2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

20 Jake Russo

  • Class Year '23
  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 165
  • Hometown St. Louis, MO
  • Previous Team Philadelphia Revolution (EHL)

Biography

Honors & Awards
NEHC All-Academic (2022-23)

2022-23 Season
Appeared in 25 games for the Soaring Eagles where he scored a career-best 16 points on four goals and 12 assists…recorded a two-point outing in the season-opener against Nazareth (Oct. 28) where he tallied a pair of assists and blocked a season-best two shots…scored his first goal of the year on the road at UMass Boston (Nov. 18) in Elmira’s 4-1 victory over the Beacons…on Teddy Bear Toss Night against Castleton (Dec. 3), scored a goal and registered an assist in an 8-0 victory over the Spartans…recorded five points in a three-game stretch against Johnson & Wales (Jan. 27), UMass Boston (Jan. 28), and Castleton (Feb. 3) while scoring a goal and an assist against the Wildcats & Beacons.

2021-22 Season
Went on to skate in 25 games for the Soaring Eagles, recording nine points on the season (3G, 6A)...was instrumental in Elmira’s 5-4 win over SUNY Oswego (10/30) in the home-opener, where he scored a goal and recorded an assist…recorded an empty-net goal against Castleton (12/3) in Elmira’s 5-3 victory over the Spartans, and scored the game-winning goal in Elmira’s 7-1 triumph over the Pilgrims from New England College in the NEHC Quarterfinal Round (2/19).

2020-21 Season
Appeared in 14 games for the Soaring Eagles during the COVID-19 shortened season where Elmira earned its first UCHC title…recorded 13 points (5G, 8A) during the season which was good for fourth on the team…recorded a pair of assists in the season-opener against Stevenson (2/19) in Elmira’s 3-1 win…had his largest point-night of the season in EC’s 10-0 victory over Nazareth (2/28) where he recorded a goal and three assists…against Chatham in the UCHC Quarterfinals, netted a goal and an assist. 

2019-20 Season
Led all Elmira freshmen with four goals and ranked second among the team's rookies with nine points...Netted his first collegiate goal in a 5-2 victory at Nazareth (11/22)...Dished out one assist in the first round of the W.B. Mason Winter Classic, as EC beat Endicott (1/3) by a 6-5 final score...Scored once in a 4-2 upset win over No. 2 SUNY Geneseo (1/14)...Ended the season on a three-game point streak, which included the game-winning goal in a 6-1 victory over Chatham (2/22) in the regular-season finale...Scored a power-play goal in the UCHC quarterfinals against Nazareth (2/25).

Before Elmira
Skated for the Philadelphia Revolution of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) with current teammates Tommy Donnelly '23 and Marty Kapoian '22... Appeared in 89 games for the Revolution across two seasons, totaling 113 points on 36 goals and 77 assists...Guided the Revolution to the EHL championship game in 2017-18...Registered a whopping 70 points (28g-42a) to help the Revolution earn a berth in the EHL postseason during the 2018-19 season...Played four seasons with the Wentzville Timberland High School Wolves, earning Missouri Inline Hockey Association All-Star honors as a senior in 2017.

Personal
Jake is majoring in Business Administration.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2019-20Freshman

    Forward
    5'9" 160 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9" 165 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    5'9" 165 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    5'9" 165 lbs
    20