2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

18 Nick Ford

  • Class Year '20
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown New Lenox, IL
  • Previous Team Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)

Biography

Honors & Awards
2019-20 Elmira College Male Career Achievement Award
2019-20 All-UCHC Second Team
2019-20 All-USCHO Third Team
2019-20 UCHC Preseason Watch List
2018-19 All-UCHC Second Team
2018-19 UCHC Preseason Watch List
2017-18 EC Male Athlete of the Year
2017-18 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American
2017-18 All-UCHC First Team
2017-18 UCHC All-Academic Team
2017-18 All-USCHO Third Team
2017-18 Booster Club Player of the Year
UCHC Player of the Week (11/7/17, 3/1/18)
EC Athlete of the Week (11/6/17, 2/26/18, 10/29/18, 11/4/19, 11/25/19, 1/13/20)

2019-20 Season
Compiled an impressive senior season in which he paced Elmira with 40 points (13g-27a), ranked ninth nationally in points per game (1.54), and recorded at least one point in each of EC's 26 games...Finished the year fifth in the UCHC in points, seventh in assists, and was tied in the league for eighth in power-play points (17)...Amassed 10 multi-point games...Netted the tying goal in a 1-1 double-overtime draw at No. 5 Hobart (11/2)...Scored the game-winning goal in a 5-2 road win at Nazareth (11/22), followed by a power-play goal in a 4-2 upset at No. 10 Utica (11/23)...Tied a season high with three points in back-to-back games, including a trio of assists in a 7-1 victory vs. Lebanon Valley (12/7) and a two-goal, one-assist performance in a 6-5 win over Endicott (1/3)...Earned two points (1g-1a) in a 4-3 triumph over No. 15 Oswego State (1/11)...Assisted on the first goal in a 4-2 upset over No. 2 SUNY Geneseo (1/14)...Collected three points (2g-1a) as the Elmira offense recorded a season-best nine goals in a 9-0 win vs. King's (Pa.) (1/24)...Assisted on the game-winning goal to help lift EC past Nazareth (2/8) 2-1 in overtime...Combined for five assists in the final weekend of the regular season, with three in an 8-2 rout of Stevenson (2/21) and two more in a 6-1 defeat of Chatham (2/22)...Ended his illustrious career with 149 points, tied for 14th in EC program history.

2018-19 Season
Paced Elmira with 39 points (15g-24a) while skating in all 27 contests...Ended the season tied for fourth in the nation in power play goals (9)...Recorded 11 multi-point performances...Opened the year with season-long six-game point streak...Highlighted the season-opening tear with a three-point (1g-2a) performance in a 5-2 win over Wilkes (11/3)...Scored a goal and added a pair of assists in a 5-3 win over Nazareth (11/17)...Netted a goal and recorded an assist in an 8-3 triumph over Lebanon Valley (11/30)...Assisted on three of Elmira's four goals in a comeback win over Buffalo State (1/8)...Scored twice and added an assist in a hard-fought 4-4 overtime tie against Wilkes (1/22)...Found the back of the net twice and tallied an assist to reach 100 career points in a 4-1 victory against Nazareth (2/2)...Posted a season-best five points on five assists in a 6-4 triumph over Stevenson...Potted the game-tying-goal in the first game of the UCHC Semifinals against Manhattanville (2/22).

2017-18 Season
Turned in one of the finest seasons in recent history for the Soaring Eagles, becoming the 20th All-American in team history and earning EC’s Male Athlete of the Year Award...One of only two players in Division III to amass 50-plus points, finishing second in the nation in points (50), points per game (1.79), goals (25) and goals per game (0.89)...Logged a point in 23 of 28 games played and multiple points on 14 occasions...His 50 points were the most by an Elmira skater since Dave Evans ‘97 (54) in 1996-97...Ended a season-opening four-game point streak with a career-high four goals in a five-point showing (4g-1a), as Elmira earned a 7-4 win over King’s (Pa.) (11/4)...Scored one goal apiece in upset wins over No. 7/11 Utica (11/11) and No. 4/4 SUNY Geneseo (11/25)...Earned a point on all four goals in a 4-4 overtime draw with Manhattanville (1/19) by scoring once and dishing out three assists...Had four points (2g-2a) in the second half of the series sweep of then-No. 7/7 Utica...Ended the year on a five-game goal scoring streak that lasted through the UCHC Tournament...Had three points (1g-2a) in the UCHC quarterfinal win at Manhattanville (2/21), five points (2g-3a) in a 5-3 semifinal win at Stevenson, and two points (1g-1a) in the inaugural UCHC title game vs. No. 10/9 Utica (3/3).

2016-17 Season
Played in all 25 games as a rookie…Recorded 10 goals and 10 assists to finish with 20 points, the team’s third-highest scorer…Ranked second on the team in both goals (10) and power-play goals (5)…Tallied a goal in the first game of his collegiate career at Oswego State (10/28)...Followed that up with three points (1g-2a) in the series finale at home against the Lakers (10/29) in his second game...Began a season-long four-game goal-scoring streak with a goal in a 4-1 victory over Nichols (11/26) and ended it with two points (1g-1a) in a 6-3 win over SUNY Cortland (1/6)…Sandwiched in-between was a season-high four points on two goals and two assists in a 7-4 victory over Nichols (11/27)…Posted three points (1g-2a) against Stevenson (1/27), the night before scoring the game-winning goal in a 7-1 victory over Lebanon Valley (1/28).

Before Elmira
Played two seasons in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), first with the Lone Star Brahmas in 2014-15 and most recently with the Brookings Blizzard in 2015-16… Recorded 10 points in 33 regular-season games with the Brahmas before moving to the North American Tier 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) to join the Texas Jr. Brahmas for a postseason run...Posted 12 goals and 26 assists for 38 points with the Blizzard in 59 regular-season contests in 2015-16...Graduated from the Canadian International Hockey Academy in 2013...Was named the CIHA’s MVP as a senior in 2012-13, with 50 points in the regular season and another 17 in 10 playoff contests.

Personal
Nick is an Accounting major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'0" 200 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1" 200 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'1" 205 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'1" 205 lbs
    18