Garrett Wait

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
Prev School:
Minnesota (B1G)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020-21: Played in 32 games and put up 25 points on 13 goals and 12 assists, all career highs, with five power-play goals and one game winner … Saw action in 19 Hockey East games and had 15 points on seven goals and eight assists in league play … Finished fifth on the team in scoring and tied for second in goals … Scored a power-play goal vs. Minnesota (3/25) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … One of eight players to appear in all 29 games … Registered 17 points on nine goals and eight assists with one power-play goal and two game winners … Was +19 on the year … Netted the game winner in a 3-2 OT victory vs. #9/5 Minnesota Duluth (4/8) in the NCAA National Semifinal ... Scored eighth goal of the season vs. #20 Northeastern (3/14) ... Named Hockey East Player of the Week (3/1) after putting up five points across two wins vs. ranked foes ... Logged an assist at #1/2 Boston College (2/26) ... Posted a career single-game high with four points on two goals and two assists at #14 Providence (2/23) and was named the game's No. 1 star ... Opened the scoring at #16 UMass Lowell (1/30) and was named the game's No. 1 star ... Collected two assists and was +3 vs. #16 UMass Lowell (1/29), earning the game's No. 2 star ... Registered an assist on the power play in a 1-1 tie at #18 Providence (1/23) ... Assisted the game winner and added an empty net goal vs. #10/13 Northeastern (1/2) ... Netted a power-play goal at #10/13 Northeastern (1/1) ... Scored second goal of the season vs. UConn (12/23) ... Logged an assist at UConn (11/21) ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. UConn (11/20) in UMass debut, skating on a line with Oliver Chau and Eric Faith.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019-20 (at Minnesota): Skated in 21 games, totaling 10 points (three goals, seven assists) ... Set new career highs for games plays, points, goals and assists ... Opened the season with assists in Minnesota’s first two games of the year and three of the first four contests ... Notched an assist on the game-winning goal at Colorado College (10/12), the Gophers’ first win of the season ... Recorded a goal and an assist in Minnesota’s Mariucci Classic win over Bemidji State (12/28) for second career multi-point game.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018-19 (At Minnesota): Skated in 19 games and recorded three points (one goal, two assists) ... Made collegiate debut at Minnesota Duluth (10/6) ... Notched first collegiate point with an assist and added first collegiate goal for first multi-point performance in a 7-4 win over Minnesota Duluth (10/7) ... Added an assist on the game-winning goal against Notre Dame (2/23) in a 2-1 win.

BEFORE COLLEGE: Joined the Gophers after spending three seasons in the USHL with the Waterloo Black Hawks ... Skated in 173 regular-season USHL games with 90 points (37 goals, 53 assists) while adding another seven points (three goals, four assists) in 24 USHL playoff games ... Capped junior career by helping Waterloo capture the 2018 USHL Anderson Cup as regular-season champions ... Posted best statistical season in 2017-18 with 42 points (24 goals, 18 assists) in 58 regular-season games while adding six points (three goals, three assists) in eight playoff games ... Also helped the Black Hawks to three-straight Clark Cup playoff appearances ... Competed in the 2016 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game ... Previously skated at Edina High School for two seasons and helped the Hornets capture the 2014 MSHSL Class AA State Championship.

INTERNATIONAL: Skated with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.

PERSONAL: Born Garrett James Wait on June 13, 1998 in Edina, Minnesota … Son of Joan Miesbauer and Chuck Wait … 2016 graduate of Edina High School … Competed in the 2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game.

Career Highs
Goals: 2 - 4x - Last vs. Maine (2/12/22)
Assists: - 3 - at Northeastern (1/22/22)
Points: 4 - at Providence (2/23/21)

Miscellaneous
Multi-Goal Games: 4; Last vs. Maine (2/12/22)
Multi-Point Games: 12; Last vs. UMass Lowell (3/18/22)