Kyle Connor

Class:
Freshman
Position:
F
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Shelby Township, Mich.
S/C:
L
NHL:
WPG

Freshman (2015-16)
• A finalist for the 2016 Hobey Baker Award and named AHCA National Rookie of the Year and First Team All-American
• The Big Ten Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, he led the nation in scoring with 71 points (35 goals, 36 assists). He finished the season with a 27-game point streak, a Michigan record, notching 59 points (30 goals, 29 assists) in that span. Connor was the first freshman in college hockey to record 30 goals since Thomas Vanek (Minnesota) in 2002-03, and his point total (71) matched Jake Eichel's (BU) total from last season, the most by any freshman in college hockey since Paul Kariya (Maine) had 100 points in 1992-93
• Connor's season ranks as one of the greatest in Michigan hockey history. He had the most goals ever by first-year player at Michigan and the second-most points by a freshman in program history (Bruno Baseotto had 76 points in 1979-80). Connor became the first Michigan player to reach 35 goals and 70 points in one season since 1996-97, when Jason Botterill had 37 goals and Brendan Morrison had 88 points
• Scored a career-first short-handed goal and an empty-netter in season opener vs. Mercyhurst (10/16), also adding an assist
• Notched first career hat trick vs. Minnesota (12/11), adding an assist
• Recorded two goals vs. Minnesota (12/12), totaling five goals on the series
• Scored a goal and added an assist against N. Michigan (12/29)
• Added assist against Michigan Tech (12/30)
• Named MVP of Great Lakes Invitational
• Tallied five points (2G, 3A) at Michigan State (1/8)
• Tallied two goals and two assists vs. Michigan State (1/17)
• Notched five points (2G, 3A) at Penn State (1/28)
• Scored career-high four goals vs. Penn State in Big Ten Semifinal (3/18)
• First Wolverine to post four goals since Kevin Porter on March 28, 2008
• Added a goal and three assists vs. Minnesota in Big Ten Championship (3/19)
• Picked up an assist vs. Notre Dame in NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal (3/25)
• Recorded an assist vs. North Dakota in NCAA Midwest Regional Final (3/26)

Junior Team
• Selected 17th overall (1st round) by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2015 NHL Draft
• Finished a prolific third season with the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2014-15, leading the league in scoring with 80 points (34g, 46a) over 56 regular-season games, breaking a record for points in a season by a Phantoms player that he set in 2013-14 (74)
• Led the USHL with nine game-winning goals
• Named both the 2014-15 USHL Player of the Year and 2014-15 USHL Forward of the Year
• Led Youngstown with 74 points (31 goals, 43 assists) in 56 games in 2013-14
• Played in the Belle Tire Midget Minor program, where he was teammates with Zach Werenski and former Wolverine Dylan Larkin in 2011-12.

Personal
• Born December 9, 1996
• Son of Kathy and Joe Connor
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Models his game after Matt Duchene
• His favorite U-M athlete of all time is Carl Hagelin