George Mika

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Weight:
184
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Naples, Fla.
Prev School:
Amarillo (NAHL)

CAREER HONORS
2017-18 Hockey East All-Academic Team
UMass Student-Athlete of the Week (12/4/17)

AS A SENIOR IN 2020-21: Played in 18 games … Tallied four points on three goals and one assist … Scored third goal of the season vs. #14 Providence (3/17) in the Hockey East Semifinal and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Found the back of the net for a second straight game at #14 Providence (2/23) ... Scored the game winner at #16 UMass Lowell (1/30) ... Registered an assist vs. #16 UMass Lowell (1/29) ... Made season debut vs. Vermont (12/20), centering a line with Jerry Harding and Ryan Sullivan.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20: Saw action in 19 games and registered one assist … Attempted 12 shots … Won 23 of 44 faceoffs (52.3%) … Suffered season-ending injury vs. UConn (2/29) ... Logged an assist at #7/5 Denver (1/3).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19: Played in 28 games and registered four points on one goal nad three assists … Won 130 of 255 face offs (.510) and was +3 … Appeared in 18 Hockey East games … Tallied an assist vs. Maine (3/2) ... Opened the scoring with first goal of the season at AIC (1/5) ... Logged an assist vs. UMass Lowell (1/4) ... Picked up first point of the season with an assist on the power play vs. Rensselaer (10/12) ... Won 10 of 15 (66.7%) face offs at Rensselaer (10/13).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18: Totaled 10 points on four goals and six assists over 38 games with one power-play tally and was a team-best +10 on the season ... Won 271 of 505 (53.7%) face offs ... Eight of 10 points (3g, 5a) came in Hockey East play ... Earned second multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist at UConn (2/22) ... Netted a goal vs. #19 Boston College (2/15) ... Collected an assist on a shorthanded goal at Vermont (1/13) ... Logged an assist at UConn (12/5) ... Registered first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist vs. UConn and was tabbed the game's first star (12/1) ... Picked up an assist vs. #8/7 Providence (11/9) ... Tallied first career assist vs. Ohio State (10/20) ... Scored first collegiate goal in a 5-4 win at Union (10/13) ... Made collegiate debut at Arizona State (10/6) playing on a line with Niko Hildenbrand and Austin Albrecht.

BEFORE UMASS: Played three seasons for the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) … Totaled 115 points over 134 career games on 48 goals and 69 assists … Posted a career high of 69 points on 30 goals and 39 assists in 60 games in 2016-17 … Ranked second in the league in points and third in goals in final junior hockey season ... Named NAHL 2016-17 Forward of the Year … Named to 2016-17 All-NAHL First Team … Played several games for both the Waterloo Blackhawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and Austin Bruins of the NAHL … Won a United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier Championship with the Boston Jr. Bruins in 2013-14.

PERSONAL: Born George Michael Mika on November 19, 1996 in Naples, Florida … Son of Michael and Sherry Mika … Graduated from West High School (Waterloo, Iowa) in 2015 … Majoring in finance.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 - 8x - Last vs. Providence (3/17/21)
Assists: 1 - 11x - Last vs. UMass Lowell (1/29/21)
Points: 2 - 2x - Last at UConn (2/22/18)

MISCELLANEOUS
Most Recent Goal Scored - GP Since: Last vs. Providence (3/17/21) - 5
Multi-Goal Games: -
Multi-Point Games: 2; Last at UConn (2/22/18)