2022-23 Men's Hockey Roster

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32 Jakob Hellsten

32 Jakob Hellsten

  • Position:
    Goalie
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Ljusdal, Sweden
  • Major:
    Accounting

Summary

Biography

2022-23 (Sophomore): Appeared in a career-high 13 games and also made a personal-best nine starts ... Finished with a 5-5-2 overall record with a 2.72 GAA and an .875 save percentage ... Stopped 19-of-20 in his season debut win over Holy Cross (Oct. 8) ... Entered in relief and stopped 13-of-15, including 2-of-3 in the shootout, in a 5-5 tie against Quinnipiac (Oct. 14) ... Earned a home victory over Miami (Nov. 18) with 18 saves on 19 shots ... Helped UND record five points with a shootout victory and 4-2 win over Bemidji State (Nov. 25-26) ... Stopped all eight shots in relief during a comeback victory over Lindenwood (Jan. 6) ... Secured the sweep the following night with 23 saves on 25 shots (Jan. 7) ... Made his final appearance in relief at Denver (Feb. 10) with 11 saves on 12 shots ... Selected to the AHCA Academic All-America Team for the second straight year ... Also named to the NCHC All-Academic Team and earned NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors for the second time. 

2021-22 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games and made six starts ... Finished with a 2-3-0 record with a 2.97 GAA and .879 save percentage ... Earned a unanimous selection to the NCHC All-Rookie Team ... Made his collegiate debut at St. Cloud State, making 22 saves in 49 minutes of action (Dec. 3) ... Stopped 23-of-24 in a win over Colorado College in his first-career start (Dec. 11) ... Made 24 saves in a 1-0 loss at Western Michigan (Jan. 22) ... Earned his first home victory with 19 saves on 20 shots against SCSU (Jan. 28) ... Selected to the AHCA Academic All-America Team ... Named to the NCHC All-Academic Team ... Also earned NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors. 

Before UND: Has represented Sweden on the international level at the IIHF U-16, U-17 and U-18 World Championships … Made three starts in the 2017 U-17 World Championships, posting a 1.00 GAA, .955 save percentage and a 3-0-0 record … Spent last season with the Halmstad Hammers HC … Made 24 starts, winning 15 of them … Posted a 2.62 GAA and .908 save percentage with the Hammers … Was dominant for Leksands IF U-20 squad during the 2018-20 seasons … Went 18-11-0 in his first season with a 2.06 GAA and .925 save percentage … Followed it up with a 23-8-0 record, 1.93 GAA and .919 save percentage the following year.

Personal: Major is accounting ... Is the first Swedish-born player to play at North Dakota.
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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021-22Freshman

    Goalie
    5'11" 180 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2022-23Sophomore

    Goalie
    6'0" 185 lbs
    32