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Matthew Gleason
Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Matthew Gleason
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Matthew Gleason
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Matthew Gleason
Jersey Number 5

Matthew Gleason

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    St. Paul, Minn.
  • High School:
    Cretin-Derham Hall

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Awards & Achievements
2024-25 CSC Academic All-District
2024-25 CCHA Scholar Athlete
2024-25 CCHA All-Academic
2023-24 CCHA Scholar Athlete
2023-24 CCHA All-Academic

2024-25
Skated in 35 games... tallied 11 goals (career high), 11 assists, and 22 points... also had 36 blocked shots and four power play goals... went 189/378 (50%) on the dot... had a career best +/- rating of 10... finished fourth on the team in points and fourth in goals... had two game winning goals against Lindenwood (Jan. 4) and Bemidji State (Jan. 25)... totaled five multi point games... had a six game point streak spanning from (Feb. 21 to Mar. 8)... finished out the season with eight points in the final eight games... averaged 18:34 minutes of time on ice which was fifth highest on the team.

2023-24 
Skated in all 37 games... scored five goals, two of them on the power play... recorded a career-high 18 assists... recorded four multi-point games... rifled a career-high eight shots on goal against Lindenwood (Oct. 20)... put together a four-game point streak (Feb. 17-Mar. 1)... finished T-7th in the CCHA in assists (18) and T-21st in points (23)... his 18 assists tied for the second-most in a single season in program history... his 23 points were fifth-most in a single season in program history... received CCHA All-Academic and Scholar Athlete honors 

2022-23 (Colorado College)
Appeared in 35 contests…scored four goals and tallied six assists, totaling 10 points…had a career high five shots in one game and attempted a career-high 54 shots…was against named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and was a member of the all-academic team for the second season in a row
 
2021-22 (Colorado College)
Played in 28 games…had a career high three points in a game against the Air Force (one goal, two assists)…finished the season with six goals and 10 assists, totaling 16 points…was named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and was a member of the all-academic team
 
2020-21 (Colorado College)
Joined the Tigers in January after playing for Chicago Steel (USHL) and appeared in seven games, scoring one goal…scored his first career goal on a power play versus Minnesota-Duluth
 
High School
Holds Cretin-Derham Hall record for goals scored and points, awarded 2020 All-Metro player of the year, 2020 Youth Hockey Hub Player of the Year, 2020 Mr. Hockey Candidate, Suburban East Conference All-Conference team from 2017-2020, and Suburban East Conference Forward of the Year in 2020…a member of Cretin’s Presidents List from 2017-20
 
Personal
Son of Melissa and Daniel, has three siblings, John, Sam, and Maria…majoring in accounting
Press Conference: Rico Blasi January 27th 2025
Monday, January 27
St. Thomas Men's Hockey 2023-24 Intro Video
Friday, October 27
Rico Blasi Pre-Season Press Conference, September 26th, 2022
Friday, October 21
Rico Blasi Press Conference October 3rd
Friday, October 21