Wyatt Newpower

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hugo, Minn.
Prev School:
White Bear Lake Area (HS)

Hockey East Post Season Awards:

2020 '47 Best Defensive Defenseman Award

2020 Hockey East All-Star Second Team

2019-20 (Senior Season): Played in all 34 games during his senior season…Named a team captain for the 2019-20 season…Tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 22 points, a career-high point total…Scored three goals and passed out a career-best 19 assists…Named to a Hockey East Second Team All-Star…Ranked sixth among the league’s defensemen in scoring…Tied for ninth in Hockey East in blocked shots with 42 on the year, a 1.24 per game average…Winner of the 2020 Hockey East ’47 Best Defensive Defensman Award…He also finished the season fifth in the conference with a +23 rating…Had six multi-point games on the year, tying for the team lead…Earned his first career Hockey East Player of the Week award after posting two assists in a 3-3 tie with No. 12 UMass Lowell (Nov. 15) and scoring a goal in a 2-1 win over the River Hawks on the road (Nov. 16)…Scored a goal in a 7-4 win at New Hampshire (Jan. 31)…Had a career-best three assist night as the Huskies posted a 7-4 win over New Hampshire (Feb. 1) to earn a sweep…Scored a goal in a 2-2 tie with St. Lawrence in the Ledyard Classic at Dartmouth (Dec. 28)…Assisted on a pair of goals in 4-3 overtime win over Boston University at home (Feb. 21)…Posted a career-best five-game point streak from mid-January through Feb. 1, totally seven points on a goal with six assists during the run.

2018-19 (Junior Season): Appeared in all 34 games as a junior…Had a career high 14 points on three goals and 11 assists…Was fourth on the club in shots with 75…Led the team in blocked shots and sat 14th in Hockey East with 50…Had one power play goal on the season…Blocked four shots to help the Huskies to a 3-1 victory over Rensselaer (Oct. 20)…Picked up three helpers as the Huskies took down Maine 5-2 (Oct. 26)…Scored his lone power play goal on the season as UConn fell to BC 5-3 (Feb. 01)…Found the back of the net in the 3-2 victory over Boston University (Feb. 15)…Had two assists in the 5-1 defeat over the Vermont Catamounts (Mar. 01).

2017-18 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in 15 games… Finished with a career-best five points coming on three goals with three assists… All three goals came on the power play… Totaled 12 blocked shots… Had his first season multi-point game when he scored a goal and assisted on another in a 6-4 win over AIC (Oct. 13)… Picked up both a goal and assist on the power play at Brown (Feb. 3).

2016-17 (Freshman Season): Played in 31 games during his rookie campaign...Finished with five points coming on two goals with three assists...Was second on the club with a +8 rating...Both of his goals were game-winners...Generated 24 shots on goal...Blocked a team-best 61 shots...He was ranked 12th in Hockey East in blocked shots, averaging 1.97 per game...Blocked a season-high five shots in a 4-0 upset win at No. 5 Boston University (Nov. 19)...Had his first career multi-point game when he scored a goal and assisted on another in a 6-3 win over Maine (Jan. 12)...Scored his first career goal in his first collegiate game, a 6-0 win over Alabama Huntsville (Oct. 7)...Both his goals came on the power play.

Before UConn: Comes to Storrs after a four-year standout high school career at White Bear Lake High in Minnesota...The 6-3 defenseman was the captain of his team and named Team MVP under head coach Tim Sager...He was twice named the SEC Defenseman of the Year and was an All-East Metro Team selection...He led his team in points as a senior, finishing with 20 points on eight goals and 12 assists in 25 games...During his junior season, had 28 points on six goals and 22 assists, leading his team to a 20-5-0 record...Over his four years at White Bear Lake Area, he finished with 18 goals and 54 assists...Off the ice, he was a four-year Academic Award winner.

Personal: Born December 9, 1997...Wyatt David Newpower is the son of Chris and Heidi Newpower...Is one of five children, with older brother Luke and younger siblings, Morgan, Sam, and Jenna...A sociology major.