24 Jared Kucharek
24 - Jared Kucharek
Height: 6-4
Weight: 205
Year: Senior
Hometown: Royal Oak, Mich.
Position: Defense
Junior Team: Western Michigan (NCAA)
Shoots/Catches: Left
gp 35
p 7
g 2
a 5
pim 19
+/- -7

5th Year (2022-23): Appeared in 35 games for the Lakers... Posted two goals and five assists for seven points... Made his Lake Superior State debut against Omaha... Scored his first official point since the 2019-20 season with an assist against Omaha on Oct. 15... Named the CCHA Defenseman of the Week on Jan. 16 after setting the tone early with the opening goal in a 4-1 victory over Ferris State on Jan. 14.

Senior at Western Michigan: Appeared in one game for the Broncos.

Junior at Western Michigan: Did not compete.

Sophomore at Western Michigan: Played in 32 games... Earned five points on four assists and a goal while recording 18 blocks... Named AHCA Krampede All-American Scholar... Named to the Academic All-NCHC Team and a NCHC Scholar Athlete.

Freshman at Western Michigan: Played in 37 games for the Broncos... Totaled eight assists and 33 blocks.. Attended the St. Louis Blues Development Camp... Named to the Academic All-NCHC Team and a NCHC Scholar Athlete.

Juniors: Played one season of junior hockey with the Madison Capitols in the USHL... Played for Head Coach Garret Suter... Named the USHL Defenseman of the Week... Finished the 2017-18 season with 22 points (5g-17a) and was the leading scorer among defensemen for the Capitols... Also has experience playing in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL), and the North American Hockey League (NAHL)... Was the top-scoring defenseman in the NAPHL with the Meijer AAA Hockey 18-Under Team.

Personal: Son of Jeffery and Kristen Kucharek... Has two brothers (Joe and John) and three sisters (Katie, Monica, and Lilly)... Graduated from Western High School in Parma, Mich.
Recent Games
Feb 17 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 2-1
Feb 18 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1
Feb 24 at Ferris State W, 3-2
Feb 25 at Ferris State W, 4-2
Mar 3 at #1 Minnesota State L, 6-1
Mar 4 at #1 Minnesota State L, 2-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 35 26
Points 7 4
Goals 2 2
Assists 5 2
PIM 19 13
+/- -7 -5
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 12 8
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 43 32
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 1 at #20 Michigan Tech L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 2 Nipissing W, 6-1 0 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Oct 7 at USNTDP U-18 L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Nebraska-Omaha L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 Nebraska-Omaha T, 4-4 0 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 21 #5/5 Michigan L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 22 #5/5 Michigan L, 5-1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 28 Clarkson L, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 29 Clarkson W, 5-1 1 0 0 0 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 Northern Michigan L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 5 Northern Michigan L, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 11 at Michigan Tech T, 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 12 at Michigan Tech L, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 25 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 26 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 2 Bowling Green L, 7-4 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 3 Bowling Green L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 9 at Bemidji State W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 10 at Bemidji State L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 #17 Michigan Tech W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 17 #17 Michigan Tech L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 vs. Wisconsin L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 29 vs. #15 UMass L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 at Bowling Green L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 7 at Bowling Green L, 5-3 1 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 13 Ferris State L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 14 Ferris State W, 4-1 0 1 0 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 20 at #17 Minnesota State L, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 21 at #17 Minnesota State L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 27 Bemidji State L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 5 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 28 Bemidji State W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 3 at Northern Michigan W, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 4 at Northern Michigan L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 18 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 24 at Ferris State W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 25 at Ferris State W, 4-2 0 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 3 at #1 Minnesota State L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 at #1 Minnesota State L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2022-23 35 2 5 7 19 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
Total 35 2 5 7 19 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Total 35 2 5 7 19 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
Conference 26 2 2 4 13 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Exhibition 2 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
-
Home 18 1 4 5 15 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
Away 15 1 1 2 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
Wins 9 1 1 2 4 +4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Losses 24 1 3 4 13 -11 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
Ties 2 0 1 1 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
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October 6 0 3 3 6 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
November 6 0 0 0 2 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
December 8 0 1 1 4 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
January 8 2 0 2 5 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
February 6 0 1 1 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
March 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1