Congratulations to former Soo Indian Garrett Thompson on his nomination for the Hobey Baker award
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 09:50PM 
Garrett Thompson
# 16
School
Ferris StateTeam Name
Ferris State BulldogsPosition
ForwardClass
SeniorHeight
6'2"Weight
191Hometown
Traverse City, Mich.Previous Team
Traverse City (NAHL)Garrett Thompson Career Highlights
2013-2014 (Senior):
Led team to a top-three national ranking to date . . . Ranks as team's leading scorer this season . . . Ranked among WCHA leaders in scoring and total goals this year . . . Has posted 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points to date in 23 contests . . . Also has a squad-high three game-winners . . . Four-year letterwinner and regular in the lineup . . . Helped team start conference play with a 12-0-2 mark in its initial season in the WCHA . . . Squad was ranked as high as number two nationally and established a new school record with a then nation-leading 16 game unbeaten streak . . Team has defeated Michigan State and also owns a tie against Michigan this year . . . Squad currently sits atop the WCHA standings this season . . . Has seven goals and seven assists in 14 league outings to date this year . . . One of team's most versatile and dynamic performers . . . Serving as squad's assistant captain this season.
2012-2013 (Junior):
Played in 37 contests . . . Helped team achieve a first-round postseason playoff bye for the fourth-straight year . . . Finished third on the team in points with 11 goals and 15 assists . . . Registered (7-7=14) points in 16 home contests and (4-8=12) points in 21 road contests . . . Tallied 3 total points in the Bowling Green State series with 1 goal and 2 assists while scoring a game winning power-play goal in the first game of the set (11/16) . . . Scored first short handed goal of the season against Michigan (11/30) in which he totaled 3 points for the series . . . Tallied a team single game high 3 goals against Michigan State (1/5) in which he scored 1 power play goal, 1 empty net goal, and the game winner to beat the Spartans . . . Continued excellent play against Bowling Green in the home series notching (1-1=2) points while scoring the game winner during the second game of the series (2/16) . . . Notched (0-1=1) points for the CCHA tournament against Ohio State tallying his 15th assist of the season (3/15) . . . Tied for 3rd on the team in both goals and assists . . . Was 3rd on the team in +/- with a +6 . . . Registered 20 blocked shots for the season. Junior.
2011-2012 (Sophomore):
Played in 41 contests . . . Helped lead team to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in school history, the program's first-ever number one national ranking, a CCHA Regular-Season Championship and the NCAA Midwest Regional title . . . Placed sixth in the team totaling 23 points with 11 goals and 12 assists . . . Registered 11 (5-6=11) points in 21 away contests and 12 (6-6) points in 20 home contests . . . Netted an unassisted empty-net goal against RPI (10/15) . . . Registered four (1-3=4) points in the Bowling Green State series (11/4-5) . . . Scored a short-handed goal and an assist against Colgate (1/7) . . . Scored two power-play goals, one of which was a game-winner, and an assist in the Alaska series (1/13-14) . . . Assisted the game-winning goal in a power-play against Notre Dame (2/11) . . . Scored the game-winning goal and earned an assist against Bowling Green State (2/17) . . . Scored a goal and an assist against Bowling Green State during the CCHA Tournament Quarterfinals (3/9-11) . . . Scored a goal and an assist against Denver and Cornell in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semi-Final and NCAA Midwest Regional Final (3/23-24) . . . Recorded 19 blocked shots.
2010-2011 (Freshman):
Recognized as the CCHA's Rookie of the Week (10/18) following a three-point (1-2=3) performance and a plus three efficiency rating in season home-opening triumph over St. Lawrence (10/15) . . . Appeared in 18 games . . . Registered a squad 18th-best six points with four goals and two assists . . . Ranked third among the Bulldogs' top freshmen points producers . . . Chalked up three points (3-0=3) in 12 CCHA encounters . . . Produced five points (3-2=5) in 12 home appearances . . . Best month was October with three points (1-2=3) in five outings . . . Netted a lamplighter apiece against Western Michigan (11/20), versus Michigan State (12/3), and at Michigan (1/14) . . . Racked up eight blocked shots . . . Totaled a season game-high two blocked shot apiece in weekend home league series against Alaska (12/10-11) . . . Tallied two points each in the first and second periods (1-1=2) along with the third frame (2-0=2).
Highlights from Prior to Current Team:
Played the three seasons (2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10) with the Traverse City (Mich.) North Stars of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) . . . Coached by Anthony Palumbo and a teammate of Ferris State freshman Andy Huff and sophomore Kyle Bonis . . . Among eight NAHL nominees for the 2010 Junior Player of the Year as USA Hockey's outstanding American-born junior hockey player . . . Produced a team second-most 50 points on a squad-leading 24 goals with 26 assists in 57 2009-10 outings at Traverse City . . . Totaled six power-play goals and four game-winning lamplighters to go with a plus 30 efficiency rating in 2009-10 regular season . . . Notched 10 points on six goals (two game winners) and four assists in 10 playoff encounters as the North Stars were crowned 2010 NAHL North Division Playoff Champions . . . Tied for 25th place on NAHL's overall points leaders list and also among league's top-scoring forwards . . . Amassed 80 career points on 40 goals (six game winners) and assists apiece in 121 outings during his three-year Traverse City career . . . Concluded juniors career ranking fifth among Traverse City's all-time scoring leaders and is one of five North Stars in club history to register 40 career goals and five skaters ever to turn in a 50-points season . . . Compiled 23 points on 11 goals and 12 helpers in 40 regular-season outings for the 2008-09 campaign . . . Garnered seven points with five markers and two assists in 24 2007-08 regular-season appearances . . . Placed tied for 145th place in NAHL overall scoring and finished in a 131st-place tie among league's forward in most points for the 2008-09 season . . .
Personal History:
A 2008 graduate of Traverse City (Mich.) Central High School . . . Played hockey in his initial two prep seasons along with soccer at Davison (Mich.) High under coach Doug Towler before moving to Traverse City in 2007 . . . Born 3/7/90 in Flint, Mich. . . . Son of Mark and Edie Thompson . . . Father is a business owner and mother works as an emergency consultant . . . Has two older sisters and an older brother . . . His brother (Marc) helped lead 2009-10 Davenport University's (Mich.) men's ice hockey team to the ACHA Division II Club National Championship title and is presently a sophomore on the 2010-11 squad . . . Nickname is "G" and "G-Torizmo" . . .Shoots: Left . . . Marketing major.