2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Tufto, Odeen
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Jersey Number 29
Odeen Tufto
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chaska, Minn.
- Previous Team:
- Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
- Prev School:
- Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 175
Bio
Signed a One-Year, Entry-Level NHL Contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
2020-21 ECAC Hockey First Team
2020-21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American
2020-21 Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American
2020-21 All-USCHO First Team
2020-21 All-College Hockey News Second Team
Named Captain for his Senior Season in 2020-21
Named Assistant Captain for his Junior Season in 2019-20
2018-19 New England Division I All-Star
Two-time Walter Brown Award Semifinalist (2018-19, 2020-21)
Two-time ECAC Hockey Second Team (2018-19, 2019-20)
2017-18 ECAC Hockey Third Team
2017-18 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team Selection
2017-18 Finalist for ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
Three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
Four-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (1/11/21, 3/1/21, 3/8/21, 3/29/21)
ECAC Hockey First Star of the Week (12/28/21)
HCA National Men's Player of the Month (Dec. 2020)
Two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (Jan. 2021, Feb. 2021)
As a Senior in 2020-21
- Signed a one-year, entry-level NHL Contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning
- ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
- Named to the ECAC Hockey First Team
- CCM/AHCA All-America First Team
- Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American
- Top 10 Finalist for the Hobey Baker Award
- All-USCHO First Team
- All-College Hockey News Second Team
- Walter Brown Award Semifinalist
- Four-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (Jan. 11, March 1, March 8, March 29)
- Two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (Jan., Feb.)
- HCA Men's National Player of the Month (Dec.)
- Finished career with most assists in program history (129), and is third in Division I program history and seventh all-time with 168 points
- Played in all 29 games, and concluded his career playing in all 139 games throughout his four seasons
- Scored eight goals and added 39 assists for 47 points
- Recorded two power-play goals, 20 power-play assists and 22 power-play points
- Won 379 faceoffs and had a .624 faceoff percentage
- Led the nation with 39 assists, 1.34 assists per game and 20 power-play assists
- Was second in the nation with 47 points, 1.62 points per game and 22 power-play assists
- Finished third in the nation in faceoff wins and faceoff percentage
- Recorded the second-most assists and tied for the eighth-most points in a single season in program history
- Tallied 15 multi-point games and had points in 24 of the 29 games in 2020-21
- Opened the season with back-to-back two point games in the series sweep of Sacred Heart on Dec. 14-15
- Started a 12-game point streak on Dec. 19 that lasted until Jan. 17 in which he scored three goals and had 20 assists for 23 points
- Recorded five straight multi-point games in that span, including his second four-assist game in an 8-3 win vs. AIC on Dec. 26
- Also had a goal and two assists for three points on Dec. 22 vs. Holy Cross and three assist vs. Clarkson on Jan. 8 in the streak
- Closed the season with an eight-game point streak in which he had four goals and 14 assists for 18 points
- Tallied another four-assist game in the 7-1 win vs. LIU on Feb. 22 followed by a three-assist game in a 4-2 win at St. Lawrence on Feb. 26
- Had a goal and two assists for three points in a 4-2 win over Colgate on March 5
- Concluded his career with a goal and an assist against Minnesota State in the NCAA Tournament on March 27
As a Junior in 2019-20
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Named to the ECAC Hockey Second Team for a second straight season
- Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on Jan. 6
- Led Quinnipiac with 11 multi-point and nine multi-assist games
- Had his third straight 30-point season with seven goals and 31 assists for 38 points
- The Bobcats were 6-0-0 when Tufto scored a goal and 20-3-2 when he recorded a point
- Led ECAC Hockey with 371 faceoff wins and was seventh with a .569 faceoff percentage
- Ranked 12th in the nation in faceoff wins and 36th in the nation in faceoff percentage
- Won 10-plus faceoffs in 21 games as a junior and won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in 24 games
- Also led ECAC Hockey in assists and was third in points
- Opened the season with back-to-back two-assist games in 3-2 wins vs. AIC (Oct. 11) and at AIC (Oct. 12)
- Recorded an eight-game point streak from Oct. 19-Nov. 16 with nine points in that span
- Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 win vs. Rensselaer (Nov. 16)
- Posted a five-game point streak, including four-straight multi-point games from Dec. 28-Jan. 10
- Had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win at Princeton (Dec. 28)
- Tallied two assists in a 4-3 win vs. Princeton (Dec. 29)
- Posted a season-high three points with a goal and two assists, as well as a season-high 18 faceoffs, in a 6-1 win over Harvard (Jan. 3)
- Picked up two assists in a 5-1 win vs. Dartmouth (Jan. 4) on his way to winning ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honors
- Tallied two assists and won 16 of 20 faceoffs in a 4-3 win at Holy Cross (Jan. 17)
- Had a four-game point streak from Jan. 31-Feb. 8, including assists on both goals in a 2-1 win vs. Colgate (Feb. 1) and the overtime game-winning goal at Yale (Feb. 7) in a 3-2 win
- Tied his season-high with three points on a goal and two assists, including the No. 5 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays in a 6-1 win vs. St. Lawrence (Feb. 15)
- Scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in a 3-2 win overtime win at Union (Feb. 22)
- Had assists in back-to-back games to close out the season with a 2-1 win vs. Brown (Feb. 28) and 5-0 shutout of Yale (Feb. 29)
As a Sophomore in 2018-19
- Was named an assistant captain for his junior season in 2019-20 at the team's awards banquet
- Named to the New England Hockey Writers' Association All-New England Division I All-Star Team
- Named to ECAC Hockey Second team
- Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
- Attended the Detroit Red Wings NHL Development Camp
- Received NCAA First Star of the Week (Feb. 5), Second Star of the Week (Dec. 4) and Third Star of the Week (Nov. 27)
- Was a semifinalist for the New England Hockey Writers' Association Walter Brown Award
- Two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (Nov. 26, Feb. 4)
- Is the first Quinnipiac player since Reid Cashman '07 to record back-to-back 40-point seasons (Only player in Division I program history to do it as a freshman and sophomore)
- One of two players in the past three seasons to record 40-point seasons in each of the first two seasons in their careers (Henrik Borgstrom - Denver)
- Played all 38 games for a second consecutive season
- Followed up an impressive freshman season with career-highs of 15 goals and 42 points to go with 27 assists
- Fourth in ECAC Hockey and tied for 15th nationally with 42 points
- Tied for sixth in the league with 15 goals and was third with 27 assists
- Finished second in ECAC Hockey with 404 faceoff wins and eighth with a .564 faceoff win percentage
- One of four players in ECAC Hockey with a hat trick and one of three with a five-point game
- Was also one of two players with two four-point games
- Recorded four separate point streaks of at least five games, including a seven-game point streak from Feb. 1-Feb. 22
- Scored a goal in three straight games and had three straight two-point games from Oct. 26-Nov. 2
- Tallied goals in six of the first eight games of the season
- Recorded his first career hat trick and five-point game with three goals and two assists in a 7-2 win at Maine (Nov. 23)
- Dished out a career-high four assists in a 6-3 win at Princeton (Dec. 1)
- Tallied another four-point effort with one goal and three assists in a 7-2 win at St. Lawrence (Feb. 2)
- Won a career-high 22 faceoffs in a 2-2 tie with Cornell (Jan. 5)
As a First Year in 2017-18
- Picked up his first point at Quinnipiac with an assist in a 1-1 tie against Boston College
- His second career point also came on an assist in a 3-2 loss to Boston University on Oct. 8
- Had a two-goal outing against Vermont in a 3-2 win on Oct. 14
- Became the first rookie since Ben Nelson against Army on Jan. 28, 2005 to score an overtime game-winner, which he did against Vermont on Oct. 14
- Had a goal and an assist in Quinnipiac’s 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 and was featured as the No. 9 play on ESPN’s SportsCenter
- Had two assists, including the set-up helper on Alex Whalen’s game-winning goal, in a 3-2 overtime win at No. 16 Northeastern
- Had two assists in a 5-3 loss at RPI on Nov. 10
- Had two assists in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17
- Had an assist in a 2-1 loss to UMass on Nov. 24
- Had two assists in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28
- Had one assist in a 6-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 1
- Had an assist in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8
- Had two assists in a 5-3 loss to Maine on Dec. 9
- Scored in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5
- Had a goal and two assists in the Bobcats’ 4-3 loss to Dartmouth on Jan. 12
- Had two assists in the Bobcats’ 2-2 tie at Harvard on Jan. 13
- Had two assists for his 10th multiple-point game of the season in the Bobcats’ 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20
- Had one assist in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30
- Scored in a 4-1 win against No. 3 Clarkson on Feb. 2
- Had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3
- Had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss at Yale on Feb. 9
- Had an assist in a 5-2 loss to Union on Feb. 16
- Had his 13th multiple-point game of the season with two assists in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer on Feb. 17
- Had two assists in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 23
- Had one assist in a 4-2 loss to No. 9/10 Clarkson on Feb. 24
- Had a goal and assist in 5-1 and 4-1 wins over Yale in the ECAC Tournament First Round series on Mar. 2 and 3
Before Quinnipiac
- Played one season in the United States Hockey League (USHL), beginning the season with the Fargo Force, before being traded to the Tri-City Storm and then completed the 2016-17 season with the Sioux City Musketeers
- For the year, he scored 16 goals and assisted on 32 goals for 48 points in 59 games
- In 2015-16, he played for the Vernon Vipers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) where he totaled 25 goals and 40 assists for 65 points in 57 games
- With the Vipers, he was named to the BCHL All-Rookie Team
Personal
- Born in Chaska, Minnesota
- Son of Kris and Nancy Tufto
- Has one brother, Andy, and one sister, Allie
- Also attended St. Thomas Academy
- Majoring in finance
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Senior Tribute
Friday, February 21
