2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Gianluca Esteves
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Prev School:
- Aston Rebels (NAHL)
2019-20 (Junior): Academic All-Big Ten … Recorded a career high eight points, including two goals and six assists, as he played in every game … Earned an assist in the season-opener at Northern Michigan (10/11) … Scored his first career goal and had his first two-point game (1g, 1a) in a win at Colorado College (10/26) ... Had an assist in a 3-0 win over No. 19 Wisconsin (12/6) ... Netted his first career game-winning goal in a 4-1 win over Minnesota (1/10) ... Had assists in both games of a split at Wisconsin (1/17-18) and then picked up a helper in a 4-2 win over No. 9 Penn State (1/24) to give him a career best three-game point streak … Finished the season with a plus-1 rating.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Saw action in three games.
2017-18 (Freshman): Saw action in 35 games - second most of any freshman ... Two of his three points came over the final four games of the year - had an assist at Notre Dame (2/23) and then one at Ohio State (3/2) in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals ... Earned his first-career point with an assist in a win over LSSU (10/28) ... Was one of one of two players to finish the season with a plus rating (plus-2).
Prior to MSU: Put up 45 points (17g, 28a) in 60 regular-season games for the Aston Rebels in his first season in the NAHL in 2016-17 ... Helped lead the Rebels to the NAHL Robertson Cup Finals, recording 9 points (5g, 4a) in 12 playoff games, earning a spot on the Robertson Cup All-Tournament Team ... Played two seasons for the Winnipeg Blues of the MJHL, registering 26 points (14g, 12a) in 52 games in 2014-15 and then 39 points (12g, 27a) in 56 games the following year ... Played AAA hockey for the Winnipeg Wild in 2013-14 where he had 52 points (21g, 31a) in 44 contests.
Personal: Born Jan. 29, 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba ... Son of Jorge Esteves and Rosa Militano ... Attended St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg where he played varsity soccer ... Favorite player is Paul Kariya ... Lists his parents as his biggest hockey influences and his father as his idol because "he's always found a way to help me in hockey, even though he has never played the game."
