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2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Idalis Fuentes
Michael Mason
Michael Mason
Michael Mason
Amanda Lopez
Gillian Francis
Gillian Francis
Ross LaDue

8 Chaz Smedsrud

  • Class Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 195
  • Hometown Luverne, Minn.
  • Juniors Madison Capitols (USHL)
  • Major Managerial Economics

Biography

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I chose Union for the balance of prestigious academics and a proud hockey culture.


Honors and Awards:
- ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

At Union: Dean's List

2023-24: One of five skaters to appear in all 37 games … served as assistant captain … registered a career-high 21 points (14-7-21) as a senior … led the team with 14 goals with a career-best five power-play goals … recorded goals in five straight games (5-3-7) from Feb. 23 to March 9 … finished career with 61 points (29-32-61) in 141 games.

2022-23: Skated in 34 of 35 games as a junior … recorded four goals and 10 assists for 14 points … set a new career high in power-play goals with three … posted back-to-back multi-point games against Bentley (10/13) and RIT (10/15) with a goal and three assists … went on a four-game point streak between Oct. 29 and Nov. 11 with one goal and four assists … skated in his 100th career game at Harvard (2/17) and scored on the powerplay.
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2021-22: One of seven players to skate in all 37 games … ranked sixth on the team in points (5-11-16) … recorded a pair of multi-point games (Maine – 12/11/21, Princeton (3/5/22) … scored on the powerplay against Colorado College (10/16/21) … finished the season ranked third on the team in shots (67).
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2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20: Skated in 33 games as a first-year forward … tied for third on the team with six goals and added four assists for 10 points … scored in his collegiate debut against Boston University (10/5) … recorded a season-best two points with a pair of assists in a win over Brown (12/6) … scored on the power play and added an assist versus Merrimack (12/13) … found the net in back-to-back games against Quinnipiac (2/22) and Dartmouth (2/28).
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Prior to Union: Played the 2018-19 season with the Madison Capitols (USHL) where he totaled 24 points (11g, 13a) in 62 games … Played two seasons with the Norte Dame Hounds (SJHL), compiling 110 points (51g, 59a) in 115 games … Four-year letterwinner at Luverne High School, where he set the school record for most career points (315) … Helped Luverne to a Minnesota State Class A sixth-place finish in 2014.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2019-20First Year

    Forward
    6'2" 195 lbs
    23
  • 8

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 195 lbs
    8