15 Jacob Nordqvist
15 - Jacob Nordqvist
Height: 5-9
Weight: 181
Year: Senior
Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden
Position: Defense
Major: General Studies
Junior Team: Madison (USHL)
Shoots/Catches: Right
gp 37
p 16
g 5
a 11
pim 24
+/- +3

Senior (2021-22): Played in all 37 games for the Lakers… Posted five goals and 11 assists for 16 points… Set a new career high in goals (5) and power play goals (2)... Tied for fifth on the team in assists (11)... Second among Laker defensemen in points (16)... Second among Laker defensemen in goals (5)... Second on the team in blocked shots (52)... Second among Laker defensemen in assists (11)... Tied for fourth on the team in power play goals (2)... Registered four multi-point games during the season… Recorded a single-game career-best three points (1G, 2A) in the team’s 6-3 win over St. Thomas on Oct. 16… Posted his 50th career point with a goal in the team’s 5-2 win against Union on Oct. 23… Named CCHA Defenseman of the Week on Oct. 18… Named an alternate captain for the 2021-22 season.

Junior (2020-21): Played in all 29 games for the Lakers… Posted three goals and 12 assists for 15 points…  Tied his previous career high in goals (3)... Finished the season with a career-best, team-leading +22 rating… Ranked third on the team in assists (12)... Was tied for fifth on the team in points (15)... Was tied for first on the Lakers in plus/minus...Tied for fourth among all NCAA players in plus/minus...Tied for second among all NCAA defensemen in plus/minus… Tied for third among all WCHA players and tied for first among all WCHA defensemen in plus/minus… Tied for fourth in assists among all WCHA defensemen… Tied for fourth in points among all WCHA defensemen... Recorded three multi-point games during the season… Posted his first multi-point game of the season on Feb. 19 in the Lakers 2-1 against Alabama-Huntsville… Notched his third multi-point game of the season on March 20 (1G, 1A) in the WCHA Championship game… Recorded a three-game point streak from Feb. 13 - 19 (1G, 3A)... Named WCHA Defenseman of the Week on Feb. 22… Appeared in his 100th career game on March 19 against Bemidji State… Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team and was named a WCHA Scholar-Athlete.

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in 35 games while starting 17… Missed six games with an injury… Posted 13 points with two goals and 11 assists… Tied for second on the team in game winning goals with two… Both of his goals this season were game winners… Tied for second on the team in power play points with five… Scored the game winning goal in the Lakers season opener on Oct. 5 against Merrimack… Recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Jan. 24 at Alaska Anchorage with two assists… Netted the game winning goal on Feb. 15 against Alabama-Huntsville in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario… Added two multi-point games in the month of February - on Feb. 21 against Northern Michigan (2A) and on Feb. 28 at Ferris State (2A)... Tied for fourth among WCHA players with two shorthanded points... Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar Athlete.

Freshman (2018-19): Appeared in 38 games with 11 starts...Tallied 18 points (3-15--18), second amongst WCHA freshmen defenseman...Led WCHA freshmen defensemen with a +17 rating...Named WCHA Rookie of the Week once, while being named WCHA Rookie of the Month twice (November & March)...Named Soo Blueliners Co-Outstanding Freshman with Ashton Calder...(10/6) at Merrimack, first game as a Laker, tallied two assists and also had three shots in a 5-4 victory...(11/3) vs. Michigan, had two assists and one shot in a 5-3 loss.

High School/Juniors: Played one season with the Madison Capitals and Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League (USHL)...Played 20 games with Fargo, while scoring two goals and four assists (2-4--6), before moving to Madison...Dressed for 31 games, while scoring once and assisting on seven (1-7--8). Played for Frolunda U-20, U18, and U16s...In 2016-17 with Frolunda U-20s, dressed in 44 games, while scoring two times and recording 16 assists (2-16--18). 

Personal: Son of Katarina and Per Nordqvist...Native of Gothenburg, Sweden...Has one sister, Emelie. 

Recent Games
Feb 19 at St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 5-1
Feb 25 Bowling Green W, 5-1
Feb 26 Bowling Green W, 3-1
Mar 4 Northern Michigan L, 5-1
Mar 5 Northern Michigan W, 3-2
Mar 6 Northern Michigan L, 5-4
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 37 27
Points 16 12
Goals 5 3
Assists 11 9
PIM 24 16
+/- +3 +4
Power-play goals 2 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 23 18
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 52 34
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 2 at Nebraska-Omaha W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Nebraska-Omaha L, 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Oct 8 at Michigan L, 6-1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Michigan L, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 15 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 16 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 6-3 1 1 2 3 2 +1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 22 Union W, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 23 Union W, 5-2 1 1 1 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 29 St. Lawrence T, 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 30 St. Lawrence W, 7-1 1 0 1 1 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Michigan Tech W, 3-2 1 1 0 1 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 6 at Michigan Tech L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 12 Bemidji State L, 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 13 Bemidji State L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 19 at Bowling Green L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 at Bowling Green L, 6-2 1 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 26 Minnesota State W, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 Minnesota State L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 at Ferris State W, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 at Ferris State L, 3-1 0 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 10 Northern Michigan W, 7-2 0 0 2 2 4 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 11 Northern Michigan W, 4-1 0 1 0 1 0 +2 1 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 7 at Bemidji State L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 8 at Bemidji State L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 14 Michigan Tech L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 15 Michigan Tech L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 21 USNTDP U-18 W, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 at Northern Michigan W, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 at Northern Michigan L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 11 Ferris State W, 5-3 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 Ferris State W, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 18 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 at St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 5-1 0 0 2 2 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 25 Bowling Green W, 5-1 0 0 1 1 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 26 Bowling Green W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mar 4 Northern Michigan L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 5 Northern Michigan W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Northern Michigan L, 5-4 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2018-19 38 3 15 18 16 +17 0 0 0 1 0 0 39
2019-20 35 2 11 13 18 -12 1 0 0 2 0 0 54
2020-21 29 3 12 15 10 +22 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
2021-22 37 5 11 16 24 +3 2 0 0 0 0 0 52
Total 139 13 49 62 68 +30 3 0 0 3 0 0 183
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Total 37 5 11 16 24 +3 2 0 0 0 0 0 52
Conference 27 3 9 12 16 +4 2 0 0 0 0 0 34
Exhibition 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home 21 4 8 12 14 +7 2 0 0 0 0 0 25
Away 16 1 3 4 10 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 18 4 9 13 14 +15 2 0 0 0 0 0 20
Losses 18 1 2 3 10 -12 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Ties 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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October 10 2 4 6 10 +2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
November 8 1 1 2 6 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
December 4 1 3 4 4 +2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
January 6 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
February 6 0 3 3 4 +6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
March 3 1 0 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2