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USA Joshua Ess

a.k.a. "Josh Ess"
#20 Univ. of Wisconsin / NCAA - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 03, 1999
Position
D
Age
24
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Lakeville, MN, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
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Youth Team
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Contract
-
Drafted
2017 round 7 #215 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

Sister: MacKenzie Ess

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Lakeville South Bantam AA 14U AA - - - - - - |
2014-15 Lakeville South High USHS-MN 24 7 13 20 14 - | Playoffs 2 0 3 3 2 -
2015-16 Lakeville South High “C” USHS-MN 25 8 18 26 19 - | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 4 -
Team Southeast UMHSEHL 21 1 9 10 10 - |
2016-17 Lakeville South High “C” USHS-MN 23 8 20 28 12 - | Playoffs 3 3 2 5 0 -
Team Southeast UMHSEHL 18 2 11 13 12 - | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 2 0 1 1 4 -1 |
2017-18 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 33 2 2 4 10 10 |
2018-19 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 37 5 8 13 14 2 |
2019-20 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 35 2 6 8 4 -3 |
2020-21 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 31 2 5 7 6 8 |
2021-22 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 37 1 5 6 4 -25 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Team Blue USA-S15 5 0 2 2 - - |
2015-16 Team Red USA-S16 5 0 0 0 8 - |
B16 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-16 3 0 1 1 - - |
2016-17 Team Kelly USA-S17 5 1 2 3 - - |
Lakeville South High “C” MN State 3 2 1 3 6 - |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
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2022-03-06T17:00:00-0600 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Univ. of Notre Dame
2022-03-05T18:00:00-0600 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Univ. of Notre Dame
2022-03-04T18:00:00-0600 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Univ. of Notre Dame
2022-02-26T18:00:00-0700 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Univ. of Minnesota
2022-02-25T19:00:00-0700 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Univ. of Minnesota
2022-02-13T19:00:00-0700 Univ. of Wisconsin vs Univ. of Notre Dame
2022-02-12T19:30:00-0700 Univ. of Wisconsin vs Univ. of Notre Dame
2022-02-05T19:00:00-0600 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Ohio State Univ.
2022-02-04T18:00:00-0600 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Ohio State Univ.
2022-01-29T19:00:00-0700 Univ. of Wisconsin vs Univ. of Michigan
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AA 1 - - - - - - - | 0
MN State 1 3 2 1 3 1.00 6 - | 0
MNHP-16 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 - - | 0
NCAA 5 173 12 26 38 0.22 38 -8 | 0
UMHSEHL 2 39 3 20 23 0.59 22 - | 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 4 -
USA-S15 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 - - | 0
USA-S16 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 8 - | 0
USA-S17 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 - - | 0
USHL 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 4 -1 | 0
USHS-MN 3 72 23 51 74 1.03 45 - | 3 7 4 7 11 1.57 6 -
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Tyler Inamoto (D) 2017-2022 5 Univ. of Wisconsin
Tarek Baker (F) 2017-2022 5 Univ. of Wisconsin
Roman Ahcan (F) 2016-2022 5 Team MAP South Hockey, Univ. of Wisconsin
Linus Weissbach (F) 2017-2021 4 Univ. of Wisconsin
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04/21/2017
04/21/2017 Confirmed Lakeville South High Univ. of Wisconsin
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Drafted 2015, 4 #61 overall by Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL Futures Draft

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