Colin Swoyer

24 Colin Swoyer

Height:

6-0
Weight:

192
Year:

Sr
Hometown:

Hinsdale, Ill.
Position:

D
Team:

Sioux Falls (USHL)

gp

36
p

23
g

5
a

18
pim

22
+/-

+13

Bio

Pronunciation

Junior Season (2020-21): Alternate captain … Named to the All-WCHA Second Team … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Received the Gitzen-Loutit Memorial Award as the team's most outstanding defensive player for the second straight season … Named the WCHA Defenseman of the Month for February and was a four-time WCHA Defenseman of the Week … Ranked second in the WCHA amongst defensemen with 17 points, scoring three goals and tallying 13 assists … Led Tech skaters with a plus-9 rating and led WCHA blueliners with 71 shots on goal … Tech was 11-3 when he registered a point and 3-0 when he scored … Scored the game-winning goal versus Ferris State (Feb. 13) in Winter Carnival … Had a pair of assists including on the game winner at Bemidji State (Dec. 13) and versus Northern Michigan (Dec. 18) … Also assisted on the game winner against FSU (Feb. 12) … Had a goal and an assist on the power play at Northern Michigan (Feb. 27) … Scored a power play goal at FSU (Feb. 2) … Had six points on the power play with two goals and four assists … Led the team with 53 blocked shots to rank eighth in the nation and was third with 71 shots on goal.

Sophomore Season (2019-20): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Received the team’s Gitzen-Loutit Memorial Award as the outstanding defensive player … Appeared in all 39 games and led the team with 17 assists while scoring four goals … Was second on the team with 56 blocked shots which ranked sixth in the WCHA … Was named the WCHA Defenseman of the Week on February 17 after a three-point weekend at Ferris State … Scored two goals, including the game-winner, at FSU (Feb. 15) … Had a goal and an assist in the Winter Carnival opener against Lake Superior State (Feb. 7) … Also scored against Northern Michigan (Nov. 22) … Had a pair of assists at Bowling Green (Oct. 26) and at NMU (Feb. 28) … Led WCHA defensemen in assists in October … Ended the season with 10 points in the last nine games.

Freshman Season (2018-19): Appeared in 36-of-38 games in first season … Tallied 11 points on two goals and nine assists … Eight assists came on the power play … First collegiate goal was the game-winner at Alabama Huntsville (Nov. 2) … Recorded first collegiate point with an assist at Wisconsin (Oct. 26) … Assisted on the game-winning goal versus Alaska Anchorage (Feb. 23) … Went on a four-game point streak from October 26-November 3 with a goal and three assists … Also scored at Minnesota State (Jan. 5) … Blocked 41 shots to rank fourth on the team … Attended the St. Louis Blues Development Camp in July 2019.

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played 114 games in two seasons for the Sioux Falls Stampede … Alternate captain in 2017-18 … Finished fourth in the USHL in defensemen scoring with 36 points … Scored seven goals and racked up 29 assists to finish fourth on the team in scoring … Received the team’s community service award in 2016-17 … Played four games for the Chicago Steel in 2015-16, getting coached by current Tech assistant Dallas Steward … Played three seasons with the Chicago Fury before his time in the USHL.

Personal: Shoots right … Son of Jim and Jenny Swoyer … Born Colin James Swoyer on March 31, 1998, in Hinsdale, Illinois … Father played hockey and baseball for Southern New Hampshire University and is a former college hockey assistant coach and current high school hockey coach … Has a younger sister (Hannah) and brother (Devin) … Enjoys golfing … Majoring in finance with a 3.25 GPA.

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	26
Points	23	18
Goals	5	5
Assists	18	13
PIM	22	18
+/-	+13	+13
Power-play goals	4	4
Short-handed goals	0	0
Empty net goals	0	0
Games started	22	15
Game-winning goals	1	1
Game-tying goals	0	0
Hat tricks	0	0
Shots	78	63

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

	gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	eng	gwg	s
2018-19	36	2	9	11	28	-6	0	0	1	51
2019-20	39	4	17	21	32	+3	0	1	1	61
2020-21	30	3	14	17	24	+9	2	0	1	71
2021-22	36	5	18	23	22	+13	4	0	1	78
Total	141	14	58	72	106	+19	6	1	4	261

		gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	gwg	s
Event	Total	36	5	18	23	22	+13	4	1	78
	Conference	26	5	13	18	18	+13	4	1	63
	Exhibition	1	0	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1
Location	Home	18	5	7	12	8	+10	4	1	37
	Away	17	0	11	11	14	+6	0	0	40
	Neutral	1	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1
Result	Wins	21	5	12	17	12	+18	4	1	50
	Losses	12	0	3	3	8	-4	0	0	19
	Ties	3	0	3	3	2	-1	0	0	9
Month	October	5	0	3	3	4	+4	0	0	6
	November	8	2	5	7	10	+5	1	0	18
	December	5	1	1	2	0	+2	1	1	14
	January	4	1	2	3	2	+2	1	0	12
	February	10	1	5	6	6	+4	1	0	22
	March	4	0	2	2	0	-4	0	0	6

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