Liam Folkes Season 2016-17

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS

Career: Finished his career tied for seventh on the Penn State all-time scoring list with 103 points…His 48 career goals ranked fifth on the all-time goals list at the time of his graduation…Ranks tied for fourth in program history with seven game-winning goals...His 16 career points in 11 Big Ten Tournament games are a conference record while his 10 points during the 2019 Big Ten Tournament are a single-tournament standard...His eight B1G tournament goals are also a conference record.

2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON

Awards: Named a 2019-20 Academic All-Big Ten honoree...Earned the Penn State Hockey Culture Award.

Season: Ranked fifth on the team with 25 points on 11 goals and 14 assists in 33 games played...His +14 plus/minus rating was good for third on the team and third in the Big Ten...2020 Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Alaska (10/17): Recorded his first goal and assist of the season in a 7-0 shutout. Wisconsin (11/1): Added an assist to help Penn State to a 4-2 victory and the series sweep. Michigan State (11/9): Notched a pair of assists in a 6-4 victory. at Minnesota (11/15-16): Registered a goal and an assist in the series opener and followed it up with a goal in game two to help secure the series sweep. Ohio State (11/22-23): Recorded a goal in each game of the series. at Merrimack (11/29): Scored three goals in a 7-0 win securing the first hat trick of his career, ninth hat trick in program history, and the first road hat-trick in program history. at Michigan (12/7): Added an assist in a 3-1 victory. at Notre Dame (12/13): Collected an assist in a 4-2 victory. Michigan (1/18): Registered the first goal of the game during a 4-4- tie. Notre Dame (2/1): Tallied an assist in the White Rush game. at Ohio State (2/7-8): Added three total assists on the weekend with one on Friday night and two more to contribute to Saturday's 6-3 victory. at Wisconsin (2/14-15): Scored a pair of goals, with the first one proving to be his 100th career point in the first game and collected an assist the next day to help contribute to a 3-2 win. Minnesota (2/22): Recorded an assist in a 3-2 comeback victory.

2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.

Season: Skated in all 39 games registering career-highs with 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points…His 42 points are the fourth most in a single-season in program history while his 18 goals tie for the sixth most.

Rankings: His 42 points ranked fifth in the Big Ten and tied for 15th in the nation while his 18 goals tied for fourth in the conference and 20th nationally…Registered a Big Ten Tournament record 10 points in five games with four goals and six assists…Ranks No. 1 all-time in career Big Ten Tournament points with 16 while his eight goals and eight assists in 11 games played are also career tournament records.

No. 17 Clarkson (10/11): Registered his first goal of the season in a 4-3 victory. Niagara (10/19): Tallied a career-high four points with two goals and two assists including the game-winning goal during an 8-2 victory. Arizona State (11/2): Registered another career-high with three assists during a 6-5 victory. Robert Morris (11/9-11/10): Collected one assist in game one and registered one goal and one assist in game two during a weekend sweep. Michigan (11/16-11/17): Notched one goal in game one and two assists in game two of a weekend split. at No. 5 Ohio State (11/23): Tallied one assist during a 4-3 win. at Wisconsin (11/30-12/1): Recorded one goal in game one along with two goals and one assist in game two of a weekend split. No. 5 Notre Dame (12/8): Registered one goal and one assist during a 9-1. Michigan State (1/11): Scored one goal during a 4-2 victory. No. 4 Ohio State (1/19): Notched one goal during a 6-4 loss. Michigan (1/26): Scored one goal during a 5-2 win at Madison Square Garden. Minnesota (2/8-2/9): Collected one goal and two assists totaling three points in game one while adding one assist during game two of a weekend sweep. at Notre Dame (3/1-3/2): Scored one goal in game one while adding two assists in game two of a weekend split. Wisconsin (3/8-3/10): Tied his career high with three assists in game one before scoring one goal with two more assists in game two and capping the series with two goals, including the overtime game-winner and one assist in game three during the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals. at No. 4 Ohio State (3/17): Scored the opening goal during a 5-1 win in the Big Ten Semifinals.
 
2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Season: Skated in all 38 games, scoring 13 goals and adding 10 assists for 23 points.

at St. Lawrence (10/7): Registered a goal and tallied an assist in a 4-1 victory. AIC (10/19): Notched a goal in a 7-5 win. Michigan (10/27): Tallied an assist in a 5-4 victory. Mercyhurst (11/4): Registered a goal in a 7-5 victory. at Notre Dame (11/10): Tallied an assist in a 5-3 loss. at Arizona State (11/18): Assisted a goal during a 4-2 victory. Michigan State (11/24): Notched two goals in a 7-2 win. at No. 11 Ohio State (12/2): Recorded a pair of points with a goal and an assist in a 4-0 shutout. at Robert Morris (12/8): Tallied an assist during a 5-2 victory. No. 15 Wisconsin (1/6): Registered a goal in a 3-3 tie, then scored the lone goal in the shootout to secure the extra point in Big Ten standings. at No. 20 Michigan (1/20): Notched a goal in a 3-2 loss. at No. 18 Wisconsin (1/26): Collected a goal in a 4-2 loss. No. 2 Notre Dame (2/3): Notched a goal in a 2-2 tie. at Michigan State (2/17): Assisted a goal in a 3-2 victory. No. 8 Minnesota (2/23-2/24): Registered a goal in game one and tallied an assist in game two during a weekend sweep. No. 11 Minnesota (3/2-3/3): Notched a goal and registered a pair of assists in a 6-5 game-two victory in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals. No. 3 Denver (3/24): Scored the lone goal in a 5-1 setback in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinal.

2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Skated in 27 games scoring six goals and adding seven assists for 13 points.

Awards: Named to the Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team.

No. 16 St. Lawrence (10/6): Collected his first collegiate point with an assist on opening night during a 4-2 victory. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Had one assist during a 7-0 victory. Arizona State (11/18-11/19): Collected an assist in game one and registered one goal and two assists in game two of a weekend sweep. No. 20 Michigan (12/1): Recorded the unassisted game-winning goal in a 6-1 victory. Michigan State (1/13): Collected one goal during a 5-2 win. Minnesota (2/17): Tallied one assist in a 6-3 loss. Michigan (3/16): Scored the opening goal of the Big Ten Tournament during a 4-1 victory. Wisconsin (3/18): Scored both goals including the game-winner in double-overtime in the Big Ten Championship Game. Union (3/25): Had an assist in a 10-3 victory in the NCAA Tournament.


BEFORE PENN STATE
Was a member of the Brockville Braves of the Central Canadian Hockey League (CCHL) for two seasons...Scored 63 goals with 55 assists for 118 points in 109 games...Named team MVP following the 2014-15 campaign after registering 72 points in 60 games (37G, 35A).
 
PERSONAL
Liam Charles Folkes...Son of Ali Evanoff and Carl Folkes...Has a twin brother Tre Folkes...Father Carl competed in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in track & field...Majoring in Labor Employment Relations...Born February 26, 1996 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

FOLKES ON PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because athletically and academically it has anything and everything anyone would want. Not only is Penn State nationally recognized, but the opportunities are endless with a degree from this University.”