Eric Gotz

19 Eric Gotz

Height:

5-10
Weight:

185
Year:

Sr
Hometown:

Hermantown, Minn.
Position:

D
Team:

Minnesota (NAHL)

gp

35
p

10
g

4
a

6
pim

4
+/-

-6

Bio

Pronunciation

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 3.37.

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	35	24
Points	10	8
Goals	4	4
Assists	6	4
PIM	4	2
+/-	-6	-2
Power-play goals	1	1
Short-handed goals	0	0
Empty net goals	0	0
Games started	4	2
Game-winning goals	0	0
Game-tying goals	0	0
Hat tricks	0	0
Shots	55	35

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	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 9	at Wisconsin	W, 5-1	0	0	2	2	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oct 15	Notre Dame	L, 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oct 16	USNTDP U-18	L, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oct 29	at Clarkson	W, 3-0	0	0	0	0	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Oct 30	at Clarkson	L, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Nov 5	Lake Superior State	L, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 6	Lake Superior State	W, 2-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 12	Northern Michigan	L, 3-2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 13	at Northern Michigan	W, 5-2	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 19	at Bemidji State	W, 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 20	at Bemidji State	L, 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Nov 26	Ferris State	W, 6-4	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 27	Ferris State	W, 6-1	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 3	at Minnesota State	L, 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dec 4	at Minnesota State	L, 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dec 10	St. Thomas	W, 6-1	1	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Dec 11	St. Thomas	W, 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dec 29	at Michigan	T, 0-0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dec 30	at Michigan State	L, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jan 14	at Lake Superior State	W, 3-0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 15	at Lake Superior State	W, 3-0	0	1	0	1	0	+0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jan 28	Bemidji State	W, 5-2	0	1	1	2	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jan 29	Bemidji State	W, 5-2	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Feb 1	Northern Michigan	W, 5-1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 4	at St. Thomas	T, 3-3	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Feb 5	at St. Thomas	W, 2-0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Feb 8	at Northern Michigan	W, 8-1	0	1	1	2	0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Feb 11	Bowling Green	W, 4-0	0	0	0	0	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Feb 12	Bowling Green	L, 4-2	0	1	0	1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Feb 18	at Ferris State	W, 3-2	-	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Feb 19	at Ferris State	T, 5-5	-	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Feb 25	Minnesota State	L, 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Feb 26	Minnesota State	L, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mar 4	Ferris State	W, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mar 5	Ferris State	W, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mar 12	Bemidji State	L, 5-2	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Mar 24	vs. Minnesota Duluth	L, 3-0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2

	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	s
Event	Total	35	4	6	10	4	-6	1	55
	Conference	24	4	4	8	2	-2	1	35
	Exhibition	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	1
Location	Home	16	2	3	5	2	-6	0	23
	Away	18	2	3	5	2	+2	1	30
	Neutral	1	0	0	0	0	-2	0	2
Result	Wins	20	3	6	9	4	+6	1	30
	Losses	12	1	0	1	0	-10	0	18
	Ties	3	0	0	0	0	-2	0	7
Month	October	5	0	2	2	2	+2	0	7
	November	6	0	1	1	0	-1	0	8
	December	6	0	1	1	0	-3	0	14
	January	4	2	1	3	0	+2	1	5
	February	10	2	1	3	2	+0	0	13
	March	4	0	0	0	0	-6	0	8