2018-19 Ice Hockey Roster
Joseph Cecconi
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Youngstown, N.Y.
- S/C:
- R
- NHL:
- DAL
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Career Note
• Signed an entry-level contract with the NHL's Dallas Stars (3/19/19)
Michigan Career
• Appeared in 147 games, registering 62 points (9 goals, 53 assists)
• Finished his senior season second on team in assists and blocked shots (66)
Honors & Awards
• Awarded the Vic Heyliger Award as Michigan's most outstanding defenseman in 2017
• Won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2017 U-20 World Junior Championship
Senior (2018-19)
• Appeared in all 36 games, finishing with with 20 points (3 goals, 17 assists)
• Finished second on team in assists and blocked shots (66)
• Recorded two assists in loss at Ohio States (1/12/19)
• Scored a goal in 4-2 victory at Notre Dame that was named a Top 10 play on ESPN's Sportscenter (1/5/19)
• Tallied first goal of season in 6-4 win at Penn State (11/16/18)
• Named team captain for 2018-19 season
Junior (2017-18)
• Appeared in all 40 games, recording 27 points (5 goals, 22 assists)
• Set career highs in goals, assists and points.
• Co-Led defensemen in goals scored (Hughes)
• Tallied a career-high three assists in 6-5 win over Wisconsin (3/2)
• Blocked shot on the goal line in 3-2 victory over Michigan State named NCAA’s Fifth Play of the Week (2/13)
• Scored first goal of season in a 7-2 win vs. Ferris State (11/3)
• Named alternate team captain for 2017-18 season
Sophomore (2016-17)
• Saw action in 33 games, tallying 8 points (1 goal, 7 assists)
• Awarded the Vic Heyliger Award as Michigan's most outstanding defenseman
• Scored first career goal at Wisconsin (2/18)
• Recorded one assist in 4-4 tie (2-1 SOW) vs MSU in Duel in the D (1/10)
• Won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2017 U-20 World Junior Championships
Freshman (2015-16)
• Saw action in all 38 games, notching seven assists and a plus-10 rating
• Made career debut in season opener vs. Mercyhurst (10/16)
• Recorded first career assist at RPI (10/24)
Junior Team
• Played with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL), appearing in all 60 games in 2014-15 with 17 points (3G, 14A)
• Competed in the 2014 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, r
• Recorded six points (2G, 4A) in 28 games played with Muskegon in 2013-14
• Played for the Buffalo Junior Sabres Midget Minor program before joining Muskegon
Personal
• Born May 23, 1997
• Son of Joseph and Regina Cecconi
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• General Studies major
• Models his game after Brent Seabrook and Niklas Hjalmarsson
• Favorite U-M athlete of all-time is Jack Johnson
• Selected 133rd overall (5th round) by the Dallas Stars in the 2015 NHL Draft
• Attended Dallas Stars Development Camp (2017, 2018)
