Alec Rauhauser

Bemidji State

Oct 31 (Fri)

7:07 p.m.

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

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Position:
Defense
Height:
6-3
Weight:
223
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bismarck, N.D.
High School:
Bismarck Century
Prev School:
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

2019-20 (Senior): WCHA Defensive Player of the Year … named to All-WCHA First Team … named WCHA All-Academic … voted WCHA Defenseman of the Month for October and November … earned WCHA Defenseman of the Week honors on three occasions during the course of the season (Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Jan. 6) … played in all 38 games for the Falcons … became the 72nd player in program history to register 100 career points, concluding the season with 122 points for 52nd in team history … led the team in points with 35 … second on the team in assists with 24 … registered a career-high 11 goals … tied for the NCAA Division-I lead for short-handed goals with three … placed sixth in the nation for points per game by a defenseman, averaging 0.92 … paced the Orange and Brown in plus/minus being plus-11 … led the team in blocks with 37 … registered 107 shots on the season, fourth on the team and one shy of his career-high … tallied seven multiple-point efforts including three games with three points … had four multiple-assist games.

2018-19 (Junior): Named to All-WCHA Second Team … named WCHA All-Academic … voted WCHA Defenseman of the Month for October and March (Oct. 31, April 16) … awarded WCHA Defenseman of the Week honors four times during the season (Oct. 29, Feb. 25, March 4, 18) … appeared in all 41 games for the Falcons … tallied four goals and 22 assists for 26 points … led the team in shots on goal with 108 … registered the second most blocks on the team (34) … led all defensemen in scoring with 26 points (fourth on the roster) … led the Falcons in plus/minus at plus-21 on the ice … led all defensemen in assists with 22 (third on the roster) … recorded two goals in 5-2 victory at home over Lake Superior State (Nov. 17) … tallied a season high three points via three assists in 8-2 win at Ohio State (Oct. 26).

2017-18 (Sophomore): Named WCHA All-Academic … named WCHA Defenseman of the Year and to All-WCHA First Team honors … appeared in all 41 games for the Falcons on the season … led the Bowling Green squad with 39 points by nine goals and a team-leading 30 assists … the 39 points marked the most by a single Falcons since the 2008-09 season … recorded a point in 28 of the 41 games on the year, and ranked sixth in the nation with 0.95 points per game by a defenseman … named WCHA Defensive Player of the Month for both November and January … also named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 20 and Jan. 3 for his efforts at Minnesota State and the Great Lakes Invitational, respectively … also named to the Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament Team after marking two assists in the 6-4 win over Michigan in the GLI Semifinals (Jan. 1) and one assist in the 4-1 win over Michigan Tech in the GLI Championship (Jan. 2) … went on a career-long six-game point streak from Dec. 9 through Jan. 7 … led the team with nine multi-point games on the year and a team-best plus-21 rating on the ice … recorded a career-high three point night on two occasions, including at Minnesota State (Nov. 18) by two-goals and one assist and against Alaska Anchorage with a trio of assists (Jan. 19) … earned three game-winning goals and four power play goals … tallied the second most shots on goal (86) and blocked shots (47) on the team … racked up 21 penalties for 42 minutes on the year.

2016-17 (Freshman): Appeared in 39 of the Falcons 41 games this season … named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team … earned his first career goal at home against Western Michigan (Oct. 14) … marked three multi-point games, including two career-high three-point performances (Ferris State, Nov. 4 & UAH Nov. 19) … tallied five goals and 17 assists for a total of 22 points … topped the freshman class in points (22), assists (17), power play goals (2) and plus/minus (+10) … had a season-high of a plus-3 night in the 5-1 victory at Northern Michigan, while his season total of plus-10 ranked fourth on the Bowling Green squad … marked the game-winning goal in the 5-3 WCHA First Round Playoffs win over Ferris State to sweep the series … also racked up 54 blocked shots and 11 penalties for 22 minutes.

Prior to BGSU: Lettered four years in high school hockey at Bismarck Century in Bismarck, N.D. … named All-State on three occasions, All-State Tournament Team in 2011 and 2013, as well as All-West Region in 2011 and 2012 … also named to the All-West Region Tournament Team back-to-back years, and earned Senior Athlete of the West honors in 2013 … recorded 63 goals, 94 assists and 157 points over the course of 100 games played at Bismarck Century … finished third in state his senior year … also served as hockey captain for the 2012-13 season … named to the All-State Soccer Team in 2013 as well.

Personal: Full name – Alec Maxwell Rauhauser … born on March 7, 1995 in Bismarck, N.D. … son of Bob and Barb Rauhauser … has one brother, Logan, as well as one sister named Miah … majoring in Business.

Recipient of the Scott Hamilton '94 Varsity Hockey Scholarship