| Height: | 6-2 |
| Weight: | 191 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Stillwater, Minn. |
| Position: | Defense |
| Major: | Criminal Justice Homeland |
| Junior Team: | Waterloo (USHL) |
| Shoots/Catches: | Right |
Junior (2018-19): Played in 37 games with 16 starts...Tallied 25 points (10-15--25) with a +16 rating and one game-winning goal...Led the WCHA in goals by a defenseman, and ranked fifth amongst defensemen in points in the WCHA...Named Defenseman of the Week three times...Named WCHA Defenseman of the Month for two consecutive months (November & December)...Named to WCHA All-Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar-Athlete...(12/7) at Alaska, scored one goal and tallied an assist with a +2 rating and added two shots on goal in a 4-1 win...(12/30) vs. Michigan State, accumulated two assists and had a +1 rating...Named to GLI All-Tournament Team...Only player in NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey to garner at least 25 points and 90 blocked shots...Named Most Valuable Defenseman by Soo Blueliners.
Sophomore (2017-18): Played in 27 games and started in 12 for the Lakers. Notched 5 points from playing at the blue line (1-4-5)...(10/6) vs. Northern Michigan, recorded an assist and 2 shots in 5-3 win...(2/24) recorded goal and four shots in 4-2 loss vs. Ferris State...Led the WCHA in block shots with 81.
Freshman (2016-17): An American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American Scholar ... Garnered WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (10/24) recognition in league series sweep at Alabama-Huntsville (10/21-22) with three points (0-3--3), a plus four efficiency rating, and six blocked shots ... Assisted on both Lakers' game-winning goals in road victories over Alabama-Huntsville (10/21-22) to go along with plus +2 rating and three blocked shots in each game ... Compiled a team-leading 94 blocked shots ... Ranked tied for third in team assists with 15 total and his 18 points ranked eighth highest among the squad's top performers ... Concluded WCHA action with 13 points via two goals and 11 assists in 28 appearances ... Notched four multiple-point game performances with two points in each contest - 0-2--2 at Alabama-Huntsville (10/21), 1-1--2 at Nebraska-Omaha (12/31), 1-1--2 against Alabama-Huntsville (1/21), and 0-2--2 versus Alaska Anchorage (2/11) ... Netted a lamplighter at Ferris State (11/19), at Nebraska-Omaha (12/31), and versus Alabama-Huntsville (1/21) ... Had four points (0-4--4) in his initial four games (10/14-22) of the season ... Accumulated 24 multi blocked shot single-game efforts, highlighted by a personal season game-best seven blocks at Michigan (11/26) and against Bowling Green State (12/3) ... Racked up a combined five points (0-5--5) in a four-game stretch (2/11-24) ... Produced a team fourth-most tying 10 points (2-8--10) in 20 away contests ... Generated a month-best five points (0-5--5) in six February encounters ... Tallied four points (0-4--4) in six October outings and four (1-3--4) in eight January games.
High School/Juniors: Spent the 2015-16 season with the Waterloo (Iowa) Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... Coached by PK O'Handley ... Tallied 12 points on four goals and eight assists to go with 102 penalty minutes in 50 regular-season games in 2015-16 en route to earning team's Player of the Year honor ... Made nine 2015-16 USHL Playoff appearances, producing one point via a goal ... Recipient of the 2015-16 Black Hawks' Unsung Hero and Community Service Awards ... Also was bestowed with the Black Hawks' Booster Club Award for 2015-16 campaign in recognition for his efforts on the ice and interaction with the fans ... Scored five goals and had 23 assists for 28 points in 54 2014-15 season appearances with the Shattuck St. Mary's Midget team ... Totaled 15 points on seven lamplighters and eight assists in 48 outings for Shattuck St. Marys' Prep in 2013-14 season ... A 2015 graduate of Shattuck St. Mary's Prep School in Faribault, Minn. .... Played for head coach Tom Ward ... Competed two seasons (2014-15) in lacrosse ... Involved in school's theatre program for two years (2014-15) ... Attended the same prep school as current LSSU teammate Matt McArdle.
Personal: Son of Diana Saccoman ... Born in Stillwater, Minnesota ... Has two brothers, one older ... Hobby is magic ... Shoots: Right ... Criminal Justice (Homeland Security) major.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | Ferris State | W, 5-2 |
| Mar 2 | Ferris State | L, 3-2 |
| Mar 8 | Bemidji State | W, 4-2 |
| Mar 9 | Bemidji State | W, 3-1 |
| Mar 15 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-1 |
| Mar 16 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 37 | 27 | ||
| Points | 25 | 18 | ||
| Goals | 10 | 8 | ||
| Assists | 15 | 10 | ||
| PIM | 57 | 53 | ||
| +/- | +16 | +10 | ||
| Power-play goals | 2 | 2 | ||
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Empty net goals | 1 | 0 | ||
| Games started | 15 | 11 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 47 | 39 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | at Merrimack | W, 5-4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Merrimack | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | Nipissing University | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Nipissing University | W, 4-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 26 | at Alabama-Huntsville | W, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 27 | at Alabama-Huntsville | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | Michigan | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | Michigan | L, 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | Alaska | T, 3-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | Alaska | L, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | at Bowling Green | W, 5-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | at Bowling Green | L, 5-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | Northern Michigan | W, 4-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 24 | Northern Michigan | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | Minnesota State | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | Minnesota State | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | at Alaska | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | at Alaska | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 16 | at USNTDP U-18 | W, 7-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 30 | vs. Michigan State | W, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | vs. Michigan Tech | W, 6-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | at Alaska Anchorage | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 5 | at Alaska Anchorage | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 12 | Alabama-Huntsville | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 18 | at Minnesota State | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | at Minnesota State | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | Bemidji State | W, 5-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 26 | Bemidji State | L, 5-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | at Ferris State | W, 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | at Ferris State | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 15 | Michigan Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | Michigan Tech | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22 | at Northern Michigan | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | at Northern Michigan | L, 5-3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | Ferris State | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | Ferris State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | Bemidji State | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | Bemidji State | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 15 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 37 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 57 | +16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Conference | 27 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 53 | +10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Exhibition | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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| Home | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | +8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Away | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Wins | 23 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 24 | +22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Losses | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ties | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| October | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| November | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| January | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| February | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| March | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
