PROFESSIONAL CAREER
SENIOR (2023-24)
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)
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):
SOPHOMORE (2021-22):
- 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.
Career Game-Winning Goals
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Career Power Play Goals
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Single Season Power Play Goals
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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
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.
- 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
- 2020-21 AHCA All-American Scholar
- Nominated for 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Four-time Dean's List honoree
- 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)