Jake Horton

Height:
5-11
Weight:
204
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Orono, Minn.
Prev School:
Aberdeen (NAHL)

CAREER HONORS
2017-18 Team Captain
2016 Mariucci Classic All-Tournament Team
2017-18 Hockey East All-Academic Team
2016-17 Hockey East All-Academic Team
2015-16 Hockey East All-Academic Team
2014-15 Hockey East All-Academic Team

AS A SENIOR IN 2017-18: Game-by-Game Statistics
Matched a career high by appearing in 36 games and totaled four points on one goal and four assists ... Blocked 15 shots ... Scored first goal of the season vs. Merrimack (2/6) and was named the No. 3 star of the game ... Skated in 100th career game as a Minuteman vs. Northeastern (1/19) ... Picked up pair of assists at UMass Lowell (1/6) for second career multi-point game ... Tallied first assist of the season at Arizona State (10/7) in season debut.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016-17: Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in 26 games, playing as a forward and a defenseman … Recorded seven points, with three goals … Contributed three power play assists … Registered 43 shots on net … Tallied third goal of the season vs. No. 10 Providence (2/24) ... Dressed as a forward at Northeastern (2/11) and at No. 9/10 UMass Lowell (2/12) ... Netted an unassisted goal at Maine (1/28) ... Scored first goal of the season vs. Alabama Huntsville (12/30) in Mariucci Classic ... Was named to Mariucci Classic All-Tournament Team ... Dressed as a forward vs. Arizona State (12/17) ... Registered an assist on the power play at UConn (12/9) ... Posted first career multi-point game with a pair of assists in a 5-4 win over #12 Notre Dame (12/2) ... Picked up first point of the season with an assist vs. #20 Vermont (11/25) at the Friendship Four ... Dressed as a forward in the game vs. the Catamounts ... Made season debut vs. Army (10/21), was +1 and had three blocks.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015-16: Game-by-Game Statistics
Saw action in 19 games totaling two assists … Dressed three games as a forward … Added 33 blocked shots and 27 shots on net ... Had four blocks at #11 UMass Lowell (1/16) ... Blocked three shots in a 2-1 overtime win at Army West Point (1/2) ... Assisted UMass’ lone goal in a 1-1 tie at #13 Merrimack (11/21) and blocked three shots … Earned first point of the season, an assist, in a 4-2 win at UConn (11/6) ... Saw first action of the season vs. #13/15 Yale (10/31) and blocked four shots.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014-15: Game-by-Game Statistics
One of five players to see action in all 36 games ... Totaled eight points on four goals and four assists with six coming in league play (2g, 4a) ... Had three assists on the power play ... Totaled 34 blocked shots ... Picked up helpers in back-to-back games against Northeastern (2/6) and #12/11 UMass Lowell (2/7) ... Logged an assist on the power play in a 4-1 win over #14/15 Merrimack (1/25) ... Scored fourth goal of the season and was +3 in a 6-4 win over New Hampshire (1/16) with three blocked shots ... Was +2 in a 5-1 win over Air Force (12/29) at the Catamount Cup ... Recorded first career assist in 3-2 win at Northeastern (10/24) … Tallied second goal of the year in 4-3 win at Michigan State (10/18) ... Goal was selected as the NCAA No. 3 Play of the Week (10/21) ... Scored first career goal in collegiate debut vs. #20/15 Boston University (10/10).

BEFORE UMASS: Spent two seasons with the Aberdeen Wings of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... Appeared in 117 games for Aberdeen from 2012-14 and totaled 76 points on 32 goals and 44 assists ... Amassed 46 points and led all NAHL defensemen in goals scored with 21 in 2013-14 .... Earned All-NAHL First Team and All-NAHL Central First team honors (2013-14) ... Was selected to the 2014 NAHL Top Prospects tournament and helped Team Central to a pair of victories ... Served as team captain in 2013-14 ... Was named to the NAHL All-Rookie second team after logging 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points in 57 games in 2012-13 ... Enjoyed an accomplished high school hockey career at Benilde-St. Margaret’s from 2008-12 ... In 85 games (regular and postseason) with the Red Knights, registered 123 points on 42 goals and 81 assists, including 29 power-play tallies and four shorthanded goals ... Co-captained Benilde-St. Margaret’s to a State AA title in 2011-12 .... Received all-conference and Pioneer Press All-Metro honorable mention recognition in 2011-12 ... In 2010-11 became the first defenseman in school history to score 20 goals in a season ... Also led the team with 14 power-play goals and 32 blocked shots .... Capture honorable mention all-state accolades from both the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune as well as an all-conference nod (2010-11) ... Was an honorable mention all-conference pick and co-winner of team’s Best Defenseman Award in 2009-10 ... Was twice selected to attend USA Hockey Select Festivals in 2010 and 2011 ... Also played soccer at Benilde-St. Margaret’s and served as team captain in 2011 ... Led the soccer squad to a 2011 Class A state title, scoring goals in all three games of the state tournament to earn a spot on the all-tournament team.

PERSONAL: Born Jacob James Horton in Minneapolis, Minn. ... Son of Jim and Kim Horton ... Has two siblings, Taylor and Luke ... Father, Jim, played hockey at Hamline University ... Graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret’s in 2012 ... National Honor Society and high honor roll member at Benilde-St. Margaret’s and received the 2011-12 All-Star Sports Academic Award ... majoring in management.

Career Highs
Goals: 1 - 8x - Last vs. Merrimack (2/6/18)
Assists: 2 - 2x - Last at UMass Lowell (1/6/18)
Points: 2 - 2x - Last at UMass Lowell (1/6/18)
Blocked Shots: 4 – 3x - Last at Providence (2/27/16)

Miscellaneous
Most Recent Goal Scored - GP Since: vs. Merrimack (2/6/18) - 10
Multi-Goal Games: -
Multi-Point Games: - 2; Last at UMass Lowell (1/6/18)