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Eric Gotz

#6 Aalborg Pirates / Denmark - 24/25

Date of Birth: Apr 23, 1998
Age: 28
Place of Birth: Hermantown, MN, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: Hibbing Chisholm YHA
Position: D
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

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Eric Gotz Facts

Agency: Premium

Father: Dan Gotz
Brother: Darian Gotz
Uncles: Ken Gernander, Jim Gernander, Jerry Gernander
Cousins: Micah Gernander, McKenna Gernander

Eric Gotz Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2012-2013	Hibbing/Chisholm High	USHS-MN	25	2	11	13	0	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-
2013-2014	Hermantown High	USHS-MN	25	8	12	20	4	-	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	0	-
2014-2015	Team The Base	UMHSEHL	6	0	1	1	6	-
2014-2015	Hermantown High	USHS-MN	25	3	19	22	10	-	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	2	-
2015-2016	Team North	UMHSEHL	21	2	8	10	14	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-
2015-2016	Hermantown High "A"	USHS-MN	24	5	12	17	10	-	Playoffs	3	2	4	6	4	-
2015-2016	Section 7 A/AA	USHS-MN	2	0	1	1	0	-
2016-2017	Minnesota Wilderness	NAHL	57	0	9	9	16	-2	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	2	7
2017-2018	Minnesota Wilderness "C"	NAHL	60	8	39	47	34	26	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	0
2018-2019	Michigan Tech	NCAA	27	1	5	6	10	-6
2019-2020	Michigan Tech	NCAA	38	4	16	20	10	-1
2020-2021	Michigan Tech "A"	NCAA	30	3	11	14	12	-11
2021-2022	Michigan Tech	NCAA	35	4	6	10	4	-6
2022-2023	Univ. of Vermont	NCAA	36	2	13	15	14	-9
2023-2024	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL2	45	4	14	18	8	1	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0	-1
2024-2025	Aalborg Pirates	Denmark	48	10	46	56	10	13	Playoffs	8	0	6	6	2	10

Eric Gotz Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	Team Red	USA-S15	5	1	0	1	-	-
2013-2014	Hermantown High	MN State	3	0	0	0	2	-
2014-2015	Hermantown High	MN State	3	1	3	4	0	-
2015-2016	Hermantown High "A"	MN State	3	0	4	4	4	-
2024-2025	Aalborg Pirates	Continental Cup	3	0	1	1	0	-2

Eric Gotz Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Continental Cup	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-2	0
DEL2	1	45	4	14	18	0.40	8	1	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	0	-1
Denmark	1	48	10	46	56	1.17	10	13	1	8	0	6	6	0.75	2	10
MN State	3	9	1	7	8	0.89	6	-	0
NAHL	2	117	8	48	56	0.48	50	24	2	14	1	6	7	0.50	2	7
NCAA	5	166	14	51	65	0.39	50	-33	0
UMHSEHL	2	27	2	9	11	0.41	20	-	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-
USA-S15	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	-	-	0
USHS-MN	4	101	18	55	73	0.72	24	-	4	11	3	10	13	1.18	6	-

Eric Gotz Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Aalborg Pirates	1	51	10	47	57	1.12	10	11	1	8	0	6	6	0.75	2	10
Hermantown High	3	83	17	50	67	0.81	30	-	3	9	3	9	12	1.33	6	-
Hibbing/Chisholm High	1	25	2	11	13	0.52	0	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-
Krefeld Pinguine	1	45	4	14	18	0.40	8	1	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	0	-1
Michigan Tech	4	130	12	38	50	0.38	36	-24	0
Minnesota Wilderness	2	117	8	48	56	0.48	50	24	2	14	1	6	7	0.50	2	7
Section 7 A/AA (MNHP)	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-	0
Team Red (Select 15)	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	-	-	0
Team The Base (UMHSEHL)	2	27	2	9	11	0.41	20	-	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-
Univ. of Vermont	1	36	2	13	15	0.42	14	-9	0

Eric Gotz Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2015-2016	USHS-MN State Champion (Class A)
2017-2018	NAHL (Central) All-Star Team NAHL (Central) Defenseman of the Year NAHL Defenseman of the Year NAHL First All-Star Team NAHL Most Assists by Defenseman (39) NAHL Most Points by Defenseman (47)
2024-2025	Danish League Most Assists (46) Danish League Most Assists by Defenseman (46) Danish League Most Points by Defenseman (56)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/19/2024	Confirmed	Krefeld Pinguine	Aalborg Pirates
04/21/2023	Confirmed	Univ. of Vermont	Krefeld Pinguine
05/09/2018	Confirmed	Minnesota Wilderness	Michigan Tech

Eric Gotz Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 6 #138 by Minnesota Wilderness in the NAHL Entry Draft