2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster

Russell Hons
Russell Hons
Clint Austin, Duluth News Tribune
Russell Hons
Mark Kuhlmann, UNO Athletics
Russell Hons
Joe Zak, Miami Athletics
Mark Kuhlmann, UNO Athletics

17 Riese Gaber

17 Riese Gaber

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
  • Major:
    Kinesiology

Summary

Biography

Signed with the AHL's Charlotte Checkers at the end of the 2023-24 season

2023-24 (Senior):
Named captain by his peers prior to the season ... Appeared in all 40 games ... Finished fourth on the team with 34 points ... Sat third on the squad with 18 goals ... Dished out 16 assists ... Named to All-NCHC Honorable Mention Team ... Became the first UND player this decade to reach 30 points in three straight seasons ... Also the first UND player in 15 years and 12th overall to score double-digit goals in four straight seasons ... Reached the 100-point club for his career ... Finished with 129 career points to rank tied for 43rd in program history ... His point total is the seventh most at UND since 2001-02 ... Hit 15 goals in each of his final three seasons ... Finished second on the team with eight power play goals ... His 29 career power goals place him tied for seventh all-time at NoDak ... Finished with a plus-11 rating ... Blocked 22 shots ... Opened the season with a pair of points in a win over Army West Point (1G, 1A) ... Added the insurance marker the next night to secure the Ice Breaker crown against Wisconsin (Oct. 14) ... Secured his 100th career point with a goal against Minnesota State (Oct. 28) ... Recorded a pair of points, including his 50th career goal, in an overtime win at Boston University (Nov. 4) ... Struck for two goals in a win over Miami (Nov. 18) ... Scored the game-winning goal in a road comeback over Denver (Dec. 1) ... Exploded for three points with two goals and an assist against Alaska (Jan. 5) ... Added another goal and two helpers the following night to finish the weekend with six points (Jan. 6) ... Earned NCHC Forward of the Week honors ... Made it three straight games with multiple points against Omaha (Jan. 12) ... Sealed the weekend sweep over Denver with a power play goal (Jan. 27) ... Had another three-point outing at Miami (Feb. 2) ... Scored in his final two games at the Ralph in the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Miami (Mar. 15-16) ... Named to the NCHC All-Academic Team for the fourth straight year ... Also earned NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors for the third time. 

2022-23 (Junior): Named an assistant captain by his peers prior to the season ... Named a Hobey Baker Award nominee for the second straight year ... Selected to the All-NCHC Preseason Team ... Earned All-NCHC Second Team honors ... One of only six players to appear in all 39 games ... Led the team with 20 goals ... Added 17 assists ... Finished second on the team with 37 points ... Became the first player at UND since Shane Gersich in 2016-17 and only the fourth in the last decade to eclipse the 20-goal mark ... Potted points in 25 of the 39 games ... 11 of his goals came on the power play to pace the team and rank tied for fourth in the nation ... Finished among the top-20 in the nation and top-5 in the NCHC for goals ... Tallied 23 points in 24 NCHC games ... Opened the season with goals in five of his first six games ... Recorded multi-point contests in a tie vs. Quinnipiac (Oct. 14) and an overtime win over top-ranked Minnesota (Oct. 22) ... Struck for two goals in a win at Omaha (Nov. 4) ... Notched back-to-back contests with multiple points against Miami (Nov. 18-19) ... Embarked on an 8-game point streak where he tallied seven goals and four assists from Oct. 14 - Nov. 11 ... Became the first UND player since Rhett Gardner on Nov. 2, 2018 to record a hat trick when he struck for a trio of goals and a career-high four points in an 8-0 win at Miami (Jan. 28) ... Earned NCHC Forward of the Week honors after his five-point weekend at Miami (Jan. 27-28) ... Also was the first player since Brandon Bochenski in 2003 to score the game-tying goal with an extra attacker and also the overtime winner in a victory over St. Cloud State (Feb. 17) ... Tied the game in the third period again the next night in a tie vs. the Huskies (Feb. 18) ... Assisted on both goals, including the overtime winner, at Colorado College (Feb. 24) ... Notched the primary assist on the OT winner against Omaha (Mar. 3) ... Dished out two helpers in Game 2 of the NCHC Quarterfinals at Omaha (Mar. 11) ... Named to the NCHC All-Academic Team for the third straight year ... Also earned NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors for the second time. 

2021-22 (Sophomore): Appeared in 34 games ... Led the team in goals (15) and points (37) ... Named a Hobey Baker Award nominee ... Earned All-NCHC First Team honors ... Scored nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points in just 19 league games ... Led the team in power play goals with seven .. Had points in 13 of the 19 league contests, including seven multi-point outings ... Earned two straight NCHC Forward of the Week honors ... Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals ... Opened the season with a career-high three assists in the win over Niagara (Oct. 8) ... Potted his first goal of the season a night later (Oct. 9) ... Extended his point streak to four straight to begin the year with a goal and a helper against Bemidji State (Oct. 15-16) ... Scored a goal and dished out two assists vs. Penn State (Oct. 30) ... Scored a goal in three straight games to lead UND to a pair of sweeps over Denver (Nov. 6) and at Miami (Nov. 12-13) ... Had two points in the in the win over St. Cloud State (Dec. 4) ... Closed the first half with three assists in a sweep over Colorado College (Dec. 10-11) ... Exploded for a career-high four points in a 7-1 win over SCSU (Jan. 28) ... Had his first two-goal of the year in that victory over the Huskies ... Struck in three straight games, including a three-point outing, in a trio of wins over Omaha (Feb. 4-5) and CC (Dec. 11) ... Pushed his point streak to a career-long five games with three assists in wins over CC (Feb. 12) and at Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 18) ... Returned from an injury on with the game-winning goal in the NCHC Quarterfinals over CC (Mar. 12) ... Notched an assist in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff (Mar. 18) ... Finished with a plus-9 rating ... Named to the NCHC All-Academic Team for the second straight year ... Also earned NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors for the first time. 

2020-21 (Freshman): Played in all 29 games ... Named to the NCHC's All-Rookie Team ... Finished sixth on the team with 21 points ... Scored 11 goals ... Registered a +8 rating ... Fourth on the team with three power play tallies ... Scored his first-collegiate goal in his first game against Miami (Dec. 2) ... Slotted another tally in the win over Western Michigan (Dec. 6) just two games later ... Made it three goals in his first six games with a strike against Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 10) ... Struck for his first two-goal game in a win over Western Michigan (Dec. 13) ... Named NCHC Co-Rookie of the Week (Dec. 14) ... Closed the NCHCpod with a three-point game (2G,1A) against Miami (Dec. 20) ... Scored a power play tally in the win over Colorado College (Jan. 11) ... Strung together four straight games with an assist in a 3-1-0 stretch for UND against CC and Omaha (Jan. 23-30) ... Notched an assist on the game-winning goal vs. Denver (Feb. 13) ... Scored his first postseason goal in the NCHC Quarterfinal win over Miami (Mar. 12) ... Struck for two goals, including the game winner, and an assist in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff title game vs. St. Cloud State (Mar. 16) ... Named the tournament's most outstanding player ... Had an assist in the NCAA Tournament win over American International (Mar. 26) ... Named to All-NCHC Academic Team.

Before UND: Played for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL ... Named USHL's Forward of the Year and Player of the Year, becoming just the 23rd player in the 73-year history of the USHL to win both awards in one season ... Buried a league-high 34 goals in just 47 games in 2019-20 ... Logged 105 career points with Dubuque in two seasons with a team-record 56 goals and 49 assists ... Named All-USHL First Team in 2019-20.

Personal: Major is kinesiology.
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  • 17

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    5'8" 161 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8" 160 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    5'8" 163 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    5'8" 170 lbs
    17