Rusty Hafner

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-11
Weight:
204
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio
Prev School:
Wellington (OJHL)

2013-14 (Junior): Played in 23 games for the Falcons…scored one goal and a career-best six assists, recording a career-best seven points for the year…has increased his point total in each of his first three seasons…finished the year with a team-best plus-14 on-ice rating…finished the season with 27 blocked shots and 16 shots on net…committed six penalties for 12 penalty minutes, ranking tied for first among Falcon defensemen for least amount of penalties…tallied three assists from Oct. 18-29 for his first points of the season…recorded a career-high two points on the road against Alabama-Huntsville in a 4-1 win (1/4/14)…tallied an assist in back-to-back games against Alaska, helping the Falcons sweep the Nanooks (Jan. 10-11).

2012-13 (Sophomore): Played in 32 games for the Orange and Brown…scored a goal and added five assists, recording a career-best six points…finished the year with 15 blocked shots…committed four penalties for eight penalty minutes…earned a plus-10 on-ice rating, ranking fifth on the team…was one of only five Falcons to earn an on-ice rating of plus-10 or better…scored his first career goal in a 3-3 tie against Ohio State (10/27/12), marking his first point of the year...recorded an assist against WMU (11/9/12)...recorded an assist against No. 5 Notre Dame in a 4-2 Falcon win (1/15/13)...recorded assists in back-to-back games against No. 10 WMU (1/18 - 1/19)...recorded an assist against Lake Superior (3/9/13).

2011-2012 (Freshman): Played in 19 games for the Orange and Brown…recorded two points, both assists…committed four penalties for 19 PIMs…blocked 19 shots…finished the season with an even -0 on-ice rating…earned his first-career point with an assist in a 3-1 win against Canisius…blocked three shots in a comeback shootout win against Miami…earned his second-career assist against Michigan State, blocking two shots and finishing the game with a plus -1 rating.

Prior to BGSU: Most recently played for the Wellington Dukes (OJHL) during the second half of the 2010-11 season…tallied 1goal and 15 assists (16 points) in 35 games played… ranked second on the team with 47 penalty minutes…scored one goal and tallied seven assists (8 points) in 20 playoff games…Played for the Carleton Place Canadians (CJHL) for parts of two seasons (2009-2010)…tallied 15 goals and 19 assists (34 points) in 77 games played…was tied for the team lead in points (28) among defenseman in 2009-2010.

Personal: Full name—Rusty James Hafner…son of Randy and Peggy Hafner…has two brothers, Randy Jr. and Ryan…has two sisters, Tara and Tiffany…father (Randy) and cousin (Kelly) both played college baseball for Bowling Green State University…majoring in exercise science.