Paul DeNaples Season 2020-21

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
 
Career: At the time of his graduation, ranked first all-time in the Penn State record book with a plus-58 rating...Ranks first all-time in games played and consecutive games played with 172, never missed a game in his entire five year career…Second all-time in blocked shots with 269 for his career...Ranks ninth in the Penn State record book for points and assists by a defenseman with 44 and 34, respectively...Tied for sixth all-time in goals by a defenseman with 10.
 
Season: 2018-19: Registered the second-highest single-season plus-minus rating in program history at plus-31...Tied for the sixth-most blocked shots in a single-season with 78 in 2018-19.
 
2022-23 • GRADUATE SEASON
 
Awards: Named a 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
 
Season: Skated in all 39 games...Tallied three goals and seven assists for  10 points to go along with 49 blocked shots.
 
Mercyhurst (10/13): Had one assist in a 6-3 victory. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Scored the game-winning goal in a 4-1 triumph.  St. Thomas (10/20): Registered an assist in a 6-2 victory. at Notre Dame (12/9): Tallied his first career multi-goal game in a 5-2 win. RIT (12/31): Recorded an assist in a 3-1 win. at No. 7 Michigan (1/27): Had one assist in a 7-3 setback. at No. 7 Ohio State (2/4): Assisted on a goal in 4-2 loss. No. 13 Michigan Tech (3/24): Registered one assist in an 8-0 win in the first round of the NCAA tournament. No. 2 Michigan (3/26): Assisted on the lone Penn State goal in a 2-1 loss in the Allentown Regional Final.

2021-22 • SENIOR SEASON

Awards: Named a 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Season: Skated in all 38 games of the season...Tallied two goals and six assists for eight points.

LIU (10/4): Recorded his first assist and point of the season in a 5-2 win. Canisius (10/9): Tallied one assist in a 5-2 victory. Niagara (10/22): Registered one assist in a 6-2 victory. Michigan State (12/3): Contributed one assist in a 4-2 win. at Wisconsin (12/11): Scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a 5-4 victory. Wisconsin (1/22): Tallied one assist in a 7-2 victory. at Michigan State (2/25): Potted one goal in the 5-3 victory. No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/6): Had the primary assist on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 series clinching victory in the Big Ten quarterfinals.

2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Season: Skated in all 22 games and registered one assist.

at Ohio State (1/9): Recorded his lone point of the season, an assist in 5-2 win.

2019-20 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Season: Skated in all 34 games scoring a career-best three goals while adding eight assists for 11 points...Ranked second on the team and in the Big Ten with a plus-18 plus/minus rating...Postseason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alaska (10/17): Scored his first goal of the season in a 7-0 shutout. Robert Morris (10/25): Tallied an assist in a 2-1 victory. at Michigan (12/7): Added an assist in a 3-1 win. at Notre Dame (12/13): Tallied the tying goal in a 4-2 come-from-behind victory. Niagara (1/3): Recorded an assist in a 3-2 win. at Michigan State (1/25): Tallied an assist in a 2-1 overtime victory. Notre Dame (2/1): Added an assist in the White Rush game. at Wisconsin (2/14-15): Tied career-high with two points...Scored game-tying goal and added an assist in a hard-fought 4-3 loss...Helped Nittany Lions earn split with an assist on Saturday in a 3-2 win. Minnesota (2/21): Recorded an assist in a 3-3 tie.

2018-19 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Saw action in all 39 games...Tallied two goals with 12 assists for 14 points.

Rankings: Led the Big Ten and ranked fourth in the nation with a plus/minus rating of plus-31...Named a finalist for the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Niagara (10/20): Registered an assist for his first collegiate point. Robert Morris (11/9): Marked a career-high with two points on two assists in a 7-2 victory. No. 16 Michigan (11/17): Recorded an assist in a 7-6 victory. at No. 5 Ohio State (11/24): Tallied one assist. at Wisconsin (11/30): Registered one assist in a shootout win. No. 5 Notre Dame (12/7): Tallied two assists tying his career-high. Michigan State (1/12): Notched one assist. Minnesota (2/8): Registered one assist in a 7-2 win. at Michigan State (2/16): Scored his first career goal. Wisconsin (3/8-3/10): Notched a goal in game one and tallied one assist in both game two and three in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

BEFORE PENN STATE

Played 113 games in two seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL...Served as team captain in 2017-18…Named team’s 2017 Rookie of the Year...Appeared in 55 games ranking second on the team in defenseman scoring with 17 points (7G, 10A), behind only current Nittany Lion Alex Stevens’ 21 points…Collected 23 total points (10G, 13A) in two seasons.

PERSONAL

Son of Pamela and Louis DeNaples...Is the middle child with an older sister, Elizabeth, an older brother, Louis, and two younger sisters, Gabrielle and Christina...Majoring in real estate analysis & development.