2016-17 Ice Hockey Roster
Oct 4 (Sat)
6:07 p.m.
Kevin Dufour
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Quebec City, Quebec
- High School:
- La Seigneurie
- Prev School:
- Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
2016-17 (Senior): Appeared in all 41 of the Falcons games this season … named a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, in addition to earning third WCHA All-Academic honors … a three-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Week honoree on Nov. 14, Feb. 27 and March 14 … earned the No. 4 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays of the Night with a goal in the 7-0 victory over Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 24) at home … went on to score his first career hat trick in the 7-0 final, earning his WCHA Offensive Player of the Week title … scored a second hat trick in a three-week span in the 4-3 overtime win at Bemidji State (March 10) in the semifinal round of the WCHA Playoffs, one being the overtime game-winner … posted a team-leading 18 goals and 12 assists for 30 points on the year … also led the Bowling Green squad with five power play goals … scored the game-winning goal in the 8-3 victory at Alabama Huntsville (Nov. 19) … tallied 91 shots on goal for a .198 shooting percentage, in addition to blocking 13 shots … also served seven penalties for 14 minutes.
2015-16 (Junior): WCHA All-Academic … Played in 40-of-42 games, ranking second on the team with 14 goals … Added eight assists for 22 points and had a team-best .203 shot percentage … Tied for the team-high with four power play goals and had five first goals … Scored a goal in six of the team’s first eight games, posting two points in a 4-2 win at Canisius … Had a career-best two assists in a 6-3 win over Clarkson Jan. 2 … Closed the regular season with four goals in the final four games, picking up two goals in a 4-3 win over Ferris State … After posting an assist in a game one lost to Bemidji State to start the playoffs, picked up a goal, the game-winner, and an assist in a 7-2 game two victory that turned the series … Ranked among the top 100 nationally in goals per game.
2014-15 (Sophomore): WCHA All-Academic Team … Played in 36 games, posting 13 goals and six assists … The 13 goals ranked second on the team and 11th in the WCHA … Started the year by scoring at least one goal in each of the first six games, posting eight total goals during the stretch … Added a ninth goal in a 3-1 win over Minnesota State in just the eighth game of the year … Scored three power play goals during the first four games of the season and ended the year with four power play goals – tied for the team-lead … Had two goals in a 3-2 win over Miami and scored two more in a 4-1 win at Alabama Huntsville … Scored with 10:34 remaining in the third period of the season opener for the game-winning goal in a 3-2 upset victory over No. 10/11 Miami … Named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20 after scoring three times in a weekend sweep at Alabama Huntsville … Added a game-winning goal in a 2-1 home victory over Ferris State.
2013-14 (Freshman): Played in 37 games during his rookie campaign … Named WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (3/15/14) … Ranked tied for first among Falcon rookies with nine goals … Added seven assists for 16 points during his first year as a member of the Orange and Brown … Ranked third among rookies with a plus-6 on-ice rating … Registered 38 shots on net and six blocked shots for the year … Ranked first on the team with a .237 shot percentage on the year … Recorded one penalty for two PIM … Registered two power-play goals, two forced goals, and two game winning goals during his rookie campaign … Registered his first collegiate point with an assists on the road against No. 16 Union (10/11/13) … Recorded an assist on the road against No. 18 Minnesota State in a 4-3 win, helping the Falcons hand the Mavericks their only home loss of the season (11/8/13) … Tallied his first collegiate goal on the road against No. 14 Ferris State (11/16/13) … Registered an assist in back-to-back games on the road against No. 16 Lake Superior State (Nov.29-30) … Netted two goals on the road against Michigan Tech in a 3-2 win, including the game-winning goal against the Huskies (12/13/13) … Named Co-Offensive Player of the Week (3/15/14) … Tallied a game-winning goal in the Three Rivers Classic Consolation game at the CONSOL Energy Center in a 3-2 win over Robert Morris (12/28/13) … Recorded a goal at home against Michigan Tech (1/31/14) … Found the back of the twine in a 2-2 tie with Alaska-Anchorage on the road (2/14/14) … Registered two power-play goals against Bemidji State during the Falcons’ 5-2 victory (3/8/14), helping BGSU earn home ice for the first round of conference playoffs for the first time since 2007-08.
Prior to BGSU: Played in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) … Played in the all-star game in the 2012-13 season … CEGEP MVP of the league in 2012 … Was named the team MVP in the 2011-12 season (CCHL) … Also was the leading scorer and offensive player on the team that season … Named offensive player of the team in 2010-11 (CEGEP).
Personal: Full name – Kevin Dufour … Son of Jean Pierre and Guylaine Dufour … Majoring in finance and holds a 3.408 grade point average through spring of 2015 ... Played for La Seigneurie in high school ... Lettered three years … Placed first in two consecutive years (2010-2011) … Played a combined 80 goals and 92 assists in 126 games in high school.
