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Jersey Number 20
Cooper Gay
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hanover, Minn.
- High School:
- Benilde-St. Margaret's
Bio
Pronunciation
2024-25 CCHA Scholar Athlete
2024-25 CCHA All-Academic
CCHA Forward of the Week (Nov. 18, 2024)
2023-24 CCHA Scholar Athlete
2023-24 CCHA All-Academic
2024-25
Skated in 35 games... tallied 19 goals, 11 assists, and 30 points (career highs)... also had 16 blocked shots and seven power play goals... had a game winning goal against Minnesota State (Jan. 31) in a 3-2 win... had a +/- rating of six... accumulated six multi point games including two games with three points... put together three separate four game point streaks... ranked second on the team in goals and third in points... ranked second in the CCHA in goals, first in goals per game (0.54), seventh in points, third in power play goals, first in shots ... November 10-16 CCHA forward of the week with three goals, one assists, and four points.
2023-24
Skated in 29 games... tripled career-highs with 12 goals, nine assists, and 21 points... won 78 face-offs (.419 FO%)... led the team with single-season program-record four game-winning goals against Bowling Green, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, and Minnesota State... put together three point streaks of three-plus games, with a four-game streak from Jan. 20 to Feb. 9 (4G, 2A)... recorded six multi-point games including first-career three-point game against Bowling Green (1G, 2A) (Feb. 16)... T-3rd in CCHA in game-winning goals (4), 5th in shots per game (3.28), T-5th in shorthanded goals (1), 8th in goals per game (.41), and T-18th in points per game (.72)... earned CCHA All-Academic and Scholar Athlete honors.
2022-23
Skated in 30 games...scored four goals, and added three assists, for seven total points...took 45 shots on goal during the campaign...scored one short-handed goal...scored one game-winning goal...tallied seven blocks defensively...scored his first goal of the season and first DI goal against Minnesota State on Nov. 4…had a season-high two points against Minnesota State on Nov. 4...set a new season high in shots on goal with four against Bowling Green (Jan. 19) and Bemidji State (Feb. 24)...recorded her first block of the season at Bemidji State on Dec. 2.
Juniors
Played 90 games over two seasons in USHL and collected 15 goals and 17 assists… shoots left... 2021-22: In 51 games recorded 7 goals, 7 assists for Fargo.
High School
In 54 games over two varsity seasons for Benilde-St. Margaret's, contributed 28 goals and 23 assists.
Personal
Majoring in Financial Management
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
