Brent Tate

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: Craig Bell, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
176
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.
Prev School:
Lincoln (USHL)

2015-16 (Senior): Played in 36 games as an injury forced him out for almost a month through the middle portion of the season … Finished with four goals and seven assists … Three-of-four goals came on the power play, as well as 7-of-11 points … Had two assists in the season-opening 6-3 win at Ohio State … Added two more assists in game two of the WCHA Tournament First Round, helping the Falcons to a 7-2 victory over Bemidji State … Scored with less than eight minutes remaining to get the Falcons a 4-4 tie with then-No. 17 Michigan Tech. The goal was the second in a 14-second span that allowed the team to come back from a two-goal third-period deficit.

2014-15 (Junior): Had nine goals and three assists in 29 games … One of three Falcons with a shot percentage of .200 or better at .209 … Scored three power play goals and posted 20 blocks … Scored a power-play goal in the season-opening 3-2 win over Miami … Added two other power play goals, including one in a 4-1 win over Northern Michigan in game two of the WCHA First Round sweep of the Wildcats … Scored a goal in the team’s WCHA Final Five game against Michigan Tech … Posted both goals in a 3-2 loss against Ohio State … Had a goal, the game-winner, and an assist in a 3-0 win over Alaska … Blocked a season-best three shots in a 3-1 win over Bemidji State … Had a .523 faceoff win percentage in 107 chances.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Played in 28 games for the Orange and Brown ... Ranked fifth overall on the team with a career-high 10 goals … Added nine assists for a total of 19 points, which ranked seventh-best on the team … Finished eighth on the team with 69 shots, registering a .145 shot percentage … Ranked fourth on the team with two game-winning goals … Finished the season with 14 blocked shots and an even on-ice rating … Committed 14 penalties for 28 PIM on the year … Recorded his first point of the season with an assist in the Falcons’ 4-3 win over Ohio State (10/15/13) … Netted a new single game career-high two goals in the Falcons’ 7-0 shutout win over Colgate (10/19/13) … Tallied an assist against Alaska-Anchorage at home (11/1/13) … Recorded a goal against No. 18 Minnesota State on the road in the Falcons’ 4-3 win (11/8/13), helping BGSU hand the Mavericks their lone home loss of the season … Netted a goal on a 3-3 tie against No. 14 Ferris State on the road (11/15/13) … Recorded a power-play goal against No. 16 Lake Superior on the road (11/29/13) … Tallied an assist at home in a 3-0 win over Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/13) ... Recorded an assist in the Three Rivers Classic consolation game against Robert Morris at CONSOL Energy Center (12/28/13) … Tallied two points, including a game-winning goal, on the road in a 4-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville (1/4/14) … Tallied a power-play goal on the road against Alaska-Anchorage (2/15/14).

2012-13 (Freshman): Played in just 24 games for the Falcons due to injury … Finished the season with four goals and nine assists for 13 points … Ranked third on the team with 52 penalty minutes … Blocked five shots and carried a plus-5 on-ice rating … Recorded an assist and was +1 vs. MSU (11/3/12) with a penalty (1-2) ... Recorded points in back-to-back games against Canisius (1/5-1/6) including his first career goal in a 3-2 BG victory ... Recorded a goal in the Falcons’ 7-3 win over LSSU (2/2/13) ... Recorded a goal and an assist against Ferris State on Feb. 16 ... Scored a power play goal against Notre Dame (3/1/13) ... Earned assists on back-to-back nights against Lake Superior (3/9-3/10).

Prior to BGSU: Brent Tate (Canton, Mich.) comes to Bowling Green after playing the last three seasons for the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League. Tate recorded 21 goals and 41 assists in 108 games for Lincoln, while also earning 416 penalty minutes during his career. Tate ranked second on the team in penalty minutes in his final two seasons, earning 144 minutes in 2010-11, and 205 minutes in 2011-12. Tate finished his USHL career with a +2 on ice rating. Tate was also captain of the team in 2010 amd 2011.

Personal: Full name is Brent Alan Tate … Born on November 5, 1991 … Son of Mark and Sandy Tate … Has a brother, Andrew … Major is sport management ... Graduate of Plymouth High School ... Father, Mark, was a professional hydroplane racer.