I also hope they can save that program because it is a special program. I’m happy to see the guys that have opportunities elsewhere, as well. I still stay in touch with a lot of the guys. Everyone in that program is really good at what they do. “I was only up there for a couple months, but we got super close,” Gauer said of his time at UAA.

Gauer wasn’t the only player to leave Alaska Anchorage.Īt least eight other Seawolves have transferred to Division I programs, with sophomore Alex Frye (Northern Michigan) and freshman Josh Martin (Alabama Huntsville) also winding up elsewhere in the WCHA.

It was really nice to have that familiar face.” “Especially that first day knowing a guy that I’ve played with growing up all through high school. “(Enright) answered a lot of questions that I had, so it was really helpful,” Gauer said. He and freshman goalie Gavin Enright helped lead Farmington to a Class AA state tournament berth in 2016. Gauer’s arrival reunited a pair of high school teammates. That was a huge helper for me because we were all together all the time, so I kind of got to know the guys a lot better and be more comfortable around them.” … We jumped right into that road trip against Lake Superior State and Bowling Green. They all introduced themselves the second I walked in the locker room. “I was definitely a little nervous coming in,” Gauer said. The NCAA adopted a pandemic-related rule change that allows athletes to transfer from one Division I school to another without needing to sit out a year, which has given Gauer the chance to play right away. It was a great situation for both parties.” Ethan is from Sterling, Massachusetts where he trained at Sterling Academy of Gymnastics for. He needed a home, we needed to add depth. “He’s a good hockey player, a great kid, a Minnesota kid. We’ve had some injuries,” Serratore said. “We felt we needed to add some depth to our defensive corps. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)Īs far as head coach Tom Serratore can recall, only two other players have joined BSU mid-season during his 20 years in charge of the program: goalie Reid Mimmack in 2012-13 and forward John Parker in 2013-14. 22 against Bowling Green at the Sanford Center.

Bemidji State freshman Ethan Gauer played his first home game as a Beaver on Jan.

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