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2019-20 Ice Hockey Roster

Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Photo by: UM Photography,D.Marshke
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
Jake Slaker
19-20 IHM Slaker Headshot
Jersey Number 13

Jake Slaker

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    F
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    184
  • Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.
  • S/C:
    L

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

NHL
• Attended Vegas Golden Knights Development Camp (2017, 2018)

Senior Year (2019-20)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Led team in scoring with 31 points with team highs in goals (14) and assists (17)
• Skated in 33 games and finished +8 with a team best three game-winning goals
• Recorded assists against #11 Clarkson (10/12) and #18 Western Michigan (10/25)
• Scored first goal of the season against UNH (11/23)
• Notched two assists at #19 Wisconsin (11/30) and added a goal the next night
• Recorded a goal and assist in 4-1 win against #6 Penn State (12/6)
• Scored twice, including the game winner, in a 4-1 decision over Ferris State at the GLI (12/30)
• Picked up an assist vs. Michigan Tech in the GLI (12/31)
• Recorded a goal in 3-1 win over #14 Notre Dame (1/11)
• Scored two goals in 6-0 win over #6 Penn State (1/17)
• Tallied an assist on 3-2 game winner vs #11 Ohio State (1/31) to spark a seven-game scoring streak (4-8-12 in 7 GP) and another the following night (2/1)
• Collected a four-point game in an 8-4 win over Wisconsin (2/7) with a goal and three helpers while scoring again the next night (2/8)
• NCAA Second Star of the Week, Big 10 First Star of the Week (2/11)
• Scored twice in a 5-1 win at Michigan State (2/14)
• Picked up two assists, including one on the game winner, vs. Michigan State at the Duel in the D (2/17)
• Big 10 Third Star of the Week (2/18)
• Posted an assist vs. Notre Dame (2/21) and at #18 Minnesota (2/28) on the game winner
• Net the game winner vs. Michigan State in game 1 of the Big 10 Quarterfinals (3/6) and had a goal and set up the game winner in game 2 (3/7)

Junior Year (2018-19)
• Alternate Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 35 games, finishing with 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists)
• Finished tied for second on team in goals, shots and power-play goals and third in scoring overall
• Assist in season opener with Vermont (10/6)
• Scored on #19 Western Michigan (10/19)
• Tallied the game winner and had an assist vs. St. Lawrence (10/26)
• Had back-to-back two-point games in a series with LSSU (11/2 & 11/3)
• Recorded two goals, including the game winner, and one assist in a 6-4 win at #5 Penn State (11/16) and had an assist the next day (11/17)
• Named B1G 2nd Star of the Week (11/20)
• Scored a goal against Merrimack (1/8), #4 Ohio State (1/12) 
• Net the game winner vs. Penn State (1/24) and had an assist in next game (1/26)
• Collected three assists in a 4-3 loss at Minnesota (2/2) and had another three-assist game vs. Michigan State (2/8) in a 5-3 win
• Scored at Wisconsin (3/1)
• Picked up an assist at Minnesota in Game 1 of the Big 10 Quarterfinals (3/8)

Sophomore Year (2017-18)
• Alternate Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 40 games and recorded 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists)
• Won 50.9 percent of his face offs (140-135)
• Three-point series with Vermont with an assist in Game 1 (10/20) and two goals with the game winner the next day (10/21)
• Named Big Ten Second Star of the Week (10/24)
• Scored twice and had an assist in a 7-2 win over Ferris State (11/2)
• Net a goal in both games with #4 Minnesota (11/10 & 11/11)
• Had a goal in a draw at #9 Wisconsin (11/18)
• Picked up an assist at #15 Ohio State (11/24)
• Assisted on the game winner in a 4-0 shutout of Michigan State (12/7)
• Tallied two goals against Bowling Green at the GLI (1/1)
• Registered an assist at #2 Notre Dame (1/7) and set up the game winner at #9 Minnesota (1/13)
• Collected two assists including on the game winner in a 4-0 win vs #12 Penn State (1/19)
• Scored at #6 Ohio State (1/27) and #18 Wisconsin (2/2)
• Recorded a goal and an assist vs. #18 Wisconsin (2/3)
• Collected two assists in a 5-3 win over Arizona State (2/23)
• Net a goal in each game of the series with Wisconsin (3/2 & 3/3)
• Scored a goal and had an assist in a 6-3 win over #13 BU in the NCAA Northeast Regional final

Freshman Year (2016-17) 
• Team Award: Doc Losh Trophy (team scoring leader)
• Department Award: Rookie of the Year 
• Saw action in all 35 games this season and was first in scoring with 21 points (7 goals, team best 14 assists) 
• Won 50.2 percent of his face offs (287-285)
• Earned an assist in his first career game, vs. Union (10/7)
• Scored first career goal at Ferris State (10/15) and added an assist
• Big Ten First Star of the Week (10/17) 
• Net two goals in a 4-3 win over Michigan Tech (10/21) and an assist the next day (10/22)
• Tallied an assist in a 4-1 win at Arizona State (11/4)
• Had a goal and set up the game winner in a 4-0 shutout of #4 BU (11/11)
• Recorded two assists including on the game winners against both Wisconsin (12/10) and Michigan State (12/30) at the GLI
• Picked up an assist in a 2-2 draw at Michigan State (1/21)
• Had four points in a series with #11 Ohio State, with two assists in Game 1 (2/3) and a goal and an assist in Game 2 (2/4)
• Scored in a 4-4 draw with Michigan State (2/10)
• Chipped in an assist at Wisconsin (2/17)
• Net a goal in a 5-3 win vs. #5 Minnesota (3/3)

Before Michigan 
• Served as captain of the Bloomington Thunder of the United States Hockey League (USHL), notching 42 points (21 goals, 21 assists) in 57 games 

Personal 
• Born June 28, 1996 
• Son of Dirk and Lori Slaker
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• International Studies major
• Spent the first part of his life in the Atlanta area, learning to play roller hockey first. His father served as team doctor for the Atlanta Knights of the IHL and was responsible for Jake's interest in the game