23 Trenton Bliss
Trenton Bliss
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Appleton, Wis.
  • Position:
    F
  • Team:
    Green Bay (USHL)
  • gp
    36
  • p
    40
  • g
    12
  • a
    28
  • pim
    26
  • +/-
    +15

Bio

Junior Season (2020-21): Alternate captain … Named to the All-WCHA Third Team … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Candidate for the Hobey Baker Award … Received the team’s Merv Youngs Award as the most valuable player and the Gary Crosby Memorial Award as the team's leading scorer for the second straight season … Led the team with 25 points after 12 goals and 13 assists … Skated in 29-of-30 games … Tallied eight points on the power play with four goals and four assists … Scored the game-winning goal at Ferris State (Feb. 2) … Assisted on the game-winning goal at Bemidji State (Dec. 13), versus Northern Michigan (Dec. 18), at NMU (Jan. 25), and at Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 5) … Had six multi-point games, including a goal and two assist performance in a 4-3 overtime win over NMU (Dec. 18) … Went on a seven-game point from Feb. 2-16 with four goals and four assists … Tech was 7-4 when he scored and 10-1 when he notched an assist … Tallied 74 shots on goal, 19 blocked shots and led the team with a .598 faceoff winning percentage.

Sophomore Season (2019-20): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Received the team’s Gary Crosby Memorial Award as the leading scorer … Appeared in all 39 games and tallied 27 points on 12 goals and 15 assists … Had a hat trick at Northern Michigan (Feb. 28) … Was named the WCHA Forward of the Week on November 18 after scoring three goals, including a pair of game-winners, at Lake Superior State … Named to the GLI All-Tournament Team after a goal and two assists … Had a pair of four-game point streaks and six multi-point games … Scored game-winning goals at Robert Morris (Oct. 6), both nights at LSSU, and against Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 7) … Assisted on the game-winner at Arizona State (Jan. 5) and both games at Ferris State (Feb. 14-15).

Freshman Season (2018-19): Appeared in 34 games in first season … Tallied 15 points on six goals and nine assists … Tied for the team lead with five power-play goals, ranking eighth in the nation amongst freshmen … Named the WCHA Rookie of the Week on December 10 after scoring two goals and adding an assist versus Northern Michigan (Dec. 7-8) … Had an assist on the game-winning goal at Ferris State (Nov. 10) … Recorded first collegiate point with an assist versus Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 12) … Scored first collegiate goal at Wisconsin (Oct. 26).

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played the 2017-18 season with the Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL … Served as an alternate captain on a team coached by former Tech player and assistant coach Pat Mikesch … Was tenth in the USHL with 55 points, scoring 21 goals and adding 34 assists in 60 games in 2017-18 … Played 24 games for the Gamblers in 2016-17 and also nine for the Coulee Region Chill in the NAHL … Spent four seasons with the Appleton United from 2012-16, serving as an alternate captain in 2015-16 … Won Wisconsin state championship in 2016 and was named Mr. Hockey … Won a National Championship with Team Wisconsin in 2014.

Personal: Shoots left … Son of Cheryl Bliss … Born Trenton Beck Bliss on March 16, 1998, in Dallas, Texas … Has an older brother, Travis … Enjoys boating and golfing … Majoring in exercise science with a GPA of 3.32.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 25 Minnesota State L, 2-1
Feb 26 Minnesota State L, 2-1
Mar 4 Ferris State W, 3-2
Mar 5 Ferris State W, 3-2
Mar 12 Bemidji State L, 5-2
Mar 24 vs. Minnesota Duluth L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Games 36 25
Points 40 32
Goals 12 10
Assists 28 22
PIM 26 18
+/- +15 +13
Power-play goals 5 4
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 21 15
Game-winning goals 1 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 95 71
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 2 Northern Michigan T, 4-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Wisconsin W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 9 at Wisconsin W, 5-1 0 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 15 Notre Dame L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 USNTDP U-18 L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 29 at Clarkson W, 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Clarkson L, 2-1 0 0 1 1 4 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 Lake Superior State L, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nov 6 Lake Superior State W, 2-0 0 1 0 1 2 +0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Nov 12 Northern Michigan L, 3-2 0 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Nov 13 at Northern Michigan W, 5-2 1 1 2 3 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 19 at Bemidji State W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 20 at Bemidji State L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 26 Ferris State W, 6-4 0 2 1 3 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 7
Nov 27 Ferris State W, 6-1 0 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 3 at Minnesota State L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 at Minnesota State L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 10 St. Thomas W, 6-1 0 0 3 3 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Dec 11 St. Thomas W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 at Michigan T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 30 at Michigan State L, 3-2 0 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 14 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 15 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 0 2 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 28 Bemidji State W, 5-2 0 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 29 Bemidji State W, 5-2 0 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 1 Northern Michigan W, 5-1 1 1 3 4 2 +2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 4 at St. Thomas T, 3-3 0 1 1 2 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 5 at St. Thomas W, 2-0 0 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 8 at Northern Michigan W, 8-1 1 0 3 3 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 11 Bowling Green W, 4-0 1 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 12 Bowling Green L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 18 at Ferris State W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 19 at Ferris State T, 5-5 1 2 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Feb 25 Minnesota State L, 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 26 Minnesota State L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 Ferris State W, 3-2 1 0 2 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mar 5 Ferris State W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mar 12 Bemidji State L, 5-2 1 1 1 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mar 24 vs. Minnesota Duluth L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2018-19 34 6 9 15 10 -2 5 0 0 0 0 0 60
2019-20 39 12 15 27 35 +4 8 0 0 4 0 1 76
2020-21 29 12 13 25 27 +0 4 0 0 1 0 0 78
2021-22 36 12 28 40 26 +15 5 0 0 1 0 0 95
Total 138 42 65 107 98 +17 22 0 0 6 0 1 309
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 36 12 28 40 26 +15 5 0 0 1 0 0 95
Conference 25 10 22 32 18 +13 4 0 0 1 0 0 71
Exhibition 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Location Home 17 7 15 22 14 +9 2 0 0 1 0 0 55
Away 18 5 13 18 12 +6 3 0 0 0 0 0 37
Neutral 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Result Wins 20 7 23 30 12 +13 4 0 0 1 0 0 57
Losses 13 2 4 6 12 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
Ties 3 3 1 4 2 +1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
Month October 5 1 2 3 6 +3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
November 8 5 3 8 4 +4 2 0 0 1 0 0 34
December 5 0 4 4 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
January 4 0 6 6 0 +4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
February 10 5 10 15 12 +6 2 0 0 0 0 0 24
March 4 1 3 4 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

News Mentions

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Huskies honored by CCHA for academics

Seven Michigan Tech Huskies were named to the 2021-22 CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team while 23 were named to the 2021-22 CCHA All-Academic Team.

June 22, 2022

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Hockey announces 2021-22 team awards

Michigan Tech hockey coach Joe Shawhan honored eight different Huskies with the program's annual team awards.

May 3, 2022

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Huskies ranked No. 14 in final polls

The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 14 in the final polls.

April 11, 2022

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Trenton Bliss signs AHL contract with Grand Rapids

Trenton Bliss has signed an American Hockey League contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins.

March 30, 2022

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Tech's season ends with loss to UMD in NCAA Tournament

The Michigan Tech hockey season came to an end in the NCAA West Region Semifinal as the No. 14-ranked Huskies fell 3-0 to No. 6 Minnesota Duluth.

March 24, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies open NCAA Thursday against UMD

Michigan Tech opens the NCAA Tournament against Minnesota Duluth on Thursday in Loveland, Colorado.

March 22, 2022

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Four Huskies named All-CCHA, Halonen on First Team

Brian Halonen, Trenton Bliss, Blake Pietila, and Colin Swoyer have been named All-CCHA.

March 15, 2022

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Huskies fall to Beavers in CCHA Semifinal

No. 13 Michigan Tech fell 5-2 to Bemidji State in the CCHA Mason Cup Semifinals Saturday.

March 12, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies host Bemidji State in CCHA Semifinals

No. 13 Michigan Tech hosts Bemidji State Saturday in the CCHA Mason Cup Semifinals.

March 10, 2022

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Huskies swept Ferris State after Saretsky scored in double OT

Parker Saretsky scored 6:34 into double overtime to send No. 15 Michigan Tech to the CCHA Mason Cup Semifinals

March 5, 2022

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Pietila scores in OT for Game 1 win

Logan Pietila scored a power-play goal 2:28 into overtime to give No. 15 Michigan Tech a 3-2 win over Ferris State

March 4, 2022

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PREVIEW: Tech hosts Ferris State to begin CCHA Playoffs

No. 15 Michigan Tech hosts Ferris State for a best-of-three CCHA Quarterfinal series.

March 2, 2022

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Huskies fall 2-1 on Senior Night to No. 1 MSU

No. 14 Michigan Tech wrapped up the regular season with a 2-1 loss to No. 1 Minnesota State Saturday.

February 26, 2022

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Huskies fall in OT to No. 1 Minnesota State

No. 14 Michigan Tech fell 2-1 in overtime to No. 1 Minnesota State Friday.

February 25, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies wrap up regular season against Mavericks

No. 14 Michigan Tech hosts No. 1 Minnesota State to wrap up the regular season.

February 24, 2022

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Blue Line Club hosting luncheon Friday

The Michigan Tech Blue Line Club is hosting its final luncheon of the season on Friday.

February 20, 2022

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Huskies and Bulldogs tie, Tech wins shootout

No. 14 Michigan Tech skated to a 5-5 tie at Ferris State Saturday.

February 19, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies wrap up road schedule at Ferris State

No. 14 Michigan Tech travels to Ferris State for the final road games of the regular season.

February 17, 2022

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Pietila breaks shutout record, Halonen and Bliss hit century mark

It was a night to remember at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena as No. 14 Michigan Tech shutout Bowling Green.

February 11, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies welcome BGSU for Winter Carnival

No. 14 Michigan Tech hosts Bowling Green this weekend for the annual Winter Carnival series.

February 10, 2022

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Huskies sweep NMU in dominating fashion

No. 14 Michigan Tech remains unbeaten in 2022 after an 8-1 victory at Northern Michigan Tuesday.

February 8, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies travel to NMU Tuesday to wrap up CCHA series

No. 14 Michigan Tech travels to Northern Michigan Tuesday.

February 7, 2022

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Huskies shutout Tommies Saturday

No. 15 Michigan Tech shutout St. Thomas 2-0 Saturday to take 5-of-6 CCHA points on the weekend.

February 5, 2022

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Huskies hang on for shootout win

No. 15 Michigan Tech settled for a 4-3 shootout win at St. Thomas on Friday night.

February 4, 2022

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PREVIEW: Tech travels to St. Thomas for first time since 1929

No. 15 Michigan Tech takes its five-game, and six-game CCHA, winning streak on the road to St. Thomas.

February 3, 2022

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No. 15 Tech defeats NMU for fifth straight win

No. 15 Michigan Tech earned its fifth straight win Tuesday, overwhelming Northern Michigan 5-1.

February 1, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies host Wildcats Tuesday

No. 15 Michigan Tech hosts Northern Michigan Tuesday at 6:07 p.m. at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

January 31, 2022

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Big third period lifts Huskies to sweep of Bemidji State

No. 18 Michigan Tech earned its third straight CCHA sweep after defeating Bemidji State 5-2 Saturday.

January 29, 2022

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Tech takes down Bemidji State 5-2 Friday

No. 18 Michigan Tech won its third straight game to begin 2022 with a 5-2 victory over Bemidji State Friday

January 28, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies host Beavers for CCHA series

No. 18 Michigan Tech hosts Bemidji State this weekend for a CCHA series.

January 26, 2022

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PREVIEW: No. 17 Tech meets No. 19 NMU

No. 17 Michigan Tech plays No. 19 Northern Michigan this weekend for a CCHA series.

January 19, 2022

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Huskies ranked No. 17 this week

The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 17 in this week's DCU/USCHO.com Top 20 poll.

January 17, 2022

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Huskies sweep Lakers with another 3-0 win

No. 19 Michigan Tech earned a CCHA sweep of Lake Superior State after a 3-0 shutout Saturday

January 15, 2022

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PREVIEW: Huskies open 2022 at LSSU for CCHA series

No. 19 Michigan Tech travels to Lake Superior State for a CCHA series.

January 13, 2022

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Bliss, Halonen and Pietila candidates for Hobey Baker Award

Trenton Bliss, Brian Halonen, and Blake Pietila are candidates for the 2022 Hobey Baker Award.

January 12, 2022

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Huskies ranked No. 19 this week

The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 19 in this week's DCU/USCHO.com Top 20 poll.

January 10, 2022

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Huskies fall in OT at Michigan State in GLI Showcase

No. 18 Michigan Tech fell 3-2 in overtime at Michigan State Thursday.

December 30, 2021

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Huskies and Wolverines tie Wednesday in Ann Arbor

No. 18 Michigan Tech and No. 3 Michigan skated to a scoreless tie Wednesday.

December 29, 2021

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PREVIEW: Huskies travel for GLI at Michigan and Michigan State

Michigan Tech travels to Michigan and Michigan State for the GLI Showcase.

December 27, 2021

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Huskies scores 6 in win over the Tommies

Michigan Tech won 6-1 over St. Thomas Friday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

December 10, 2021

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PREVIEW: Huskies host newest NCAA Division I team

Michigan Tech hosts the newest NCAA Division I program St. Thomas this weekend for a CCHA series.

December 9, 2021

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PREVIEW: Huskies travel to No. 2 Minnesota State

Michigan Tech hits the road this weekend for a CCHA series at No. 2 Minnesota State.

December 2, 2021

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Huskies come back for 6-4 win over Ferris Friday

The Michigan Tech hockey team had a come from behind 6-4 victory over Ferris State Friday.

November 26, 2021

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PREVIEW: Huskies host Bulldogs for CCHA series

Michigan Tech hosts Ferris State this weekend for a CCHA series at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

November 24, 2021

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PREVIEW: Huskies head to Bemidji for first CCHA road series

Michigan Tech travels to No. 20 Bemidji State this weekend for its first CCHA road series of the season.

November 18, 2021