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Bemidji State Beavers Athletics

2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey

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28 Elias Rosén

  • Position D
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 184
  • Year Senior
  • S/C L
  • Hometown Mora, Sweden
  • Previous Team USHL-Tri-City

Biography

2022-23 (Sr)
 Alternate Captain
 All-CCHA First Team
 2023 Hobey Baker Nominee
 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
CCHA Scholar-Athlete
CCHA All-Academic Team
 Preseason All-CCHA Team
 CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Nov. 28)
 CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Dec. 5)
 CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Feb. 27)
One of seven Beavers to appear in all 36 games during the 2022-23 season... Led Bemidji State defensemen and second overall with 28 points off four goals and a team-high 24 assists... Finished fourth overall in the CCHA in assists and second among league defensemen in points... Recorded a point in 19 of 36 games and seven multi-point efforts including tying a career-high with four points (1g-3a) at St. Thomas on Feb. 25... Posted a six-game point streak (1g-7a) from Jan. 13-Jan. 28... Tied for third on the team with 75 shots on goal and posted a .053 shooting percentage... Totaled five penalties for 10 penalty minutes... Blocked 53 shots to finish third on the team... Was a +1 rating on the ice... Finished his Bemidji State career second among BSU Division I defensemen with 94 career points (21g-73a), tied for eighth overall, and appeared in 134 career games... Signed a professional contract with the ECHL's Kansas City Mavericks following the season.

2021-22 (Jr)
 All-CCHA First Team
CCHA Scholar-Athlete
CCHA All-Academic Team
 CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Nov. 29)
• CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Jan. 17)
 CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Feb. 7)
 CCHA Defenseman of the Month (January)
Appeared in 38-of-39 games during his junior season and led BSU defensemen with 26 points off seven goals and 19 assists... Finished fourth on the team in points and led all league defensemen with 20 points in 25 league games... Named to the All-CCHA First Team following the season and earned four weekly/monthly league accolades during the season... A member of the Beavers' top power-play unit that finished second in the CCHA with a percentage of .257 tied for the team lead with five power-play goals... Led the team with four game-winning goals... Posted six multi-point games during the season... Scored a career-high four points (1g-3a) against Northern Michigan, Feb. 5... Blocked 27 shots and was an even rating on the ice... Finished his junior season fourth on BSU's defensemen career scoring list during the Division I era with 66 career points.

2020-21 (So)
 Co-Defensive Player of the Year
 All-WCHA First Team
 WCHA All-Academic Team
 WCHA Scholar-Athlete
 AHCA Division I Krampade All-American Scholar
In 22 games, the Mora, Sweden, native has 13 points on four goals and nine assists for BSU and is part of a Bemidji State penalty-kill unit that leads the country with a .932 average (68-of-73) and has killed 20 of its opponents’ last 21 power plays. Despite missing four games due to injury, he opens the WCHA postseason leading all BSU defenders and is tied for fifth on the team in scoring. The 2020-21 All-WCHA First Team selection’s nine helpers placed him third on the team, while his nine points (2g-7a) in league play tops all WCHA blueliners. A member of the Beavers’ top power-play unit, Rosén ranks third on the team with four points (1g-3a) on the man advantage. His 18 blocked shots this season rank fourth on the team, while he carried a +3 plus/minus rating.

2019-20 (Fr)
 WCHA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 25 and Jan. 6)
 WCHA All-Rookie Team
 All-WCHA Third Team
 AHCA Division I Krampade All-American Scholar
Rosén earned a spot on the All-WCHA Third Team as well as being named to the All-Rookie Team in 2019-20 after finishing fourth on the team in scoring with 24 points (5g-19a), while sitting second with 19 assists and 14 points (2g-12a) on the man advantage... Rosén made his collegiate debut for BSU against St. Cloud State (10/11/19) and saw time in 35-of-37 games... The rookie assembled a five-game point streak and netted four multi-point games, which included a three-point (1g-2a) night, Nov. 22, to lead BSU to a 7-0 victory versus Alabama-Huntsville... He not only led all BSU rookies in scoring, he also paced WCHA newcomers and was second among all WCHA blueliners with 22 points in league play (4g-18a)... He recorded a season-high two goals at Alabama-Huntsville (1/9/20) during that same game, Rosen also had is season-high is five shots... Rosen posted a season-high three blocked shots for against Minnesota State (2/29/20)... He finished the season with a +7 plus/minus rating and ranked fifth on the team with 23 blocked shots.

Prior To BSU
Elias RosénHear how to pronounce Elias Rosén played his first season in the United States for the Tri-City Storm... In 51 USHL games, the defender accounted for 19 points on six goals and 13 assists... Rosén contributed to the Storms’ power-play unit logging seven (2g-5a) points on the man advantage... He finished the season sixth on the team and third among Storm defenders with a +14 plus/minus rating... A veteran of European hockey Rosén played five seasons of elite hockey in Sweden and has led his team to postseason play on three occasions... He capped the 2016-17 campaign with the most points by a defenseman (21) in Sweden's J18 Elit league.

Personal
Born Jan. 4, 1999 to Johan and Marita Rosén... Majoring in Sport Management at Bemidji State.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2019-20Freshman

    D
    5'10" 176 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2020-21Sophomore

    D
    5'10" 180 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2021-22Junior

    D
    5'10" 181 lbs
    28
  • 28
    C

    2022-23Senior

    D
    5'11" 184 lbs
    28
    C