30 Mareks Mitens
30 - Mareks Mitens
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Year: Junior
Hometown: Ventspils, Latvia
Position: Goaltender
Major: Business Administration-International
Junior Team: Aston (NAHL)
Shoots/Catches: Left
gp 39
gs 38
min 2291:30
ga 98
gaa 2.57
sv 1006

Junior (2019-20): Played in 39 games while starting 38… Finished the season with a career best 13 wins… Posted a 2.57 goals against average and a .911 save percentage… Set career highs in games played and games started... Ranked first among all WCHA goaltenders in games played and games started… Seventh among WCHA goalies in goals against average… Fifth among WCHA goaltenders in save percentage… Played more minutes (2291:59) than any other NCAA goaltender in 2019-20… Stopped 1002 of the 1100 shots he faced, both of which ranked first in the WCHA… Allowed 98 goals on 1100 shots... One of three NCAA goalies to make 1000 or more saves this season... Named WCHA Goaltender of the Week on Dec. 16 after stopping 64 of 67 shots against No. 10 Bowling Green in a weekend split... Registered his first career point, an assist, on Feb. 7 at Michigan Tech… Recorded his first shutout of the season on Feb. 14 against Alabama-Huntsville in a 0-0 tie… Posted a second shutout on Feb. 28 at Ferris State in a 5-0 win… Made a season-high 45 saves in the Lakers 5-3 win in game two of the WCHA Quarterfinals at Bemidji State… Nominated for the Hobey Baker Award.

Sophomore (2018-19): Played to a 6-5-0 record with a .919 save percentage, a 2.31 goals against average and 282 saves in 11 starts...Named WCHA Goaltender of the Week...Named Madigan/Pingature Athlete of the Week...(10/7) at Merrimack, faced 31 shots and stopped all 31 to help the Lakers win 1-0...(1/5) at Alaska Anchorage, faced 31 shots and stopped 30, picking up the win in a 3-1 game...Shut out Minnesota State in 1-0 win in Mankato, Minnesota on Jan. 19, making 29 saves to hand the Mavericks their first home loss of the season...Named to WCHA All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2017-18): Appeared in 19 games between the pipes, while starting 15...Goals Against Average was 3.51, and save percentage was .894...Overall record was 3-10-2. 

High School/Juniors: Named the 2016-17 North American Hockey League's (NAHL) Most Valuable Player and Vaughn Goaltender of the Year as member of the Aston (Pa.) Rebels  ... Coached by Joe Coombs ... Earned 2016-17 All-NAHL East Division MVP and Goaltender of the Year recognition ... Received 2016-17 All-NAHL First Team and All-NAHL East Division First-Team accolades ... Posted a 31-10-0 record with a 1.63 goals-against average (63 goals allowed) and a .925 saves percentage (839 saves) in 2,322 minutes played for 41 regular-season outings ... Tops among 2016-17 NAHL regular-season leaders in goals-against average (1.63), victories (31), and shutouts (11) ... A two-time (Oct. and Nov.) winner of the NAHL's Goalie of the Month Award ... Selected twice as the NAHL's East Division Star of the Week (Nov. 7 and Feb. 13) ... Turned in a 6-2-0 mark to go with a 2.00 goals-against average (20 goals allowed) and a .915 saves percentage (234 saves) in 601 minutes of action for 10 2016-17 NAHL Playoff appearances ... Helped Aston capture the 2017-18 NAHL Regular-Season Championship title with 95 points and a league East Division crown as Rebels produced a 46-11-2-1 mark ... Represented Latvia at the 2016 World Junior Championships ... Played for the Latvia National Under 16, 17, 18, and 20 teams ... A 2017 graduate of Ventspids (Latvia) High School.  

Personal: Son of Valentins and Inguna Mitens ... Born in Ventspids, Latvia ... Has an older brother ... Both his father and brother are firefighters ... Has interests in all sports ... Attended the 2017 New York Islanders National Hockey League (NHL) Prospect Development Camp ... Catches: Left ... Majoring in business administration-international.

Recent Games
Feb 22 Northern Michigan L, 5-1
Feb 28 at Ferris State W, 5-0
Feb 29 at Ferris State W, 4-2
Mar 6 at Bemidji State L, 2-0
Mar 7 at Bemidji State W, 5-3
Mar 8 at Bemidji State L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games played 39 30
Games started 38 29
Minutes 2291:30 1752:50
Goals against 98 71
Goals-against average 2.57 2.43
Saves 1006 778
Save pct .911 .916
Wins 13 11
Losses 21 14
Ties 4 4
Win pct .395 .448
Date Opponent Score gs min ga gaa sv sv% w l t
Oct 5 Merrimack W, 6-2 1 60:00 2 2.00 32 .941 1 0 0
Oct 6 Merrimack W, 4-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 20 .870 1 0 0
Oct 11 Denver L, 3-1 1 59:23 3 3.03 26 .897 0 1 0
Oct 12 Denver L, 4-3 1 60:00 4 4.00 25 .862 0 1 0
Oct 18 at Michigan L, 4-0 1 60:00 4 4.00 24 .857 0 1 0
Oct 19 at Michigan L, 4-3 1 57:54 4 4.15 22 .846 0 1 0
Oct 25 at Notre Dame L, 5-2 1 59:13 4 4.05 27 .871 0 1 0
Oct 26 at Notre Dame L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Ferris State W, 5-4 1 64:44 4 3.71 25 .862 1 0 0
Nov 2 Ferris State W, 4-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 20 .870 1 0 0
Nov 8 at Bemidji State L, 7-1 1 40:00 5 7.50 24 .828 0 1 0
Nov 9 at Bemidji State L, 5-1 0 18:41 0 0.00 5 1.000 0 0 0
Nov 15 Michigan Tech L, 4-2 1 57:10 4 4.20 26 .867 0 1 0
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 2-1 1 59:00 2 2.03 16 .889 0 1 0
Nov 22 at Bowling Green L, 5-0 1 58:30 5 5.13 27 .844 0 1 0
Nov 23 at Bowling Green W, 3-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 29 .967 1 0 0
Nov 29 Bemidji State L, 4-1 1 58:09 3 3.10 28 .903 0 1 0
Nov 30 Bemidji State T, 2-2 1 65:00 2 1.85 31 .939 0 0 1
Dec 6 at Minnesota State L, 5-1 1 59:51 5 5.01 26 .839 0 1 0
Dec 7 at Minnesota State L, 2-0 1 60:00 2 2.00 32 .941 0 1 0
Dec 13 Bowling Green L, 2-0 1 58:03 1 1.03 35 .972 0 1 0
Dec 14 Bowling Green W, 3-2 1 61:38 2 1.95 29 .935 1 0 0
Dec 28 vs. Providence L, 2-1 1 64:39 2 1.86 26 .929 0 1 0
Dec 29 at Vermont L, 2-0 1 57:31 1 1.04 26 .963 0 1 0
Jan 4 at Alaska Anchorage L, 2-0 1 58:57 2 2.04 20 .909 0 1 0
Jan 5 at Alaska Anchorage W, 5-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 22 .880 1 0 0
Jan 10 at Alaska L, 2-0 1 58:41 1 1.02 26 .963 0 1 0
Jan 11 at Alaska T, 1-1 1 65:00 1 0.92 25 .962 0 0 1
Jan 24 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 1 60:00 2 2.00 15 .882 1 0 0
Jan 25 Alaska Anchorage T, 3-3 1 65:00 3 2.77 19 .864 0 0 1
Jan 31 at USNTDP U-18   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Michigan Tech W, 7-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 39 .929 1 0 0
Feb 8 at Michigan Tech L, 4-3 1 64:23 4 3.73 26 .867 0 1 0
Feb 14 Alabama-Huntsville T, 0-0 1 64:30 0 0.00 27 1.000 0 0 1
Feb 15 Alabama-Huntsville W, 4-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 24 .960 1 0 0
Feb 21 Northern Michigan W, 6-1 1 60:00 1 1.00 25 .962 1 0 0
Feb 22 Northern Michigan L, 5-1 1 57:54 4 4.15 25 .862 0 1 0
Feb 28 at Ferris State W, 5-0 1 59:53 0 0.00 21 1.000 1 0 0
Feb 29 at Ferris State W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Bemidji State L, 2-0 1 59:14 2 2.03 33 .943 0 1 0
Mar 7 at Bemidji State W, 5-3 1 60:00 3 3.00 45 .938 1 0 0
Mar 8 at Bemidji State L, 3-1 1 58:32 2 2.05 33 .943 0 1 0
  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% w l t win %
2017-18 19 15 815:25 48 3.53 406 .894 3 10 2 .267
2018-19 11 11 649:37 25 2.31 282 .919 6 5 0 .545
2019-20 39 38 2291:30 98 2.57 1006 .911 13 21 4 .395
2020-21 27 25 1384:44 45 1.95 602 .930 13 6 3 .659
Total 96 89 5141:16 216 2.52 2296 .914 35 42 9 .459
  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% w l t win %
Total 39 38 2291:30 98 2.57 1006 .911 13 21 4 .395
Conference 30 29 1752:50 71 2.43 778 .916 11 14 4 .448
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - - - - - -
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Home 18 18 1090:31 44 2.42 448 .911 8 7 3 .528
Away 20 19 1136:20 52 2.75 532 .911 5 13 1 .289
Neutral 1 1 64:39 2 1.86 26 .929 0 1 0 .000
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Wins 13 13 786:15 28 2.14 346 .925 13 0 0 1.000
Losses 22 21 1245:45 64 3.08 558 .897 0 21 0 .000
Ties 4 4 259:30 6 1.39 102 .944 0 0 4 .500
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October 7 7 416:30 24 3.46 176 .880 2 5 0 .286
November 10 9 541:14 29 3.21 231 .888 3 5 1 .389
December 6 6 361:42 13 2.16 174 .930 1 5 0 .167
January 6 6 367:38 12 1.96 127 .914 2 2 2 .500
February 7 7 426:40 13 1.83 187 .935 4 2 1 .643
March 3 3 177:46 7 2.36 111 .941 1 2 0 .333