Carl Fish

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Position:
Defense
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.
High School:
St. Paul Johnson HS
Previous Team:
Bismarck (NAHL)
Major:
Business and Marketing Education

PRONUNCIATION

2023-24 | SENIOR
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Minnesota's Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Skated in 38 games for the Gophers during his fourth year with the team
• Closed the campaign with three points, all of which were assists
• Picked up his first point of the year at home against Wisconsin (Oct. 27)
• Recorded a multi-point outing in a home win over Penn State (Mar. 8) with two assists to begin the Big Ten Conference Tournament
• Was a career-best, plus-4 versus the Nittany Lions that night and ended the quarterfinal series sweep with a plus-6 rating
• Posted a plus-8 rating for the season, ranking fourth among Gophers' defensemen
• Tallied 26 total blocked shots, including a career-high four at Michigan State (Jan. 26)
• Earned fourth letter

2022-23 | JUNIOR
• Made seven appearances for the Gophers, all coming in the second half of the year
• Tallied his lone point of the season at Penn State (Feb. 17) with an assist on the opening goal during a 7-2 victory
• Team was 1-0-0 on the year when he recorded a point
• Blocked his only shot in the Big Ten Conference Tournament Semifinals versus Michigan State (Mar. 11)
• Closed the campaign with a plus-two rating
• Part of the Gophers runner-up finish at the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and a Big Ten Conference regular season championship
• Earned third letter

2021-22 | SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Third Star of the Week (Feb. 8)
• Skated in 21 games as a sophomore for the Gophers
• Recorded six points, all coming via assists, doubling his point total in his second season
• Helped the Gophers win the 2021-22 Big Ten Regular-Season Championship and advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2014
• Team was 5-0-0 when he tallied a point
• Tied his career high with two points in a 4-2 win over Michigan State (Feb. 4) as he helped Minnesota rally from a two-goal deficit in the third, including an assist on the game winner
• Earned second letter

2020-21 | FRESHMAN
• Appeared in 12 games as a freshman recording three points (one goal, two assists)
• Made his collegiate debut in a 2-0 win over Ohio State (Nov. 24)
• Recorded his first collegiate points with two assists in a 10-0 win over Arizona State (Jan. 21)
• Tallied his first goal as a Gopher the next night in a 10-2 win over the Sun Devils (Jan. 22)
• Earned first letter

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent two seasons in the NAHL with the Bismarck Bobcats after closing out his prep career at St. Paul Johnson High School
• Skated in 39 regular-season NAHL games with the Bobcats during the 2019-20 season, recording 24 points (five goals, 19 assists) to lead all Bismarck defensemen
• Played in 55 regular-season games during the 2018-19 season with nine points (one goal, eight assists) before playing in three playoff games
• 2018 graduate of St. Paul Johnson High School
• Skated for four years at St. Paul Johnson with 101 career games and 59 points (19 goals, 40 assists)
• Served as a two-year captain for the Governors
• 2018 Pioneer Press East Metro Boy’s Hockey Player of the Year, a 2018 Star Tribune All-Metro Third Team honoree and a finalist for the 2018 Reed Larson Award, presented to the top senior boys’ high school hockey defenseman in Minnesota

PERSONAL
• Son of Tom and Julia Fish
• Graduated from Minnesota in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing Education