2021-22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Mattson, Mitchell

Jersey Number 27
Mitchell Mattson
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- B/T::
- L
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Minn.
- Prev School:
- Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
Bio
CAREER CAPSULE: Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Appeared in 80 career games in Green and White, compiling three goals and eight points, and blocked 35 shots.
2021-22 (Senior): Recipient of the Blue Line Club President’s Award and the Amo Bessone Award for athletic performance combined with scholastic achievement and community participation ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Had a goal and two assists, and also blocked a career-best 15 shots ... Served as an alternate captain for the second game at UMass-Lowell (10/23) ... Played both games and wore the A at Ohio State (10/29-30) ... Scored his first goal of the season at Michigan (11/5) and his first career multiple-point game with an assist on Cole Krygier’s goal earlier in the game... Had an assist on a Dennis Cesana goal at Wisconsin (1/14) and had two blocked shots in the series ... Recorded a pair of blocked shots in the regular-season finale vs. Penn State (2/26).
2020-21 (Junior): Played in 21 games and recorded a career best four points (2g, 2a) … AHCA/Krampade Academic All-American Scholar … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree … His first career goal was a game-winner in a 2-0 win over Arizona State on Nov. 20, starting a three-game point streak … Had points in both games at Ohio State (Nov. 28-29), including an assist and goal, respectively … Had an assist in a 5-1 win over Penn State on Jan. 4.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in 22 games, including each of the last 16 … Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist in a 4-2 win over No. 9 Penn State (1/24).
2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 14 games … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener vs. NMU (10/12).
Prior to MSU: Recorded 21 points (9g, 12a) in 53 games for the Sioux Falls Stampede in his fourth USHL season … Selected in the fifth round (126th overall) by the Calgary Flames in the 2016 NHL Draft … Had 28 points (12g, 16a) in 55 games for the Bloomington Thunder in 2016-17 … Selected to play in the 2015 CCM All-American Prospects Game … Recorded 46 points, including 29 assists, in 25 games for Grand Rapids (Minn.) High School in 2015-16 before joining the Bloomington Thunder for the team’s final 21 games … Led Grand Rapids High School in goals (22) and points (48) in 2014-15 and later generated seven points (2g, 5a) in 13 games for Bloomington in his first USHL action.
Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1998 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota … Son of Jeff and Tara … Mom, Tara, played volleyball at Minnesota Duluth … Sister, Lindsy, ran track at the University of Colorado, and other sister, Sidney, played volleyball at the University of North Dakota … Favorite NHL player is Evgeni Malkin … Biggest hockey influence is Joe Sakic … Lists his parents as his heroes.
2021-22 (Senior): Recipient of the Blue Line Club President’s Award and the Amo Bessone Award for athletic performance combined with scholastic achievement and community participation ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Had a goal and two assists, and also blocked a career-best 15 shots ... Served as an alternate captain for the second game at UMass-Lowell (10/23) ... Played both games and wore the A at Ohio State (10/29-30) ... Scored his first goal of the season at Michigan (11/5) and his first career multiple-point game with an assist on Cole Krygier’s goal earlier in the game... Had an assist on a Dennis Cesana goal at Wisconsin (1/14) and had two blocked shots in the series ... Recorded a pair of blocked shots in the regular-season finale vs. Penn State (2/26).
2020-21 (Junior): Played in 21 games and recorded a career best four points (2g, 2a) … AHCA/Krampade Academic All-American Scholar … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree … His first career goal was a game-winner in a 2-0 win over Arizona State on Nov. 20, starting a three-game point streak … Had points in both games at Ohio State (Nov. 28-29), including an assist and goal, respectively … Had an assist in a 5-1 win over Penn State on Jan. 4.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in 22 games, including each of the last 16 … Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist in a 4-2 win over No. 9 Penn State (1/24).
2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 14 games … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener vs. NMU (10/12).
Prior to MSU: Recorded 21 points (9g, 12a) in 53 games for the Sioux Falls Stampede in his fourth USHL season … Selected in the fifth round (126th overall) by the Calgary Flames in the 2016 NHL Draft … Had 28 points (12g, 16a) in 55 games for the Bloomington Thunder in 2016-17 … Selected to play in the 2015 CCM All-American Prospects Game … Recorded 46 points, including 29 assists, in 25 games for Grand Rapids (Minn.) High School in 2015-16 before joining the Bloomington Thunder for the team’s final 21 games … Led Grand Rapids High School in goals (22) and points (48) in 2014-15 and later generated seven points (2g, 5a) in 13 games for Bloomington in his first USHL action.
Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1998 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota … Son of Jeff and Tara … Mom, Tara, played volleyball at Minnesota Duluth … Sister, Lindsy, ran track at the University of Colorado, and other sister, Sidney, played volleyball at the University of North Dakota … Favorite NHL player is Evgeni Malkin … Biggest hockey influence is Joe Sakic … Lists his parents as his heroes.
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