Liam Gorman

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3
Weight:
209
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Arlington, Mass.
Prev School:
Princeton (ECAC)

Selected in the sixth round, 177^th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft – Rights traded to Chicago Blackhawks in 2022

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2023-24: Saw action in 28 games and contributed four points with a goal and three assists … Was +2 and blocked 13 shots while winning 73 of 129 (56.6%) faceoffs … Scored lone goal of the season vs. Denver (3/28) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal … Collected an assist vs. Northeastern (11/3) ... Won 10 of 13 faceoffs (76.9%) at #19/20 Minnesota State (10/20) … Picked up first point in a UMass uniform with an assist on the power play vs. #6 Michigan (10/14).

AS A SENIOR IN 2022-23 (at Princeton): Finished second on the team in scoring with 22 points on 12 goals and 10 assists … Registered four power-play goals, two shorthanded goals and one game winner … Collected an assist at Union (3/4) … Had an assist against Brown (2/17) … Logged three points in a win at Dartmouth (2/3) with a goal and two assists … Scored a power-play goal at Cornell (1/21) … Contributed three points with two goals and an assist in a win over LIU (1/13) … Logged a goal and an assist in a win vs. Dartmouth (1/7) … Scored twice against Harvard (1/6) with a power-play goal and a shorthanded tally … Notched a pair of assists in a win over RPI (12/10) … Picked up an assist vs. Union (12/9) … Scored in three straight games vs. Clarkson (12/2) and at RIT (11/25-11/26) … Scored an empty net goal at Yale (11/11) … Posted first two points of the season against Colgate (11/5) with a goal and an assist.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021-22 (at Princeton): ECAC All-Academic Team ... Skated in 28 games ... Finished with six points on three goals and three assists ... Scored one short-handed goal ... Tallied shorthanded goal against LIU (11/13) ... Had an assist against RIT (11/26) ... Scored game-tying goal in 2-2 tie at Colgate (1/22) ... Picked up a helper at Harvard (2/18) ... Scored at Union (3/4) in Game One of ECAC Playoffs.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020-21 (at Princeton): ECAC All-Academic Team ... Season canceled due to COVID-19.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019-20 (at Princeton): Played in all 31 games ... Finished with six points on a goal and five assists ... Took 57 shots ... Blocked 19 shots ... Had assists in back-to-back games to start his career against St. Cloud State (11/1, 11/2) ... Had an assist against Colgate at the Friendship Four in Belfast (11/29) ... Tallied an assist at Yale (2/8) ... Had an assist against Clarkson (2/15) ... Scored first career goal at RPI (2/22).

BEFORE COLLEGE: Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the sixth round (#177 overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft ... Played high school hockey at St. Sebastian's ... Two-time captain for St. Sebs ... Two-time first-team All-Independent School League (ISL) while guiding the squad to the finals of the ISL in 2019. Named All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) East and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors in 2019 ... In 109 career games at St. Sebastian's, totaled 97 points, scoring 43 goals and 53 assists ... National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL: Born Liam John Gorman on May 8, 2000 in Boston, Mass. … Son of Sean and Jennifer … Has two siblings, Brendan and Colin … Father, Sean played college hockey at Princeton (1987-91) was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 12th round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft and played four professional seasons in the AHL, IHL and CHL … Brother, Brendan plays hockey at Princeton … Graduated from St. Sebastian’s in 2019 and earned bachelor’s from Princeton in History in 2023 … Majoring in Foundations of Management.