
Feb 5	at Alabama Huntsville	W, 3-1	-	0	1	1	0	+1	0	0	2
Feb 6	at Alabama Huntsville	W, 4-1	-	0	1	1	0	+2	0	0	1
Feb 9	at Ferris State	W, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3
Feb 12	Ferris State	W, 3-0	-	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	2
Feb 13	Ferris State	W, 5-1	-	0	1	1	0	+1	0	0	1
Feb 16	Lake Superior State	L, 3-1	-	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1
Feb 19	Bemidji State	L, 4-1	-	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3
Feb 20	Bemidji State	L, 2-1	-	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Feb 23	Lake Superior State	W, 4-1	-	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	1
Feb 26	Northern Michigan	W, 6-1	-	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	2
Feb 27	at Northern Michigan	W, 3-2	-	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Mar 5	at Minnesota State	L, 2-1	0	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	2
Mar 6	at Minnesota State	L, 3-2	-	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Mar 12	at Bemidji State	L, 3-1	-	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Mar 13	at Bemidji State	L, 4-1	-	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1

	gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	gwg	s
2018-19	27	1	5	6	10	-6	0	0	36
2019-20	38	4	16	20	10	-1	1	2	42
2020-21	30	3	11	14	12	-10	3	2	34
2021-22	35	4	6	10	4	-6	1	0	55
Total	130	12	38	50	36	-23	5	4	167

		gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	shg	eng	gwg	gtg	hat	s
Event	Total	30	3	11	14	12	-10	3	0	0	2	0	0	34
	Conference	14	0	6	6	10	-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
	Exhibition	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	13	2	4	6	2	-5	2	0	0	2	0	0	18
	Away	17	1	7	8	10	-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	16
	Neutral	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result	Wins	17	2	9	11	8	+3	2	0	0	2	0	0	22
	Losses	12	1	2	3	4	-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	12
	Ties	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Month	November	2	1	0	1	0	+0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
	December	6	1	2	3	2	+1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
	January	6	1	3	4	2	-3	1	0	0	1	0	0	5
	February	12	0	6	6	4	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
	March	4	0	0	0	4	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3