Twitter: @MGMESS
Instagram: @mgmess
Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born in April of 1999 ... parents are Joni and Glen ... has three sisters, Molly, Kate and Anna ... grandfather, Gary Messner, lettered in football for the Badgers in 1953 and 1954 ... he was team captain and first-team All-Big Ten as a guard in 1954 ...  aunt Sarah captained UW swimming team during her time at UW from 1988–92 ... graduated from Madison West High School in 2016 ... major is real estate
2019–20 / Sophomore Season
Skated in 23 games ... lone goal of the season was game-winning goal in 11-5 victory at Merrimack (Oct. 12) ... recorded assist in 5-2 victory at No. 20 Omaha (Nov. 8) ... Academic All-Big Ten
2018–19 / Freshman Season
Played in all 37 contests, tallying seven goals and 12 points this season... scored his first career goal against Michigan on Nov. 23... tallied the game-winning assist against Minnesota on Nov. 10... enjoyed a four-game point streak from Feb. 22-March 2, recording a goal and four points in the stretch... tallied the lone goal in a 2-1 overtime loss to Ohio State on Feb. 8... scored a goal in both games of a series against Minnesota from Jan. 25-26... was a season-high plus-two against Boston College on Oct. 12... tallied a goal in a 5-3 win over Michigan State on Dec. 7... awarded a share of the Ivan B. Williamson Scholastic Award for his achievements in the classroom
Before Messner was a Badger
Played with the USHL’s Madison Capitols for three seasons, serving as a co-captain during the 2017-18 campaign ... had 16 goals and 45 points in 60 games in 2017–18 ... had 29 goals and 80 points in 142 games ... before joining the Capitols, Messner played two seasons for the Madison West Regents ... also played for Team Wisconsin ... appeared at the 2016 Hlinka Memorial Tournament with the U-18 U.S. team, scoring two goals ... won gold at the 2016 World Junior A Challenge with the U.S. Junior Select Team .... skated in the 2016 All-American Prospects Game in St. Paul, Minnesota, collecting an assist ... played in the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ... played youth hockey with Madison Polar Caps and Madison Capitols AAA ... played football for Madison West ... also played West Madison lacrosse
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1 (8x); Last at Merrimack, 10/12/19
Assists: 1 (6x); Last at Omaha, 11/8/19
Points: 1 (14x); at Omaha, 11/8/19
Point Streak: 4, 2/22-3/2/19
Multi-point Games: None
Overtime Goals: None
SERIES
Goals: 2, at Minnesota, 1/25-26/19
Assists: 2, vs. Michigan, 3/1-2/19
Points: 2 (3x); Last vs. Michigan, 3/1-2/19
