Matthew Kopperud Season 2021-22

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Read: Kopperud signed an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Bridgeport Islanders, the American Hockey League of the New York Islanders, on March 20, 2024.  

KOPPERUD IN THE RECORD BOOK

Career Game-Winning Goals 11: Matthew Kopperud (2020-24) 8: Johnny Walker (2017-22)	Single Season Game-Winning Goals 8: Matthew Kopperud (2023-24)
Career Power Play Goals 41: Matthew Kopperud (2020-24) 25: Johnny Walker (2017-22)	Single Season Power Play Goals 17: Matthew Kopperud (2023-24) 13: Matthew Kopperud (2021-22)
Career Points 123: Johnny Walker (2017-22) 108: Matthew Kopperud (2020-24)	Single Season Goals 23: Matthew Kopperud (2023-24)             23: Johnny Walker (2018-19)
Career Goals: 70: Johnny Walker (2017-22) 64: Matthew Kopperud (2020-24)

SENIOR (2023-24)

• Led the NCAA in game-winning goals (8) through the regular season (38) games
• Led the country in power play goals with 17 through 38 games of the regular season
• Set the program record in career power play goals with 41. The mark puts him at No. 4 in the NCAA all-time power play scoring leader board

NCAA All-Time Leaders - Power Play Goals
1. 56 - Brett Sterling (2002-06; 150 GP)
2. 48 - Ted Cook (2005-09; 139 GP)
3. 42 - Grant Potulny (2000-04; 146 GP)
4. 41 - Matthew Kopperud (2020-24; 118 GP)
    41 - Jacques Lamoureux (2006-11; 132 GP)

• Set the program record for power play goals in a single season with 17. 
• Finished his senior year as the team's leading goal scorer (23). His 36 total points ranked third on the Sun Devil squad. 
• Finished his collegiate career with 108 points. The mark is second-most in a Sun Devil career in program history (Johnny Walker holds the career points record at 123)
• Tallied a single season career high of 23 goals through 38 games played. The 23 goals ties a program single season record set by Johnny Walker in 2018-19. 
• Put up 10 multipoint games in the season, including two three-point nights. 
• Went on a three-game goal scoring streak to end his collegiate career (March 2-9). Three of the four were scored on the power play. 
• Went on a five-game point scoring streak on Nov. 11 against No. 5 Denver through Nov. 26 vs. then No. 9 Providence accumulating six points (2G, 4A)
• Scored game-winning goal in season opening upset of then-No. 15 Merrimack on Oct. 13, 2023 AND game-winning goal the next night against the Warriors to lead ASU to its first ranked sweep of a ranked opponent since Dec. 10-11, 2021 against No. 16 Clarkson
• Broke ASU record set by Johnny Walker for career power play goals with his 26th versus Northern Michigan on Oct. 21, 2023. 
• Named alternate captain in September 2023. It is the first time that Kopperud has donned a letter in his entire hockey career
• Watch: Kopperud on The Anderson Healey Show

MATTHEW KOPPERUD MULTI-POINT GAMES (29)
2023-24 (Senior - 10)
2 (1G, 1A) vs. No. 15 Merrimack (Oct. 14, 2023)
2 (1G, 1A) vs. Stonehill (Nov. 3, 2023)
2 (1G, 1A) vs. Stonehill (Nov. 4, 2023)
2 (1G, 1A) vs. No. 2 Denver (Nov. 11, 2023)
2 (2G) at Robert Morris (Dec. 16, 2023)
3 (1G, 2A) at Robert Morris (Dec. 17, 2023)
2 (2A) vs. Augustana (Jan. 20, 2024)
2 (2G) vs. Lindenwood (Feb. 2, 2024)
3 (2G, 1A) vs. Alaska Fairbanks (Feb. 10, 2024)
2 (2G) vs. Long Island (March 2, 2024)
2022-23 (Junior - 1)
2 (1G, 1A) at No. 6 North Dakota (Oct. 29, 2022)
2021-22 (Sophomore - 13)
3 (2G, 1A) vs. UMass Lowell (Oct. 2, 2021)
2 (1G, 1A) vs. UMass Lowell (Oct. 3, 2021)
2 (1G, 1A) at No. 12 Denver (Oct. 8, 2021)
2 (1G, 1A) at No. 12 Denver (Oct. 9, 2021)
4 (2G, 2A) vs. New Hampshire (Oct. 16, 2021)
2 (1G, 1A) vs. St. Thomas (Oct. 29, 2021)
2 (1G, 1A) at No. 5 Quinnipiac (Nov. 12, 2021)
2 (1G, 1A) vs. No. 20 Bemidji State (Nov. 24, 2021)
3 (1G, 2A) at No. 9 Northeastern (Jan. 11, 2022)
2 (1G, 1A) at RIT (Jan. 15, 2022)
2 (2G) at No. 1 Minnesota State (Jan. 28, 2022)
2 (2G) vs. Alaska Fairbanks (Feb. 5, 2022)
2 (2G) at Alaska Fairbanks (Feb. 25, 2022)
2020-21 (Freshman - 5)
3 (1G, 2A) at Wisconsin (Nov. 28, 2020)
3 (2G, 1A) at Notre Dame (Dec. 3, 2020)
3 (2G, 1A) at Notre Dame (Dec. 4, 2020)
2 (2G) at Notre Dame (Jan. 9, 2021)
2 (2G) at Notre Dame (Jan. 10, 2021)

JUNIOR (2022-23):

• Finished the season after 21 games player with 12 total points (6G, 6A). Kopperud played his last game of the season in January 2023 due to injury. 
• Kopperud neared the program's power play goal career record currently held by Johnny Walker at 25. Kopperud scored his 24th PPG at New Hampshire on Dec. 10, 2022. 
• Scored his 40th career goal on the power play at New Hampshire on Dec. 10, 2022

SOPHOMORE (2021-22):

• Rode a four-game point streak to start the season against UMass Lowell and Denver with nine points (5G, 4A)
• Went on a four-game point streak against New Hampshire, Colgate and St. Thomas with eight points (3G, 5A)
• Average 1.5 points per game through the first 12 games. 
• Led the NCAA in points for five-straight weeks to start the season. 
• Notched eight power play goals through 24 games, including two multiple-PPG games vs. UMass-Lowell (Oct. 2) and New Hampshire (Oct. 16)
• His 13 PPG ranked first among NCAA scorers. This set a new program record for PPG in a single season. 
• Tallied the game-winning goal against No. 9 Cornell (Jan. 1)
• Fired a season-high six shots against No. 20 Bemidji State (Nov. 24)
• Collected a season-high four points (2G, 2A) in a single game vs. New Hampshire (Oct. 16)
• His 40 points this season ranks fourth in the nation among underclassmen
• In 34 games played, Kopperud averaged 1.17 points per game 
• Kopperud continued to build off of his stellar 25-game freshman campaign - through the first 23 games of the season he outpaced his rookie season in assists (14), points (26), shots (80) and PPG (8)
• In only his second season at ASU, Kopperud already entered the program's career scoring records - he finished the year at 6th in points (59), T-2nd in goals (35) and 2nd in PPG (20)
• Finished tied second in the single season program record book for points with 40 (tied James Sanchez, 2019-20)
• Ranked second in program record book for goals in a single season with 22. Just one shy of the record set by Johnny Walker in 2018-19. 

FRESHMAN (2020-21):

• Led the team in points with 19 as a freshman, including pacing the team in goals with 13
• At one point was leading the NCAA in points and goals as he recorded 12 goals and 18 points thru the first 16 games of the season
• Finished tied for 10th in goals scored by all NCAA freshmen with 13
• Recorded his first collegiate point in his very first game with an assist on ASU's lone goal against Michigan
• Netted his first collegiate goal on Nov. 28, 2020 against No. 14/15 Wisconsin, which was also a three-point game for Kopperud
• Rode a four-game point streak against No. 14/15 Wisconsin and No. 13/16 Notre Dame with 10 points (6g, 4a)
• Dominated Notre Dame with two goals in all four contests and a total of 10 points
• Averaged a point per game thru his first 18 collegiate games

ACADEMICS:

• 2020-21 AHCA All-American Scholar
• Nominated for 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District  
• Four-time Dean's List honoree

Junior Hockey (Dubuque, USHL): 

• Recorded nearly a point per game in his one season with Dubuque (USHL) in 2019-20, posting 17 goals and 24 assists in 46 games played
• Ranked among the top-30 in the league in scoring in 2019-20
• In 2018-19, netted 27 goals and 24 assists in 49 games played for Merritt (BCHL)