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2015-16 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

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Jack Sadek
Jersey Number 2

Jack Sadek

  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Position:
    Defense
  • Hometown:
    Lakeville, Minn.
  • High School:
    Lakeville North
PRONUNCIATION

CAREER NOTES & HONORS
Recorded 43 points (10 goals, 33 assists) in 125 career games • played in 94-straight games to end his career including every game of his junior and senior season • four-year letter winner • helped Minnesota win two-straight Big Ten regular-season championships in 2016 and 2017. 

2018-19 | SENIOR SEASON
Skated in all 38 games as a senior for the Maroon & Gold • recorded 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) • set new career highs for points (18), assists (14) and blocks (57) • led Minnesota's defensive corps in scoring and finished second on the team in blocks • notched a pair of three-game point streaks during the season for a new career best • matched his single-game career high with two points twice as a senior • earned Minnesota's Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award and the Donald M. Clark Community Service Award • earned fourth letter. 

2017-18 | JUNIOR SEASON
Skated in all 38 games during his junior season at Minnesota • recorded nine points (two goals, seven assists) during his third campaign with the Maroon & Gold • finished fourth on the team with 39 blocks • recorded his third career multi-point game with a goal and an assist on the game winner in a 3-0 win over Army West Point on Dec. 29, 2017 • earned third letter. 

2016-17 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Donned the Maroon & Gold in 34 games during his sophomore season • earned 11 points on the season (four goals, seven assists) • opened the season with an assist at Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 7, 2016 • scored points in back-to-back games Oct. 28-29, including his first collegiate goal at St. Lawrence on Oct. 29, 2016 • tallied three assists in a weekend series split at Wisconsin on Jan. 20-21, 2017 • scored two goals, including his first career game-winner against Michigan State on March 10, 2017 for his first career multi-goal game • scored a goal against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament on March 17, 2017 • earned second letter. 

2015-16 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Skated in 15 games as a rookie • recorded five assists in his freshman season • notched his first point (an assist) in his Gophers debut on Oct. 23 in a 4-0 win over Northeastern • added assists against Notre Dame on Nov. 6, Penn State on Jan. 9, Ohio State on Feb. 12 and Michigan on Feb. 26 • team was 4-1-0 when he notched a point • earned Minnesota's Donald M. Clark Community Service Award • earned first letter. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Skated at Lakeville North High School for three seasons with three state tournament berths and totaled 56 career points (15 goals, 41 assists) in 92 games • led Lakeville North to the 2015 MSHSL Class AA state title, capping off an unblemished 31-0 record • named to the 2015 Class AA Minnesota State Boys’ Hockey All-Tournament Team • 2015 Minnesota Mr. Hockey finalist • guided Lakeville North to its second-straight South Suburban Conference title in 2014-15 • tallied 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 25 regular-season games and added eight points (two goals, six assists) in six playoff games during the 2014-15 season • also helped the team to a runner-up finish in the 2014 MSHSL Class 2A state championship game • tallied 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in 25 regular-season games with four points (two goals, two assists) in six playoff games during the 2013-14 campaign • had three points (two goals, one assist) in 25 regular-season games and added three assists in five playoff games during the 2012-13 season.

PERSONAL
Native of Lakeville, Minn. • son of Brett and Renee Sadek • father and grandfather, Robert Sadek, played football for the Gophers • sister, Dani, played hockey at Ohio State • cousin of Gopher Hockey alum Brady Skjei • selected in the seventh round (204th overall) by the Minnesota Wild in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
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