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2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

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16 Hugh McGing

16 Hugh McGing

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Cedar Rapids Roughriders, USHL

Summary

Biography

NHL: Selected in the fifth round (138th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues ... signed with the St. Louis Blues after senior season. 

2019-20: Season shortened due to COVID-19 ... became the first Bronco since Wayne Gagne (1986-87) to be named a First Team All-American, earning honors for the CCM/AHCA West team ... became the first Bronco in program history to earn First Team All-NCHC honors ... named to NCHC Academic All-Conference Team ... led team with 35 points on 13 goals and 22 assists ... opened season with a three-game point streak ... had two assists in 4-1 win over Michigan (10/26) ... had a goal and two assists in sweep of Ferris State (11/8-9) ... had two assists in 2-1 win at Denver (11/22) ... had career-long five-game point streak, recording three goals and six assists as the Broncos picked up five straight wins (1/17-1/31) ... had two goals and an assist in 8-4 win over RPI (2/7) ... had a goal and an assist in 5-3 win over Minnesota-Duluth (2/21) ... wrapped up collegiate career with first career hat trick, netting three goals and tallying an assist in 8-4 win over Miami (3/7).

2018-19: Appeared in all 37 games ... named Second Team All-NCHC .. named to NCHC Academic All-Conference Team ... tied for team lead in goals scored with 16, also matching his career-high with 30 points ... had points in four-straight games against Ferris State and Michigan ... had two assists in first-ever shutout of North Dakota in a 2-0 win ... had two goals in 7-3 win over Niagara ... had goals in win and tie over Minnesota-Duluth, including the shoot-out winning goal after a 1-1 tie ... had two assists to help WMU beat Air Force, 4-1, and win the Ice Vegas Invitational ... had three points, a goal and two assists, in 4-3 win over Miami ... had a goal and an assist in 3-1 win over Denver and then an assist in a 5-1 win as WMU swept the Pioneers ... had two goals, including OT game-winner, in 5-4 win at Colorado College.

2017-18: Played in all 36 games ... named Rob Hodge Co-Most Valuable Player with teammate Dawson DiPietro ... named to NCHC All-Academic team and was named a NCHC Scholar Athlete ... finished with career-high 30 points on nine goals and 21 assists ... kicked off the season with two assists in a 6-1 win over Ferris State (10/6) ... had there-game point streak of seven points on three goals and four assists in win over Michigan State and sweep of No. 1 Denver (10/21, 11/3-4) ... had six points in three games on one goal and five assists in 5-0 win at Minnesota-Duluth and sweep of Omaha (11/11, 11/17-18) ... netted two goals and an assist in 7-5 win at No. 2 St. Cloud State (1/12).

2016-17: Appeared in 39 games ... made collegiate debut in 5-3 win at No. 20 Ferris State ... netted first career goal in win over Miami ... tallied two assists in 4-1 win over Air Force (11/19) ... netted second goal of the season in 5-5 tie with No. 17 St. Cloud State (12/3) ... tallied two assists, including setting up the game-winning goal, in 3-1 win at North Dakota (12/10) ... netted the game-winning goal in 2-1 win at Miami (1/27) ... tallied two assists in 4-2 win over Arizona State (2/3) ... had career-high three points on two goals and an assist in 5-2 win over Omaha (3/11) ... tallied assist in NCAA Tournament loss to Air Force.

Juniors: Played two seasons in the USHL with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders ... totaled 51 points last season on 23 goals and 28 assists, second on the team and 16th in the league ... appeared in 114 total USHL games, registering 70 points on 34 goals and 36 assists.

Personal: Majoring in biomedical sciences ... son of James and Breda McGing ... brother Liam plays for Arizona State, other brother James plays for Illinois in the ACHA ... born on July 11, 1998 in Chicago, Ill.
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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    5'8" 170 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8" 170 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    16