Seth Helgeson

Class:
Senior
Position:
Defense
Hometown:
Faribault, Minn.
High School:
Faribault

2012-13 ? Senior Season:Alternate captain for the Gophers and the team's lone senior on the squad ? Played in all 39 games this season and made 121-straight appearances for the Maroon and Gold dating back to his freshman season ? tallied five assists this season ? led the team in penalties (27) and penalty minutes (62) ? recorded his first point of the season by assisting on a Nate Condon goal (11/3) celebrated his Senior Night with an assist on Zach Budish's empty-net goal against Denver (3/2) ? assisted on the first goal of the game, scored by Ben Marshall, at Bemidji State (3/8) ? All-WCHA Academic Team honoree.

2011-12 ? Junior Season: Led team in penalties (31) and penalty minutes (70) ? set career highs in goals (5), assists (9) and points (14) ? tied for first among team defensemen in goals ? team was 9-5-0 when he recorded a point ? made season debut against Sacred Heart (10/7) ? picked up his first assist of the season against Vermont (10/21) ? scored his first goal of the season in a win at Wisconsin (11/12) ? recorded a goal at Michigan State (11/25) ? registered his third goal of the year against Michigan Tech (12/9) ? racked up 14 penalty minutes against Michigan Tech (12/10) ? ended a goal-scoring drought of 19 games with a goal against Alaska Anchorage (3/10) in Game 2 of the first round of the WCHA playoffs ? scored against Boston University (3/24) in the NCAA?West Regional semifinals.

2010-11 ? Sophomore Season: One of only two players (Jacob Cepis) to play in all 36 games ? led team with 66 penalty minutes (64 PIMs came in WCHA games) ? tied for fourth on the team with a +7 rating ? scored second career-goal and only goal of the year in season-opening win against Massachusetts (10/8) ? was a combined +3 in series against Massachusetts (Oct. 8-9) ? was +3 at Colorado College (10/30) ? recorded three of team's 10 blocked shots against Wisconsin (11/5) ? recorded first assist of career (ending a 41-game streak) and was +3 at Michigan Tech (11/19) ? recorded assists in back-to-back games for the first time in his career against No. 2 Minnesota Duluth (12/10 and 12/12) ? three of his six assists during the year (and of his career) came against in-state rival Minnesota Duluth, as he also had a helper at Duluth on Feb. 5 ? had one assist against Ferris State (1/1) and one against Alaska-Anchorage (1/28) ? racked up 14 penalty minutes against Denver (2/12) and Michigan Tech (3/14) ? received the Donald M. Clark Community Service Award for the second straight year.

2009-10 ? Freshman Season: Saw action in 31 games as a freshman ? only point was the game-winning goal with 7:02 left in the third period of a 4-2 win in the WCHA playoffs at North Dakota (3/13) ? put four shots on goal in two games of WCHA playoffs ? finished fourth on the team with a plus-four rating ? regularly appeared on penalty killing units ? won team's Donald M. Clark Community Service award ? was paired with Brian Schack or Kevin Wehrs ? earned his first letter.

International: Played for the United States in two World Junior A challenges in Canada and won a gold medal in 2008.

High School: Played two seasons with Sioux City in the USHL ? ranked second among the team's defensemen in scoring in 2008-09 with four goals and 12 assists for 16 points ? ranked third on the team with 64 penalty minutes ? played in 58 of the team's 60 games in each of his two seasons ? totaled three goals and eight assists for 11 points in 2007-08 ? tallied an assist in four playoff games in 2008 ? teammate of current Gopher Joe Miller ? competed two seasons at Faribault High School, leading his team to the sectional title game as a freshman ? high school coach was Josh Solem ? drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Personal: Major is undeclared ? son of Mark and Marcia Helgeson ? born October 8, 1990.