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USA Jack Gorniak
#20 Fort Wayne Komets / ECHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Sep 15, 1999
Position
LW/C
Age
26
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
West Salem, WI, USA
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2018 round 4 #123 overall by Montréal Canadiens

Brother: Tyler Gorniak

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Jack Gorniak Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 West Salem High USHS-WI 23* 18* 43* 61* 25* -* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 -
2015-16 West Salem High USHS-WI 24* 22* 31* 53* 34* -* | Playoffs 2 3 3 6 0 -
Team Wisconsin 16U AAA 16U AAA 38* 9* 12* 21* 8* -* |
2016-17 West Salem High “C” USHS-WI 22* 30* 34* 64* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 3 4 7 0 -
Team Wisconsin UMHSEHL 21* 4* 7* 11* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
2017-18 West Salem High “C” USHS-WI 24* 28* 28* 56* 31* 0* | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 2 -
Team Wisconsin UMHSEHL 21* 15* 17* 32* 24* -* | Playoffs 3 3 3 6 0 -
Lincoln Stars USHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2018-19 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 37* 4* 11* 15* 16* -8* |
2019-20 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 28* 2* 5* 7* 8* -7* |
2020-21 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 31* 6* 7* 13* 8* -1* |
2021-22 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 37* 5* 10* 15* 14* -19* |
2022-23 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 31* 5* 7* 12* 30* -5* |
2023-24 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 65* 9* 16* 25* 39* 2* |
2024-25 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 70* 18* 16* 34* 32* 4* | Playoffs 13 2 1 3 6 -6
2025-26 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Jack Gorniak Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 West Salem High “C” WI State 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2017-18 West Salem High “C” WI State 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Jack Gorniak Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 38* 9* 12* 21* 0.55* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 3 135* 27* 32* 59* 0.44* 71* 6* | 1 13 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.23 * 6 * -6 *
NCAA 5 164* 22* 40* 62* 0.38* 76* -40* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 2 42* 19* 24* 43* 1.02* 34* -* | 2 6 4 * 4 * 8 * 1.33 * 0 * - *
USHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-WI 4 93* 98* 136* 234* 2.52* 104* 0* | 4 9 9 * 10 * 19 * 2.11 * 2 * - *
WI State 2 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jack Gorniak Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/30/2025
06/30/2025 Extension Fort Wayne Komets Fort Wayne Komets
07/10/2024
07/10/2024 Extension Fort Wayne Komets Fort Wayne Komets
07/31/2023
07/31/2023 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Fort Wayne Komets
10/12/2017
10/12/2017 Confirmed West Salem High Univ. of Wisconsin
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 8 #165 overall by Kenai River Brown Bears in the NAHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2017, 14 #218 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #264 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #144 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #87 by NHL Central Scouting