2017-18 Hockey Roster
Roster
Joel Messner
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Lorette, Manitoba
- Previous Team:
- Selkirk (MJHL)
- Shoots/Catches:
- Right
2017-18 (Senior) - Game-By-Game Statistics
Registered career highs in goals, assists and points while playing in all 36 games...had his first career two-goal game, including his first career game winner, and had an assist at UMass Lowell, his 100th career game (Oct. 13)...had a power play goal against Union (Dec. 29)...had a goal and three assists against Miami, setting a career high for points in a game (Jan. 12)...scored the game-winning power play goal and had six blocked shots against Western Michigan (Jan. 26)...had two assists against Western Michigan (Jan. 27)...named the NCHC’s Defenseman of the Week for his efforts against WMU...had three assists at St. Cloud State (Feb. 2)...had two assists against North Dakota (Feb. 16) ...named NCHC Academic All-Conference and an NCHC Scholar Athlete...earned the NCHC’s post-graduate scholarship...also named an AHCA All-American Scholar.
2016-17 (Junior) - Game-By-Game Statistics
Scored his first collegiate goal (a shorthanded tally) and added an assist at Miami (Nov. 11)...had two assists at Wisconsin (Dec.3)...scored a goal against Western Michigan (Feb. 10)...named NCHC Academic All-Conference...also named an AHCA All-American Scholar.
2015-16 (Sophomore) - Game-By-Game Statistics
Registered his first point of season with primary assist on first goal at Baxter Arena vs. Air Force (Oct. 23)...had four assists and was +5 in an exhibition game vs. Trinity Western (Jan. 2)...named NCHC Academic All-Conference.
2014-15 (Freshman) - Game-By-Game Statistics
Made his collegiate debut vs. Minnesota State (Oct. 10)...earned his first collegiate point with an assist at Western Michigan (Oct. 18)...registered the first multi-point game of his career with two assists against Colorado College (March 7)...for his efforts vs. Colorado College (0-3-3, +3), was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week (March 9)...named NCHC Academic All-Conference (June 24).
Before UNO
Led all defensemen in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and was third overall in scoring for Selkirk with nine goals and 44 assists for 53 points in 54 games…seven of his goals came on the power play…also had 28 penalty minutes…earned the MJHL Top Defenseman Award in the 2013-14 and also was a MJHL First Team All-Star…in five playoff games, added one goal and one assist for two points and two penalty minutes.
Personal
Born March 11, 1994 in Winnipeg, Manitoba…son of John Messner and Julie Labossiere…has one sister, Janique…majoring in business administration.
