2018-19 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz

19 Michael Babcock

  • Class Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 170
  • Shoots/Catches L
  • Hometown Northville, Mich.
  • Last Team Fargo (USHL)
  • Major Business

Biography

Career

  • Served as team captain as a senior and graduated as one of the most consistent forwards in recent memory
  • Appeared in 143 career games
  • Finished with an all-time scoring ledger of 15-12--27
  • Three-time Hockey East All-Academic Team honoree

2018-19

  • Served as team captain
  • Appeared in 32 games
  • Scored eight points on five goals and three assists, including one game-winning tally
  • Tallied a power play goal in 4-0 win over Boston U. (10/20)

2017-18

  • Hockey East All-Academic Team selection for third straight season
  • One of eight players to appear in all 37 games
  • Finished with three points (2g, 1a) and a career-high 49 shots on goal
  • Recorded a shorthanded goal in playoff upset win at UMass Lowell (3/3)

2016-17

  • Hockey East All-Academic Team
  • Played in all but one of the team's 37 games
  • Set new caeer highs in all scoring categories after recording nine points in five goals and four assists
  • Whistled for 12 penalties totaling 35 minutes
  • Added one power play goal and was -2 rating on the season
  • Fired 45 shots on goal
  • Had seven points in 22 league games (3g, 4a)

2015-16: Appeared in in 38-of-39 games, the most for any freshman on the team ... Enjoyed solid first season with the Warriors, scoring three goals while dishing four assists for a seven-point campaign ... Tallied one power play goal ... Scored game-winner in 6-4 road win at Maine (2/19) ... Registered first collegiate point in 3-1 win against St. Lawrence (10/17) ... Found the back of the net for the first time in road win over Bentley (11/4) ... Posted first multi-point outing after scoring and assisting in 10-0 win against Arizona State (1/31) ... Dished two assists in 4-1 home win against Vermont (2/26). 

Before Merrimack: Spent four years in the USHL, the last two with the Fargo Force ... In 2014-15, recorded 12 points (4g, 8a) in 60 games and was whistled for 64 penalty minutes ... Registered career-high 16 points (7g, 9a) in 2013-14 with Fargo and racked up 80 penalty minutes ... Played for the Cedar Rapid RoughRiders in 2012-13 ... Member of the United States National Development Program, as well.

Personal: Born Feb. 1, 1995 ... Son of Michael and Maureen ... Father has been a head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL) since 2002 and spent 10 years in Detroit, guiding the Red Wings to two Stanley Cup Finals appearances and one championship (2007-08) ... Has two siblings, Allie and Taylor ... Business major.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 2, 6 times
Goals: 2 [t-9th], at Boston University, 01/27/17 
Assists: 2, Vermont, 02/26/16 
Shots: 5, at Boston University, 01/27/17 ; at Maine, Feb 03, 2018 
Power-play goals: 1, Arizona State, 01/31/16 ; Mercyhurst, 11/04/16 ; Boston University, Oct 20, 2018 
Short-handed goals: 1 [t-1st], at Boston University, 01/27/17 ; at UMass Lowell, Mar 03, 2018 
Penalties: 2, 6 times
Penalty minutes: 15, Colgate, 10/22/16 ; Northeastern, Dec 08, 2018 ; at Colorado College, Dec 30, 2017 
Plus/minus: 2, 5 times

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2015-16Freshman

    F
    5'9" 160 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2016-17Sophomore

    F
    5'9" 160 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017-18Junior

    F
    5'9" 170 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018-19Senior

    Forward
    5'9" 170 lbs
    19