Josh Nodler

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oak Park, Mich.
Prev School:
Michigan State (B1G)

Selected in the fifth round, 150th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft

AS A SENIOR IN 2022-23: Appeared in 27 games and recorded five points on two goals and three assists … Blocked 13 shots … Won 186 of 340 faceoffs (54.7%) … Scored second goal of the season vs. Clarkson (12/28) ... Logged an assist at #14 Providence (11/4) ... Dished two assists vs. Union (10/22) ... Scored first UMass goal in debut at AIC (10/8), which marked 100th career game.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021-22 (at Michigan State): Earned Academic All-Big Ten Honors … Appeared in all 36 games ... Had a career-best seven goals and 15 points, tying eight assists total posted as a sophomore ... Won 54.1% of faceoffs, good for second on the team while taking a squad-best 573 draws ... Had four power play-markers, tied for most on the team ... Had a goal and a pair of assists in the Air Force series (10/8-9), scoring the first goal of the season in the first period of the opener and recording a pair of helpers in game two ... Assisted on game winner in the series finale vs. Miami (10/16) ... Factored in all three goals scored in the Ohio State series (10/29-30), scoring twice and adding an assist and a pair of blocked shots ... Registered an assist vs. Michigan (11/6) ... Had a goal and an assist - the helper on the game-winner - in a comeback victory at Ferris State (11/13) ... Had an assist on the power play vs. Wisconsin (11/19) ... Scored vs. Michigan Tech (12/30) ... Was the team’s top scorer in the Penn State series, with a pair of goals and an assist (2/25-26).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020-21 (at Michigan State): Won the team’s Amo Bessone Award, honoring athletic and academic achievement along with community involvement … Ranked third on the team with a career best 11 points (3g, 8a) while appearing in every game (27) for the second straight year … Academic All-Big Ten … Recorded points in four of the first six games to begin the season, including assists in both games vs. Minnesota (12/ 3-12/4) … Had a career high two assists in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 16 Notre Dame (12/ 20) … Had two points, including the game-winning goal with 37 seconds to play in a 3-2 victory over No. 9 Michigan (1/9) … Scored the next time out a Penn State (1/15) … Scored a goal at Minnesota (2/19) … Ranked 11th in the Big Ten in faceoff winning percentage at .551 – a .089 improvement from freshman season.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019-20 (at Michigan State): Voted the team winner of the Rookie of the Year Award ... One of four Spartans to earn Krampade All-American Scholar honors by the American Hockey Coaches Association for having posted a minimum 3.75 GPA in the fall semester and appearing in at least 40% of the Spartans' games … Had three goals and five assists in 36 games … Recorded first collegiate point with an assist in the season-opening win at Northern Michigan (10/11) ... Scored first collegiate goal on the power play vs. No. 4 Cornell (11/2) ... Assisted game-winning goal on the power play at Michigan (11/14) ... Scored the game-winning goal 1:59 into the first period in a 3-0 win over Michigan … Assisted game-tying goal in the third period of a 3-2 win over No. 3 Notre Dame (11/23) ... Had points in both games at Notre Dame (2/28-29), logging an assist in a 3-1 win and then scoring the following night in a 2-2 tie … Posted a perfect 4.0 GPA in the classroom.

BEFORE COLLEGE: Selected in the fifth round (150th overall) by the Calgary Flames in the 2019 NHL Draft … Named to the 2018-19 USHL All-Rookie second team … Played one season for the Fargo Force and ranked fourth on the team and 11th among all USHL rookies with 42 points in 54 games … Had 17 goals, good for fourth best on the team, while ranking ninth among all USHL rookies and third on the team with 25 assists … Voted Fargo’s Rookie of the Year … Was chosen to play in the 2019 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Helped the U.S. to gold at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge … Led the U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, with seven points (1g, 6a) … Skated on the 2017 U.S. Under-17 Men's Select Team that won first place at the Five Nations Tournament in Ostrava, Czech Republic, recording five points (2g, 3a) in four games … Put up 22 points (8g, 14a) in 18 games and served as team captain for Honeybaked U16 in 2017-18, and also appeared in four games with the NTDP U-17s and two with Fargo that season … Played four seasons for Honeybaked.

PERSONAL: Born Joshua Nodler on April 27, 2001 in Royal Oak, Michigan … Son of Michael and Dana Nodler … Graduated from Berkley High School and was a member of the National Honor Society … Majoring in computer science.