2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Marcus Vela
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Burnaby, British Columbia
- Prev Team:
- Langley (BCHL)
NHL Draft: Was selected in the seventh round (190th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
2018-19: Skated in 33 games ... recorded 6 goals and 11 assists for 17 points ... notched a goal in back-to-back games, including at Colorado College (10/20) and against Vermont (10/27) ... tallied 57 shots ... recorded 28 blocks, tied for third most on the team.
2017-18: Earned the team's Warren R. Brown Memorial Award... played in 33 of 36 games ... tallied seven goals and eight assists for 15 points ... ranked fourth on the team in goals ... recorded 74 shots ... netted two power-play goals; one vs. UMass (02/03) and one vs. Vermont (02/10) ... registered a multiple-point game (1g, 1a) vs. Vermont (02/10) ... season-high seven shots vs. Vermont (02/10).
2016-17: Played in 29 of 40 games... recorded four goals and five assists for nine points... scored one power-play goals and one game-winning goal... 1-4-5 in 19 Hockey East league games... recorded two assists in his first game of the season, 10/28 at UMass, to match his personal best in both assists and points... scored a goal in both Game 1 and Game 3 of the Hockey East quarterfinal series at UMass Lowell... scored the game-winning goal vs. Northeastern (01/12).
2015-16: Played in all 37 games and tallied 16 points on seven goals and nine assists... recorded his first collegiate point with an assist at Merrimack (Oct. 31)... scored his first goal against Bentley (Nov. 28)... scored once and assisted once against Maine (Dec. 30)... lit the lamp twice against Northeastern (Jan. 15)... assisted twice at Providence (Jan. 30)... matched his career high of two goals at Merrimack (Mar. 3).
Before UNH: Most recently played with Langley Rivermen of the BCHL… in 2014-15 he played 50 games and tallied 20 goals and 26 assists… selected to play for Team Canada West at the Junior A Challenge and in CJHL Top Prospect Game… played 54 games for the Rivermen in 2013-14… tallied 11 goals and 11 assists en route to a BCHL title… also won Mainland Division Championship… graduated from St. Thomas More Collegiate in New Westminster, British Columbia in 2015… earned First Class Honor Roll four out of five years (2012-15).
Personal: Born March 3, 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia… son of David and Liz Vela… has two brothers, Matthew and Thomas… favorite athlete is John Tavares… favorite movie is Interstellar.
