Ashton Calder Season 2022-23

2022-23 • SENIOR SEASON
 
Season: Appeared in 33 games…Led all Nittany Lion freshmen with 11 points on a pair of goals and nine assists.
 
Canisius (10/7): Netted his first goal as a Nittany Lion in a 5-2 victory. Canisius (10/8): Scored a goal in a 7-5 win. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Scored a goal in a 4-1 win. at Wisconsin (10/29): Recorded a goal in a 4-0 victory. No. 1 Michigan (11/4):  Tallied a goal in a 3-0 win. at No. 1 Minnesota (11/10):  Registered a goal and assist for his first multi-point game as a Nittany Lion in a 4-2 victory. at RIT (12/30): Scored a pair of goals in a 6-1 victory. at No. 17 Michigan State (1/14): Registered an assist in a 4-4 tie. at No. 7 Michigan (1/28): Had one assist in an overtime loss. No. 2 Minnesota (2/17): Scored once in a 7-2 setback. No. 2 Minnesota (2/18): Collected an assist in an overtime loss. Wisconsin (2/24): Recorded two assists in a 6-1 victory. at No. 9 Ohio State (3/3): Had an assist in 5-1 loss. vs. No. 13 Michigan Tech (3/24): Netted a goal in an 8-0 victory in the NCAA Tournament first round.     

BEFORE PENN STATE
 
A four-year collegiate hockey veteran, played the 2021-22 season at the University of North Dakota after spending the prior three seasons (2018-21) at Lake Superior State…Has skated in 141 total games over his career ranking third in the NCAA among active players entering the season…Has scored 44 career goals with 56 assists for 100 points…Registered career-high’s in goals and points with 16 and 29, respectively, during the 2020-21 season at Lake State leading the Lakers to the WCHA Championship game and a 2021 NCAA Championship berth…Finished second on the team at UND in 2021-22 with 11 goals and tied for fifth with 21 points in 34 games…Spent parts of four seasons throughout three leagues during his junior playing career with stops in the NAHL and the BCHL before playing the 2017-18 season with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL…Scored 16 goals with 24 assists for 40 points in 64 total games with the Stars.
 
PERSONAL
 
Son of Dave Calder and Tara Stevens-Calder…Is the eldest of three children with two younger sisters, Payton and Avery…Currently enrolled in graduate school at Penn State for management and organizational leadership.