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2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Andrew Malewicz
Andrew Malewicz
Andrew Malewicz
Andrew Malewicz
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
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22 Austin Rueschhoff

22 Austin Rueschhoff

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Wentzville, Mo.
  • High School:
    Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL

Summary

Biography

NHL: Signed contract with the New York Rangers after junior season.

2019-20: Season cut short due to COVID-19 ... played in all 36 games, producing a career-high 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists ... netted first goal of the season in 5-2 win at Bowling Green (10/12) ... netted goals in three straight wins in sweep of Ferris State and victory over Omaha ... tallied two assists and finished career-best +5 in 6-2 win over Colorado College (1/18) ... rattled off career-best eight-game point streak that totaled 13 points on six goals and seven assists (1/31-2/22) ... netted two goals and an assist in sweep of Miami (3/6-7).

2018-19: Played in all 37 games, posting a career-high 27 points on 13 goals and 14 assists ... netted first goal of the season against Bowling Green ... had two goals in series split with Michigan ... had a goal and two assists in 7-2 win over Omaha ... had a goal and two assists in 5-1 win over UConn and then an assist in 4-1 win over Air Force to help WMU win the Ice Vegas Invitational ... had two assists in 3-2 win over Miami ... had a goal in three straight games against Colorado College (x2) and St. Cloud State ... had three goals and an assist in NCHC Quarterfinals series against Colorado College. 

2017-18: 
Appeared in 33 games ... named Suzanne Klopp Rookie of the Year ... WMU’s top-scoring freshman with 17 points on 10 goals and seven assists ... scored first collegiate goal, and added another plus an assist for his first career three-point game in loss at Michigan State (10/20) ... tallied goal and an assist in 5-0 win at No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth (11/11) ... netted two goals in 5-2 win at Bowling Green (12/28) ... had three-game assist streak against Miami and St. Cloud State (2/3, 2/16-17) ... set up game-winning goal in 8-2 win at Colorado College (3/3). 

Juniors: Comes to WMU after his first full season in the USHL, playing for the Dubuque Fighting Saints ... netted 21 goals and 11 assists for 32 points last season ... also played two seasons in the NAHL, scoring 44 points on 27 goals and 17 assists. 

Personal: Born on Sept. 7, 1997 in Wentzville, Mo.
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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 228 lbs
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    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 230 lbs
    22
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    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 230 lbs
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