2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 29
Gavin O'Connell
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 183
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
- Prev School:
- Waterloo (USHL)
Bio
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Skated in 28 games, missing nine mid-season with an injury ... Had a 6-7-13 scoring line ... Finished a +5 with two game-winners ...Assisted on a Charlie Stramel goal against Boston College (10/12) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Ohio State (11/9) and added an assist ... Scored a goal in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Scored the early game-winner in MSU's win over Lindenwood (12/1) ... Returned to the lineup after nine missed games to record an assist on a first-period goal with two blocks at Michigan (1/17) ... Had an assist and a blocked shot in MSU's tie with Minnesota (1/25) ... Posted a goal in MSU's win at Ohio State (1/31) ... Scored the eventual game-winner and posted an assist in MSU's win over Michigan at LCA (2/8) ... Assisted on Tiernan Shoudy's goal and had a season-best five shots in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Scored a goal and had an assist in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Cornell and was a +2 (3/27).
2023-24 (Freshman)
Skated in all 38 games, and compiled a 15-11-26 scoring line (+8) ... Tied for second on the team and 12th in the Big Ten in goals (15), tied for among first-year players in the league in that category ... Second on the team (T-sixth B1G) in power play markers (6) ... Shared the team lead and tied for third in the Big Ten in game-winning goals (4) ... Made his collegiate debut in the opener against Lake State, and picked up an assist (10/7) ... Scored a goal in each of the two games at Air Force (10/12-13) ... Named the Big Ten First Star of the Week after scoring twice in each of the two games at Ohio State (11/3-4) ... Posted his third multiple-goal game with a pair of scores (including a game-winner) vs. Penn State (11/11) ... Picked up an assist in both games of the Minnesota series (11/24-26) ... Posted an assist in the series opener against Notre Dame (12/8) ... Contributed a pair of goals and an assist (+4) in the road sweep at Penn State (1/12-13) ... Had a goal and an assist in MSU’s rally to win at Michigan (1/20) ... Assisted on a Red Savage tally in the shutout victory at Notre Dame (2/3) ... Had a four-point weekend in a home split with Ohio State, scoring three times and adding an assist (2/23-24) ... Scored the opening goal of the game in the NCAA regional final against Michigan (3/31).
Prior to MSU
Spent two years in Waterloo (USHL), where he was teammates with fellow Spartan Patrick Geary … In 2021-22, had a 24-26-50 scoring line and was a +27, with five game-winning goals … In his first season in Waterloo (2021-22), posted eight goals and 16 assists for 20 points … Played a pair of games with the US NTDP U18 squad (for then-head coach Adam Nightingale) in 2021-22 … Three-year letterwinner at Wayzata High School before heading to the USHL, and captained the team his final season … Earned All-Metro and All-Conference honors at Wayzata, and participated in the storied Minnesota High School State Tournament every season.
Personal
Son of Stacey and Mike O’Connell … Father played four years of varsity hockey at St. Cloud … Uncle, John, played collegiately at Minnesota and St. Thomas … Has two brothers: Cullen (who attends Baylor) and Nolan … Aunt, Stephanie (Erickson) Foster was an All-Big Ten soccer standout at Northwestern who went on to be the head women’s socer coach at Stanford, Harvard, and her alma mater ... Business major.
Skated in 28 games, missing nine mid-season with an injury ... Had a 6-7-13 scoring line ... Finished a +5 with two game-winners ...Assisted on a Charlie Stramel goal against Boston College (10/12) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Ohio State (11/9) and added an assist ... Scored a goal in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Scored the early game-winner in MSU's win over Lindenwood (12/1) ... Returned to the lineup after nine missed games to record an assist on a first-period goal with two blocks at Michigan (1/17) ... Had an assist and a blocked shot in MSU's tie with Minnesota (1/25) ... Posted a goal in MSU's win at Ohio State (1/31) ... Scored the eventual game-winner and posted an assist in MSU's win over Michigan at LCA (2/8) ... Assisted on Tiernan Shoudy's goal and had a season-best five shots in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Scored a goal and had an assist in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Cornell and was a +2 (3/27).
2023-24 (Freshman)
Skated in all 38 games, and compiled a 15-11-26 scoring line (+8) ... Tied for second on the team and 12th in the Big Ten in goals (15), tied for among first-year players in the league in that category ... Second on the team (T-sixth B1G) in power play markers (6) ... Shared the team lead and tied for third in the Big Ten in game-winning goals (4) ... Made his collegiate debut in the opener against Lake State, and picked up an assist (10/7) ... Scored a goal in each of the two games at Air Force (10/12-13) ... Named the Big Ten First Star of the Week after scoring twice in each of the two games at Ohio State (11/3-4) ... Posted his third multiple-goal game with a pair of scores (including a game-winner) vs. Penn State (11/11) ... Picked up an assist in both games of the Minnesota series (11/24-26) ... Posted an assist in the series opener against Notre Dame (12/8) ... Contributed a pair of goals and an assist (+4) in the road sweep at Penn State (1/12-13) ... Had a goal and an assist in MSU’s rally to win at Michigan (1/20) ... Assisted on a Red Savage tally in the shutout victory at Notre Dame (2/3) ... Had a four-point weekend in a home split with Ohio State, scoring three times and adding an assist (2/23-24) ... Scored the opening goal of the game in the NCAA regional final against Michigan (3/31).
Prior to MSU
Spent two years in Waterloo (USHL), where he was teammates with fellow Spartan Patrick Geary … In 2021-22, had a 24-26-50 scoring line and was a +27, with five game-winning goals … In his first season in Waterloo (2021-22), posted eight goals and 16 assists for 20 points … Played a pair of games with the US NTDP U18 squad (for then-head coach Adam Nightingale) in 2021-22 … Three-year letterwinner at Wayzata High School before heading to the USHL, and captained the team his final season … Earned All-Metro and All-Conference honors at Wayzata, and participated in the storied Minnesota High School State Tournament every season.
Personal
Son of Stacey and Mike O’Connell … Father played four years of varsity hockey at St. Cloud … Uncle, John, played collegiately at Minnesota and St. Thomas … Has two brothers: Cullen (who attends Baylor) and Nolan … Aunt, Stephanie (Erickson) Foster was an All-Big Ten soccer standout at Northwestern who went on to be the head women’s socer coach at Stanford, Harvard, and her alma mater ... Business major.
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