| Height: | 6-1 |
| Weight: | 190 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Monroe, Mich. |
| Position: | Defense |
| Junior Team: | Ferris State (NCAA) |
| Shoots/Catches: | Right |
Junior (2021-22): Played in 35 games for the Lakers… Posted six goals and eight assists for 14 points… Set a new career high in goals (6)... Tied his previous season-high in power play goals (2)... Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (43)... Led all Laker defensemen in goals… Ranked third among Laker defensemen in points… Second among Laker defensemen in shots on goal (54)... Tied for fourth on the team in power play goals (2)... Recorded two multi-point games during the season… Became the first Laker defenseman in program history to record a hat trick on Feb. 12 in the team’s 4-0 win over his former team, Ferris State… Set a new single-game high in points with four (3G, 1A) on Feb. 12… Scored his first goal as a Laker in the team’s 7-4 win against Union on Oct. 22… Posted his first point as a Laker on Oct. 16 with an assist in the team’s 6-3 win over St. Thomas… Made his Laker debut on Oct. 2 at Omaha… Named CCHA Defenseman of the Week on Feb. 14.
Sophomore at Ferris State (2020-21): Played in 17 games for the Bulldogs… Posted two goals and four assists for six points… Led all FSU defensemen in goals… Both goals were scored on the power play… Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team.
Freshman at Ferris State (2019-20): Played in 35 games for the Bulldogs… Posted three goals and 19 assists for 22 points… Posted two power play goals… Led Ferris State in points (22), and assists (19)... Recorded four multi-point games… Compiled four point streaks during the season, including a career-best five-game streak from Oct. 25 - Nov. 8 (7A)... Scored his first collegiate goal on Nov. 16 against Bemidji State… Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist against Miami on Oct. 18... Named WCHA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 18… Named WCHA Rookie of the Month for November... Named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team… Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team.
High School/Juniors: Played two seasons of junior hockey (2018-20) in the North American Hockey League (NAHL)... Coached by Trevor Stewart and Rocky Russo… Spent the 2018-19 season with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the NAHL… Played in 46 games for the Ice Dogs, posting 12 points (5G, 7A)... Member of the Midwest Division Champion team with the Ice Dogs... During the 2019-20 season, played for the Amarillo Bulls of the NAHL… Totaled 41 points (17G, 24A) in 57 games with the Bulls… Posted 10 points (3G, 7A) in 13 playoff games for Amarillo... Ranked second among all NAHL defensemen in goals (17) and fifth among NAHL defensemen in points (41)... Member of the South Division Champion Team with Amarillo… Received first-team All-State recognition as a junior in 2015-16 at St. Mary Catholic Central after posting 87 points (61G, 26A) in 26 games.
Personal: Son of Jason Willets and Jodie Bowman… Has one brother, Jenner, and one sister, Jayanna… A 2017 graduate of Mason Senior High School in Erie, Mich… Attended St. Mary Catholic Central High School from 2013-16… Also played football and baseball in high school… Majoring in business administration with an accounting/finance concentration.
| 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 | 35 | 25 | ||
| Points | 14 | 11 | ||
| Goals | 6 | 4 | ||
| Assists | 8 | 7 | ||
| PIM | 32 | 24 | ||
| +/- | -2 | -2 | ||
| Power-play goals | 2 | 2 | ||
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Games started | 8 | 4 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hat tricks | 1 | 1 | ||
| Shots | 54 | 40 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Nebraska-Omaha | W, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | at Nebraska-Omaha | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | at Michigan | L, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at Michigan | L, 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | W, 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | Union | W, 7-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | Union | W, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | St. Lawrence | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | St. Lawrence | W, 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Michigan Tech | W, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | at Michigan Tech | L, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Bemidji State | L, 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 13 | Bemidji State | L, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Bowling Green | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Bowling Green | L, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | at Ferris State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 4 | at Ferris State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | Northern Michigan | W, 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 11 | Northern Michigan | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 7 | at Bemidji State | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 8 | at Bemidji State | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 14 | Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 15 | Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 21 | USNTDP U-18 | W, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | at Northern Michigan | W, 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | at Northern Michigan | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 11 | Ferris State | W, 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 12 | Ferris State | W, 4-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 18 | at St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 19 | at St. Thomas (Minn.) | W, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | Bowling Green | W, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 26 | Bowling Green | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 4 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 35 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 32 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Conference | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | |||||||||||||
| Home | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Away | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | +10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Losses | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Ties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- | |||||||||||||
| October | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| November | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| December | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| January | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| February | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| March | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
