Mark Cooper

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

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Photo by: Paul McCarthy, UAF

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
188
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
Prev School:
St. Michaels (OJHL)

2015-16 (Senior): Assistant captain … Third team All-WCHA and WCHA All-Academic … Team’s leading goal scorer with 16 goals and leading point producer with 32 points … Tied for third on the Falcons at +11 … Led the team with four game-winning goals and three unassisted scores … Also had four first goals, two power play goals and a short-handed score … Took the most face-offs on the team and had a 50.6 face-off percentage … Tied for fourth on the team with nine points on the power play and tied for a team-high with eight shots on goal short-handed … Ranked among the top 10 in the WCHA in goals per game, short-handed goals and game-winning goals … Finished his career as the active leader with 91 points, including seven postseason points … Twice scored two goals in a game during the season and had seven multi-point games, including a three-assist performance in a 5-0 win at Alabama Huntsville … Scored both goals in a 2-2 tie against Minnesota State on Dec. 5 … Also had two goals in a 3-1 win at Minnesota State on Feb. 6 … Had two goals and two assists in four playoff games … Scored short-handed in a 4-1 win at Alaska on Feb. 20 … Team went 12-0-2 when he scored a goal.

2014-15 (Junior): WCHA All-Academic Team … Played in all 39 games with six goals and 13 assists … Scored two power play goals and had 17 blocks … Added three assists on the power play … Had three multi-point games including two assists in the team’s 4-1 win over Northern Michigan to earn a sweep of the Wildcats in the WCHA Tournament First Round … Scored two goals in a 7-2 win over Alabama Huntsville … Had a goal, the game-winner, and an assist in a 3-2 win at Alaska … Had six points over the final five games of the season, including three points in the team’s three postseason contests … Scored with 84 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime in game one of the WCHA Tournament First Round against Northern Michigan, a contest the Falcons would go on to win late in the first extra session … Blocked a season-best four shots in a 2-2 tie against Robert Morris in the first outdoor game in program history.

2013-14 (Sophomore): One of only five players on the year that played in all 39 games for the Falcons … Honored as co-most improved player of the year with fellow sophomore classmate Tommy Burke … Named as a 2013-14 WCHA Scholar-Athlete recipient … Named WCHA Offensive Player of the week twice, most by a Falcon for the year … Finished third on the team with career-best 24 points scored, marking one of six players to reach the 20-point plateau on the year … Ranked first on the team in goals, scoring a career-best 14 goals on the season … Finished tied for seventh on the team with a career-best 10 assists … Ranked second on the team with 103 shots on goal, posting a .136 shot percentage ... Ranked second on the team with five power-play goals … Ranked second on the team with three game-winning goals … Finished third on the team with a career-best plus-12 on-ice rating … Only Falcon to record a three-goal hat trick … Recorded his first point of the season with an assist in a 3-3 tie on the road against No. 16 Union (10/11/13) … Recorded his first goal of the season on the road against No. 16 Union (10/12/13) … Recorded a game-winning goal at home in the Falcons’ 7-0 win over Colgate (10/19/13) … Recorded a three-goal hat trick, including a game-winning goal in overtime, at home against Minnesota State (11/22/13) … Tallied a power-play goal at the BGSU Ice Arena against Alabama-Huntsville (12/7/13) … Registered a power-play goal on the road in a 4-4 tie against Michigan Tech (12/14/13) … Tallied a goal and a plus-3 on-ice rating on the road in a 7-0 win over Alabama-Huntsville (1/3/14) … Tallied two assists and a plus-2 on-ice rating at home against Lake Superior (1/24/14) … Netted a power-play goal and the game-winning goal in the Falcons 6-2 win at home against Lake Superior (1/25/14) … Recorded a goal and a plus-1 on-ice rating in a playoff-series clinching 5-3 win over Bemidji State at home (3/7/14).

2012-13 (Freshman): Played in 38 games for the Orange and Brown … Was named co-rookie of the year with fellow freshman Dajon Mingo … Ranked third on the team with nine goals … Added seven assists for 16 points on the year … Ranked third on the team with three power play goals … Ranked second on the team with two game-winning goals … Blocked 14 shots and committed nine penalties for 18 PIMs … Scored the first goal of his career against Union (10/12/12) ... Scored a goal against OSU (10/27/12) in a 3-3 tie (SOW) ... Scored a goal in back-to-back games against Alaska, including the game winner in game one (12/7/12) ... Recorded an assist against No. 5 Notre Dame in a 4-2 Falcon win (1/15/13) ... Recorded a goal against No. 6 Miami (1/26/13) ... Scored two goals and added two assists, both career highs in the Falcons’ 7-3 win over LSSU (2/2/13).

Prior to BGSU: Mark Cooper (Scarborough, Ontario.) comes to Bowling Green after spending the last two seasons with the St. Michaels Buzzers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Cooper broke the 50-point plateau with the Buzzers in both seasons, ranking in the top three on St. Michaels in points both years. In 95 games played for St. Michaels, Cooper registered 111 points, including 49 career goals, and 62 assists. Cooper recently led his team in playoff scoring, recording four goals and 10 assists in 11 playoff games.

Personal: Full name--Mark Evan Cooper ... Son of Randy Cooper and Lillian Stermac ... Has one sister, Stephanie ... Majoring in finance and holds a 3.476 grade point average through spring of 2015 ... Attended Birchmount Park High School.