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2022-23 Men's Hockey Roster

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Photo by: Tony Pasquesi
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Mack Byers, celebration, Men's Hockey, MH, MHK, Alaska Fairbanks
Photo by: Wesley Dean
celebration, Mack Byers, Men's Hockey, MH, MHK, Alaska Fairbanks
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Headshot
Jersey Number 22

Mack Byers

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Long Lake, Minn.

Pronunciation

Awards & Achievements
2023-24 CCHA Scholar Athlete
2023-24 CCHA All-Academic
2022-23 CCHA All-Academic

2023-24
Skated in 31 games... scored a team-high 13 goals and matched career-high eight assists for 21 points... won a total of 255 face-offs (.474 FO%)... three of 13 goals came on the power play... recorded program’s first hat-trick against Ferris State (Dec. 2), one of just eight hat tricks in the CCHA in 2023-24... set single-season program-record with two shorthanded goals against Minnesota and Minnesota State... added two three-game point streaks... led the team with a .213 shot percentage and +9 +/-... T-1st in CCHA in shorthanded goals (2), 6th in shot percentage (.210), T-6th in +/- (+9), T-7th in goals (13), and T-11th in power play goals (3)... leaves the program as the all-time leading scorer (31 goals), T-9th in assists (16), 2nd in points (47), and 10th in blocks (44)... earned CCHA All-Academic and Scholar Athlete honors.  

2022-23

Skated in all 36 games...scored 18 goals, a team-high…added eight assists… totaled the team-leading 26 points...took 79 shots on goal during the campaign...four of his goals were on power-play situations...scored three game-winning goals…scored one short-handed goal...tallied 24 blocks defensively...added 318 wins on the faceoff...had a season-high three points against Bowling Green on Jan. 19...recorded a point in 16 games, including eight multipoint games...set a new season high in shots on goal with five against Ferris State (Dec. 16)...set a season high in blocks with three at Michigan Tech on March 3… one-time CCHA Forward of the Week.

2021-22 (Northern Michigan)
Skated in 25 games for the Wildcats in 2021-22…recorded five goals and one assist…blocked eight shots during the year.

2020-21 (Northern Michigan)
Skated in 10 games for the Wildcats in 2020-21…recorded two assists…made his collegiate debut on Dec. 16 against FSU where he recorded an assist for his first career point.

Juniors
Played in 135 games over four seasons with four different teams, scored 44 goals and 40 assists... In 2019-20 at Aberdeen had 19 goals and 24 assists in 35 games

Personal
Son of Gina and John, brother of Mitchell... majoring in Finance... recorded a 3.83 gpa at Northern Michigan.
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