2021-22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Erik Middendorf
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- B/T::
- L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Prev School:
- Chicago (USHL)
Bio
Career Capsule:
Skated in 120 career college hockey games for Colorado College and Michigan State ... Amassed 26 career goals and 23 assists for 49 points, with six power-play markers and seven game-winners ... Blocked 44 shots and had 46 PIMs.
Professional Start:
At the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, signed a standard contract with the Adirondack Thunder (the ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils and Utica Comets), where he played in 11 regular-season games with a goal, two assists, and was a +7.
2022-23 (Senior):
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Selection ...Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Earned the team's Blue Line Club President's Award, given to the senior with the highest grade-point average ... Skated in all 38 games for MSU, and finished with a 7-9-16 scoring line ... His nine assists were a career best ... Scored once on the power play and one of his goals was a game-winner ... Blocked a career-high 20 shots ... Recorded his first point of the season on an assist on a Nash Nienhuis power-play marker vs. LIU (10/22) ... Tied his career best with a pair of blocked shots in a 1-1 deadlock at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Scored four times in the first game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5), the first four-goal effort for a Spartan since Sean Berens did so in a 6-1 win over Northern Michigan in 1998 ... Had a goal in the win at Penn State (11/19) ... Scored a goal in the 3-2 OT win over Penn State (1/13) ... Had a three-point weekend in a home sweep of Notre Dame (2/3-4), scoring a goal in game one and two assists in game two ... Assisted on Jeremy Davidson’s power play goal against Michigan at LCA (2/11) ... Had four assists (including a three-helper game in the opener) in the final weekend of the regular season at Wisconsin (2/17-18) ... Picked up an assist in the B1G quarterfinal series at Notre Dame (3/3-5).
2021-22 (Junior):
Ranked third on the team with 20 points, and led the squad with 12 goals ... Tied for fifth in the Big Ten with four game-winning goals, and his four power-play markers ranked in a tie for fifth ... Recorded his first point in a Spartan uniform in the second game of the Air Force Series (10/9) ...Scored the game-winner with just over two minutes remaining in a 2-1 victory over Miami (10/16) ... Had an assist on David Gucciardi’s first career goal at UMass-Lowell (10/22) ... Had a goal and an assist in the Ohio State series (10/29-30) ... Had an assist on Griffin Loughran’s goal against Michigan (11/6) ... Flipped home the game-winning goal with 20 seconds remaining in regulation at Ferris State (11/13) ... Had his first career multiple-goal game against Wisconsin (11/19) ... Scored twice in the second game against Minnesota (1/8) ... Had a goal and an assist in each game of the series at Wisconsin (1/14-15) ... Scored a power-play goal in the series finale vs. Ohio State (1/22) ... Had an assist in the series at Minnesota (2/4-5) ... Led the Spartans with a pair of goals and an assist on 10 shots in the Notre Dame series (2/18-19), with both tallies coming on the power play ... Scored a goal, added an assist, and had two blocked shots in the Penn State series (2/25-26).
2019-20 (Sophomore, at Colorado College):
Appeared in six games at CC before returning to junior hockey to play for the Chicago Steel in the USHL ... Tallied a pair of assists and four penalty minutes in six games at CC.
2018-19 (Freshman, at Colorado College):
Had a 7-4-11 scoring line in 41 games, with one power-play goal and three game-winners.
Prior to MSU:
Played parts of two seasons for Colorado College before heading to the USHL in 2019-20 ... Captained the Chicago Steel to the 2021 Clark Cup title and won a pair of Anderson Cups (regular-season champions) with Chicago in 2020 and 2021 … In his first season in Chicago, scored 24 points (12g, 12a) in 32 games ... Ranked fourth in points (68) and second in goals (32) in the USHL in 2020-21 …Ranked second for Chicago in shots (159), game-winning goals (6), power-play goals (11) and shorthanded goals (2), while he was fourth in assists (36) … Carried a +35 rating, which was tied for second best in the USHL … Played for Danton Cole in 2016-17 at the US National Team Development Program, recording 18 points (6g, 12a) in 51 games for the U-17 team … Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team that placed first at the 2018 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament and third at the 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament … Member of the Team USA that placed first at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games … Played amateur hockey for the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes prior to joining the USNTDP.
Personal:
Psychology major ... Son of Matt and Chris Middendorf … Has four siblings: Connor, Morgan, Lauren, and Molly ... Father, Matt, played football at the University of Cincinnati … Graduated from Plymouth High School in 2018 … Lists Auston Matthews as his biggest hockey influence because he’s also from Arizona and went on to success in the NHL.
Skated in 120 career college hockey games for Colorado College and Michigan State ... Amassed 26 career goals and 23 assists for 49 points, with six power-play markers and seven game-winners ... Blocked 44 shots and had 46 PIMs.
Professional Start:
At the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, signed a standard contract with the Adirondack Thunder (the ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils and Utica Comets), where he played in 11 regular-season games with a goal, two assists, and was a +7.
2022-23 (Senior):
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Selection ...Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Earned the team's Blue Line Club President's Award, given to the senior with the highest grade-point average ... Skated in all 38 games for MSU, and finished with a 7-9-16 scoring line ... His nine assists were a career best ... Scored once on the power play and one of his goals was a game-winner ... Blocked a career-high 20 shots ... Recorded his first point of the season on an assist on a Nash Nienhuis power-play marker vs. LIU (10/22) ... Tied his career best with a pair of blocked shots in a 1-1 deadlock at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Scored four times in the first game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5), the first four-goal effort for a Spartan since Sean Berens did so in a 6-1 win over Northern Michigan in 1998 ... Had a goal in the win at Penn State (11/19) ... Scored a goal in the 3-2 OT win over Penn State (1/13) ... Had a three-point weekend in a home sweep of Notre Dame (2/3-4), scoring a goal in game one and two assists in game two ... Assisted on Jeremy Davidson’s power play goal against Michigan at LCA (2/11) ... Had four assists (including a three-helper game in the opener) in the final weekend of the regular season at Wisconsin (2/17-18) ... Picked up an assist in the B1G quarterfinal series at Notre Dame (3/3-5).
2021-22 (Junior):
Ranked third on the team with 20 points, and led the squad with 12 goals ... Tied for fifth in the Big Ten with four game-winning goals, and his four power-play markers ranked in a tie for fifth ... Recorded his first point in a Spartan uniform in the second game of the Air Force Series (10/9) ...Scored the game-winner with just over two minutes remaining in a 2-1 victory over Miami (10/16) ... Had an assist on David Gucciardi’s first career goal at UMass-Lowell (10/22) ... Had a goal and an assist in the Ohio State series (10/29-30) ... Had an assist on Griffin Loughran’s goal against Michigan (11/6) ... Flipped home the game-winning goal with 20 seconds remaining in regulation at Ferris State (11/13) ... Had his first career multiple-goal game against Wisconsin (11/19) ... Scored twice in the second game against Minnesota (1/8) ... Had a goal and an assist in each game of the series at Wisconsin (1/14-15) ... Scored a power-play goal in the series finale vs. Ohio State (1/22) ... Had an assist in the series at Minnesota (2/4-5) ... Led the Spartans with a pair of goals and an assist on 10 shots in the Notre Dame series (2/18-19), with both tallies coming on the power play ... Scored a goal, added an assist, and had two blocked shots in the Penn State series (2/25-26).
2019-20 (Sophomore, at Colorado College):
Appeared in six games at CC before returning to junior hockey to play for the Chicago Steel in the USHL ... Tallied a pair of assists and four penalty minutes in six games at CC.
2018-19 (Freshman, at Colorado College):
Had a 7-4-11 scoring line in 41 games, with one power-play goal and three game-winners.
Prior to MSU:
Played parts of two seasons for Colorado College before heading to the USHL in 2019-20 ... Captained the Chicago Steel to the 2021 Clark Cup title and won a pair of Anderson Cups (regular-season champions) with Chicago in 2020 and 2021 … In his first season in Chicago, scored 24 points (12g, 12a) in 32 games ... Ranked fourth in points (68) and second in goals (32) in the USHL in 2020-21 …Ranked second for Chicago in shots (159), game-winning goals (6), power-play goals (11) and shorthanded goals (2), while he was fourth in assists (36) … Carried a +35 rating, which was tied for second best in the USHL … Played for Danton Cole in 2016-17 at the US National Team Development Program, recording 18 points (6g, 12a) in 51 games for the U-17 team … Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team that placed first at the 2018 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament and third at the 2017 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament … Member of the Team USA that placed first at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games … Played amateur hockey for the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes prior to joining the USNTDP.
Personal:
Psychology major ... Son of Matt and Chris Middendorf … Has four siblings: Connor, Morgan, Lauren, and Molly ... Father, Matt, played football at the University of Cincinnati … Graduated from Plymouth High School in 2018 … Lists Auston Matthews as his biggest hockey influence because he’s also from Arizona and went on to success in the NHL.
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