Twitter: @gorny11
Instagram: @jack_gorniak
Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born in September of 1999 ... parents are Mike and Sara ... has one brother, Tyler, and one sister, Kelsey ... 2018 graduate of West Salem High School ... graduated in 2022 with a degree in economics ... pursuing a masters in sports leadership...drafted in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens ... attended pair of Montreal development camps
2022-23 / Graduate Season
Alternate captain
2021-22 / Senior Season
Played in all 37 games...scored five goals and 10 assists for 15 points...scored the game winner on the power-play to help UW win 4-1 over Army (Oct.14)...scored against No. 5 Minnesota in UW 4-3 OT win (Nov. 5)...notched an assist and scored a goal to force OT with 39 seconds left in 5-4 loss to Penn State (Dec. 11)...tallied two assists in 5-2 win over Michigan State on Jan. 14...posted a goal and two assists in 5-3 win over No. 11 Notre Dame on Feb. 12...put up 88 shots
2020–21 / Junior Season
Tallied six goals and seven assists for 13 points in 31 games ... had two assists in 5-3 win over No. 20 Notre Dame on Nov. 14 ... recorded three multi-point games ... posted a power-play goal and two assists in 3-1 victory over No. 13/14 Ohio State on Dec. 4 ... scored game-winning goal in 4-0 win against Arizona on Jan. 16 ... scored unassisted in 8-1 win against No. 2 Minnesota on Feb. 6 and recorded a primary assist ... skated in all 31 games
2019–20 / Sophomore Season
Scored goals in games at Penn State (Nov. 1) and at Michigan (Feb. 7) ... posted four assists in three-game point streak in two games against No. 9 Arizona State and one against No. 10 Ohio State (Feb. 21-28) ... Academic All-Big Ten
2018–19 / Freshman Season
Played in all 37 games of his freshman campaign... ranked tied for eighth on the team with four goals and 15 points... tallied his first career goal in a 3-1 win over Minnesota on Nov. 10... notched his first multi-point performance in a 9-4 loss at Minnesota on Jan. 25... recorded three multi-point games... tallied a goal and an assist in the Badgers 7-3 win over Penn State on Feb. 23... notched two assists on the power play... tallied second-most points as a Badger freshman and ranked second in assist-scoring among Wisconsin rookies... recorded 63 shots on goal... named Otto Breitenbach/Curtis Joseph Most Improved award recipient at the year-end banquet
Before Gorniak was a Badger
Was one of the top physical testers at the NHL scouting combine ... played prep hockey for West Salem/Bangor, scoring 31 goals and 61 points to lead the team to the 2018 WIAA State Tournament ... tallied seven game-winning goals ... named the 2018 Wisconsin Mr. Hockey ... also named to the USA Today All-USA Hockey first team ... posted 33 goals and 71 points in 26 games as a junior as a first-team all-state skater ... earned honorable mention all-state accolades as a sophomore ... scored 15 goals and 32 points for U18 Team Wisconsin during the 2017–18 Upper Midwest Elite League season ... named to the Elite League All-Star Team ... appeared in two games for the Lincoln Stars in the USHL following his high school season in 2018
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals 1 (17x); last vs. Notre Dame 2/12/22
Assists: 2 (6x); last vs. Notre Dame 2/12/22
Points: 3 (2x); last vs. Notre Dame 2/12/22
Point Streak: 3 (2x); last 11/23-28/20
Multi-point Games: 10
Overtime Goals: None
SERIES
Goals: 1, last vs. Notre Dame 2/12/22
Assists: 3, vs. Arizona State, 2/21-22/20
Points: 3 (2x), last vs. Notre Dame 2/12/22
