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2014-15 Men's Ice Hockey

11 Ben Certo

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Grand Island, N.Y.
  • Highschool Northwood School

Biography

Career Stats (Click on season for game-by-game stats.)
YEAR GP GOALS ASSISTS POINTS PEN/MIN PPG SHG GWG +/-
2012-13 25 7 4 11 4/8 5 0 0 -4
2013-14 26 3 15 18 5/10 3 0 1 +4
2014-15 27 5 15 20 5/10 5 0 0 +11
CAREER 78 15 34 49 14/28 13 0 1 +11

 

Career Single-Game Highs
CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT / DATE
Goals 1 Many Times (vs. St. Scholastica on Feb. 22, 2015)
Assists 3 vs. University of Wisconsin-Stout on Nov. 1, 2015
Points 3 vs. University of Wisconsin-Stout on Nov. 1, 2015

Awards
YEAR AWARDS
2012-13 1st varsity letter
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association All-Freshman Team 
2013-14 2nd varsity letter
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 24)
Forester Athlete of the Week (Nov. 28)
All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 
2014-14 3rd varsity letter
Codfish Bowl All-Tournament Team
Alll-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 

Other Notables
YEAR NOTES
2012-13 Played in all but two of the team's games
Tied for second on the squad in goals and seventh in points
Led Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association defensemen and tied for 27th in the league overall in goals
Also tied for sixth in the conference and 40th in the nation in power play goals
Scored first career goal against Concordia University Wisconsin on Nov. 10
Recorded first career assist on the game-winning goal against St. Mary's University on Dec. 8
Netted a power play goal in four of six games from Jan. 18-Feb. 3
Had a goal and assist for first multi-point game against Concordia University Wisconsin on Jan. 25
Also scored a goal and added an assist at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Feb. 8
Scored a power play goal in opener of MCHA quarterfinal series at M.S.O.E. on Feb. 23 
2013-14 Saw action in all but two games
Finished second on the Foresters in assists and tied-for-third in points
Led the team and ranked tied-for-fourth in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association in points by a defenseman
Tied for third in the league in power play points and 15th in assists
Ranked tied-for-23rd in the nation in points per game by a defenseman and tied-for-93rd in the country in assists
Scored a power play goal against Northland College on Nov. 9
Had a game-winning goal and three assists in 3-2 and 3-1 victories over Finlandia University Nov. 22-23
Assisted on a pair of scores against Concordia University Wisconsin on Jan. 7
Had an assist at Gustavus Adolphus College on Jan. 10 and a goal and assist at St. Olaf College on Jan. 11
Recorded two more assists, including one on an overtime goal, in 4-3 win over Marian University on Jan. 18
Registered another two-assist game at Lawrence University on Jan. 31
Assisted on the game-winning score at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Feb. 8
Set up overtime goal in 3-2 victory over Marian University in NCHA quarterfinal series on Feb. 22
Also scored the winning goal in overtime of 20-minute minigame against Marian on Feb. 22
2014-15 One of six players on the team to appear in every game
Ranked second on the squad in assists, fourth in points, and sixth in plus/minus
Tied for 14th in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association in assists and 26th in points
Also finished third in the league in points by a defenseman and tied-for-fourth in power play points
Ranked 18th in the nation in points per game by a defenseman and tied-for-28th in power play goals
Helped Lake Forest finish second in the NCHA and 12th in the nation in scoring defense
Recorded at least one point in 14 of 27 games, including nine of the first 12
Assisted on three scores, including the game-winner in season opener against University of Wisconsin-Stout on Nov. 1
Had a goal and assist in opener and another score in game two of series at Northland College Nov. 7-8
Assisted on the game-tying goal at top-ranked St. Norbert College on Nov. 15
Scored a power play goal and added an assist against Hamilton College in Codfish Bowl semifinal on Jan. 4
Recorded a pair of assists and was +3 at Marian University on Jan. 16 and against Concordia Univ. Wisconsin on Jan. 23
Netted another power play goal at Concordia University Wisconsin on Jan. 24
Had an assist in opener and power play goal in game two of NCHA Quarterfinal series with St. Scholastica Feb. 21-22

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Junior

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    2014-15Senior

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