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JUNIOR SEASON (2020-21 Michigan Tech): Alternate captain … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Named a Krampade All-American Scholar … Skated in all 30 games and tallied 14 points with three goals and 11 assists … Scored game-winning goals versus Minnesota State (Dec. 6) and Northern Michigan (Jan. 23) … Also scored at Lake Superior State (Nov. 22) … Assisted on the game-winning goal at NMU (Dec. 19), at Ferris State (Feb. 2), at Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 5), and versus NMU (Feb. 26) … Had a four-game point streak from Dec. 19-Jan. 23 with a goal and three assists … Had eight points on the power play with three goals and five assists … Tallied 35 shots on goal and 31 blocked shots.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019-20 Michigan Tech): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Skated in 38-of-39 games in second season … Was second on the team with 16 assists while scoring four goals for 20 points … Team went 4-0 when he scored and had 10 points on the power play … Named to the GLI All-Tournament Team after a three-point game in the semifinal against Michigan State, including the game-winning goal … Named the WCHA Defenseman of December after tallying seven points in six games … Scored the game-winning goal at Northern Michigan (Nov. 23) … Registered a pair of assists, including on the game-winner, against Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 7) … Assisted on the game-winners in back-to-back games at Lake Superior State (Nov. 16) and NMU (Nov. 22) … Went on a streak of 12 points in 11 games from Nov. 15-Dec. 30.

FIRST-YEAR SEASON (2018-19 Michigan Tech): Appeared in 27 games in first season … Tallied seven points with one goal and six assists … Recorded first collegiate point with an assist at Wisconsin (Oct. 26) … Scored first collegiate goal while adding an assist versus Bemidji State (Nov. 3) … Three assists came on the power play.

Prior to College: Played the last two seasons (117 games) for the Minnesota Wilderness in the NAHL … Named the NAHL Defenseman of the Year in 2017-18, leading the league in points by a defenseman (47) and assists by a blueliner (39) … Served as captain and was also named to the All-NAHL First Team, the Central Division Defenseman of the Year, and to the All-Central Division Team … Played three seasons of high school hockey with Hermantown … Was a two-time Minnesota State Class A All-Tournament Team selection.

Personal: Shoots right … Son of Dan and Toni Gotz … Younger brother Darian plays hockey for Minnesota Duluth … Father played football at Minnesota Duluth, Mother played softball and volleyball and Gustavus Adolphus, and uncles Jim and Ken Gernander played at UVM, while Ken went on to play in the New York Rangers Organization Enjoys hunting, fishing, training dogs, water skiing, and spending time with family.