2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster

Dan Sanger
Tom Lynn

3 Sam Stange

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 208
  • Class Senior
  • S/C R
  • Hometown Eau Claire, Wis.
  • High School Eau Claire North
  • NHL Detroit
  • Instagram samstange3

Biography

Twitter: @sam_stange3
Instagram: @mustange3

Badger
Bites
Shoots right ... born in April of 2001 ... parents are Joe and Beth ... major is neurobiology ... drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round at No. 97 overall of the 2020 NHL Draft

2023-24 / Senior Season
Appeared in seven games…posted three shots on the season…named Academic All-Big Ten

2022-23 / Junior Season
Skated in 34 games… tallied three goals and eight assists… named Academic All-Big Ten… recorded a goal and an assist in Big Ten tournament matchup at No. 4 Michigan (March 3, 5-6 OT final)... posted 58 shots on the season… blocked 22 shots…scored first for UW to spark comeback in 4-3 OT win over LIU after trailing in the 1st period on Nov. 12... Ivan B. Williamson Scholastic Award recipient

2021-22 / Sophomore Season
Received Academic All-Big Ten honors...named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...received Big Ten Sportsmanship Award...Ivan B. Williamson academic award recipient...appeared in all 37 games...tallied four goals and seven assists...put up 81 shots on the season...notched two assists in 4-2 win over No. 2 Michigan on Oct. 10 including the primary assist on game-winning goal...scored first power-play goal in 6-2 loss to No. 8 Ohio State (Feb. 5)...scored first for UW in Big Ten tournament game against Notre Dame (Mar. 6)

2020-21 / Freshman Season
Invited to canceled 2020 World Junior Summer Showcase ... Ivan B. Williamson academic award recipient ... tallied six goals and one assist for seven points ... scored first two career goals in 6-3 victory against No. 14 Penn State (Nov. 23) ... scored unassisted in 1-3 loss to Arizona State (Nov. 29) ... had primary assist on game-winning goal in 3-1 win over No. 1 Minnesota (Jan. 1) ... two games with six shots on goal

Before Stange was a Badger
Posted 26 goals, 19 assists and 45 points in 48 games during the 2019-20 USHL season split between Sioux City and Sioux Falls ... 2020 Third-Team All-USHL ... his 26 goals tied for fifth in the USHL ... named to the U.S. High School All-USA Hockey Second Team by USA Today for the 2018-19 season after getting named the 2019 Wisconsin State Player of the Year ... named 2019 Wisconsin Hockey Coaches Association All-State First Team ... won the Joe Pavelski Award as the state's top forward in 2019 ... played for both Team Wisconsin (UMHSEHL) and Eau Claire North High, scoring a high of 67 points (31g, 36a) in 24 games played during the 2018-19 season ... Stange made his USHL debut at 16 years old in December of 2017 ... made headlines during the spring of 2019 when he hit the go-ahead three-run home run in the Wisconsin State High School Division 1 title game to lead Eau Claire North to the title ... earned Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Division 1 Player of the Year.

CAREER HIGHS
GAME

Goals: 2; vs. Penn State, 11/23/20
Assists: 2; at Michigan, 10/29/21
Points: 2 (3x): last at Michigan, 3/3/23
Point Streak: 2 (3x); last 12/10-12/28, 2022
Multi-point Games: 3; last at Michigan, 3/3/23
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 3; vs. Penn State, 11/23-11/24, 2020
Assists: 2; vs. Michigan, 1/28-1/29, 2022
Points: 3; vs. Penn State, 11/23-11/24, 2020

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020-21Freshman

    F
    6'1" 200 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Sophomore

    F
    6'1" 208 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022-23Junior

    F
    6'1" 208 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023-24Senior

    F
    6'1" 208 lbs
    3