2015-16 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

18 Alexander Taulien

  • Class Year '17
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 218
  • Hometown Crystal Lake, IL
  • Previous Team Traverse City Central

Biography

2015-16 Season
Averaged nearly a point per game with 14 points (7g-7a) in 16 contests as a junior...Pieced together two separate four-game point streaks...Scored once in a 5-2 win over Nazareth (11/14)...Had two points in back-to-back ranked wins over No. 6 Amherst (11/28) and No. 3 Babson (11/29), with two goals coming in a 6-3 defeat of the Lord Jeffs and two assists in a 5-3 upset of the Beavers...Tied a season high for points and goals with a pair of tallies at Manhattanville (1/22)...Named to the ECAC West All-Academic Team.

2014-15 Season
Earned ECAC West All-Academic Team honors (3/17)...Scored a goal in the 5-2 ECAC West Quarterfinal win over Utica College (2/25)…Scored a goal against Hobart College (2/20)…Scored the game-winning overtime goal in the 2-1 win over Utica College (2/14)…Scored two goals and added two assists in the 6-5 win over Neumann (2/7)…Scored the game-winning power-play goal in the 5-2 win over Manhattanville College (1/24)…Tallied an assist against Manhattanville College (1/23)…Produced an assist in the 2-2 tie against No. 5 Oswego State (1/16)…Tallied an assist against the College at Brockport (1/10)…Scored a power-play goal in the 3-2 win over SUNY Geneseo (1/9)…Posted a power-play goal and an assist in the 7-6 win over Wesleyan University…Tallied an assist in the 4-4 tie against Nazareth College (12/5)…Scored a power-play goal and added a shorthanded assist in the 7-2 win over Fredonia State (12/2)…Scored a goal against Amherst College (11/29)…Scored a power-play goal against Neumann University (11/7).

2013-14 Season
Tallied an assist in the ECAC West Championship 5-2 win over Utica (3/8)…Made one assist in the 5-3 win over Hobart (3/1)…Named ECAC West All-Rookie Team (2/26)…Netted a goal against Hobart College (2/22)…Scored one power play goal against Hobart College (2/21)…Netted a goal and added an assist in the 7-4 win over Manhattanville College (2/15)…Named ECAC West Rookie of the Week (2/3)…Named EC Athlete of the Week (2/3)…Posted his first career hat trick and added an assist to break his single-game scoring record with four points in the 7-6 overtime victory over Utica College (1/31)…Tallied an assist in the 7-3 win over Neumann University (1/25)...Named EC Athlete of the Week (12/2)…Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the 4-3 win over Fitchburg State (12/1)…Posted a goal in the 3-2 win over Nazareth (11/23)…Scored a goal in the 6-3 win over Nazareth (11/22)…Tallied an assist against Oswego (11/16).

Coach's Take
Taulien played for the Soo Eagles last season, posting 40 points in 54 games. Taulien has a strong combination of size, strength, and toughness. He will be looked on to bring these three assets immediately. 

Personal
Alexander is a Business Administration and Business Finance major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2013-14Freshman

    Forward
    6'4" 215 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2014-15Sophomore

    Forward
    6'4" 218 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2015-16Junior

    Forward
    6'4" 218 lbs
    18