Dans Locmelis

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Weight:
172
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Jelgava, Latvia
Prev School:
Luleå HF J20 (J20 Nationell)

Selected in the fourth round, 119th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25: One of 10 players to see action in all 40 games ... Finished fourth on the squad in scoring with 33 points on eight goals and 25 asissts ... Ranked second on the team in assists ... Was +15 with three power--play goals, one game winner and 16 blocks ... Won 371 of 693 faceoffs (.535) ... Had seven points (3g, 4a) come on the power play ... Posted three goals and 10 assists over 24 Hockey East games ... Had 12 multi-point games on the season ... Scored UMass' lone goal in the Fargo Regional Final against Western Michigan (3/29) ... Registered two assists, including setting up the overtime game winner against #5 Minnesota (3/27) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal ... Was named the game's No. 2 star ... Picked up an assist at #9/7 Boston University (3/15) in the Hockey East Quarterfinals ... Logged a goal and an assist vs. #5/4 Maine (3/8) and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Registered an assist at #16/15 UMass Lowell (3/1) ... Posted an assist at UNH (2/21) ... Scored sixth goal of the season at #11/10 UConn (2/7) ... Put up multi-point games (1g, 1a) in back-to-back games vs. Alaska (1/24-1/25) ... Registered an assist vs. Merrimack (1/18) ... Logged two assists at Northeastern (1/10) ... Had two assists vs. Robert Morris (1/4) ... Picked up an assist vs. Army (11/29) ... Logged an assist vs. Vermont (11/24) ... Collected a power-play goal and an assist vs. Harvard (11/22) ... Picked up a goal and an assist at #10/9 Providence (11/16) ... Netted first goal of the season at AIC (11/2) ... Had two assists at UConn (10/26) ... Registered an assist at Sacred Heart (10/19) ... Picked up two assists vs. Sacred Heart (10/18) ... Registered two asissts at Bentley (10/5) to begin the season.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24: Had 14 points on seven goals and seven assists over 30 games with one power-play goal and one game winner … Won 210 of 382 faceoffs for a 55% clip and blocked seven shots … Registered an assist at Maine (3/9) ... Notched an assist at #16/17 New Hampshire (2/24) ... Had two assists and went 12 for 16 (75%) over the faceoff dots vs. #16/17 New Hampshire (2/23) ... Scored seventh goal of the season at #1 Boston College (2/18) ... Picked up an assist on the power play vs. #1 Boston College (2/16) ... Netted the game-winning goal at UConn (2/9) and was named the game's No. 2 star ... Scored fifth goal of the year vs. Merrimack (1/12) ... Had first collegiate multi-goal game, scoring twice vs. Alaska Anchorage (12/8) ... Collected first collegiate assist at Vermont (12/1) ... Scored first career power-play goal vs. Vermont (11/11) and won 9 of 10 (90%) faceoffs ... Won seven of 10 faceoffs (70%) against Northeastern (11/3) ... Made collegiate debut at #19/20 Minnesota State (10/21), centering a line with Aydar Suniev and Jack Musa.

BEFORE UMASS: Spent the last four seasons with Lulea HF of the Swedish Hockey League … Put up 59 points for Lulea's Under-20 team in 2022-23 with 25 goals and 34 assists to lead the squad in scoring …. Was +28 over 44 regular season games … Added seven more points (4g, 3a) in six postseason contests … Logged 34 points (18g, 16a) over 44 games with the club in 2021-22 … Had a goal and an assist over five playoff games that season … Represented Lativa at both the 2022 and 2023 World Junior Championships … Registered four goals and an assist for five points over 11 games over the two tournaments … Was honored as one of Latvia's Top 3 players of the tournament in 2023.

PERSONAL: Born Dans Locmelis on January 25, 2004 in Jelgava Latvia … Son of Vitauts and Ilze … Has one sibling, Ingus … Graduated from Rigas First Distance High School (Riga, Latvia) in 2023 … Enrolled in an exploratory track for social & behavioral sciences.