University of Connecticut Athletics
2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Max Kalter
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Highland Park, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2018-19 (Senior Season): Appeared in all 34 games as a senior…Finished the season with 16 points on six goals and 10 assists…His 10 assists sits him sixth on the club…Generated 58 shots on goal during his final season as a Husky…Had one shorthanded, one game winning and one power play goal on the season…Blocked a total of 30 shots, tied for third on the team…Leads the squad with a .493 faceoff percentage, sits 10th in Hockey East with that mark… Scored the game winner at RPI helping the Huskies to a 3-1 finish (Oct. 20)…Picked up a goal in taking down Brown 3-1 (Nov. 13)…One of his three multi-point games on the season came in Belfast, Ireland when he picked up a goal and an assist in falling to the Yale Bulldogs (Nov. 24)…Scored in the 6-3 victory over St. Lawrence during the Ice Vegas Invitational (Jan. 05)…Had two helpers in the 5-0 Merrimack shut out (Feb. 09)…Had one assist in all three games from Feb. 26 through Mar. 08.
2017-18 (Junior Season): Appeared in 35 games… Finished the season with 15 points coming on seven goals with eight assists… Led all UConn forwards with 37 blocked shots… Generated a career-high 63 shots on goal… Had two assists on the power play… Had his first goal of the season on the road at AIC (Oct. 13)… Scored the first goal of the night on the road to a 5-1 victory at home to Vermont (Nov. 3)… Matched his career-high with two assists against No. 16 Boston College (Feb. 2)… Scored a goal in each of the two Hockey East quarterfinal games at Boston University (Mar. 9 & 10).
2016-17 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in all 36 games...Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 20 points...Scored four goals and had 16 assists, all career-highs...His 16 assists was tied for second on the team...Generated 53 shots on goal...Had a goal and an assist on the power play...Blocked 32 shots, leading all UConn forwards...Had three multi-point games on the season...Set a new career-high with three points on a goal and two assists in a 6-3 win over Maine (Jan. 12)...Opened the season with assists in the first three games...Scored his first goal of the season and added an assist against No. 4 Boston College (Nov. 22)...Provided the game-winning goal as the Huskies beat Brown, 4-1, in the championship game of the Desert Hockey Classic (Dec. 31)...Scored a goal in the regular season finale, a 4-2 win over New Hampshire (Feb. 25)...Matched his career-high with two assists against No. 18 St. Cloud State in the Desert Hockey Classic (Dec. 30)...Spent the summer of 2017 playing for the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the 20th World Maccabiah Games in Israel.
2015-16 (Freshman Season): Played in 30 games during his freshman campaign…Closed out the season with nine points on a pair of goals and seven assists…Totaled 13 blocked shots…Scored his first career goal netting the game-winner in a 5-1 home win over Arizona State (Oct. 16)…Scored his second goal of the season in a home loss to instate rival, No. 2 Quinnipiac (Nov. 17)…Notched his first career multi-point game by assisting on a pair of third period Joey Ferriss goals as the Huskies battled back from down 4-1 in third to grab a 5-4 overtime win at New Hampshire (Feb. 27) in the regular season finale…Had an assist in the 4-3 Hockey East First Round playoff loss at home to Vermont (Mar. 5).
Before UConn: Finished the 2014-15 season with Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL...Played all 60 games, scoring 13 goals and 17 assists, totaling 30 points...Helped lead the Musketeers to the Western Conference Championship....Began the 2014-15 season with Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL, registering a goal and two assists in four games...During the 2013-14 campaign, skated 60 games for the Jr. Blues, recording 36 points on 15 goals and 21 assists...Served as assistant captain for Springfield...Graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois.
Personal: Born March 1, 1996...Max Ryan Kalter is the son of Mitchell and Jill Kalter...He has a brother, Zach, and a sister, Sydney...He is a communications major.
