Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

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Release: Groll Joins Fort Wayne Komets

2024-25: CCHA Scholar Athlete Team... All-CCHA First Team... CSC Academic All-District... Team Captain... Skated in 38 games for the Mavericks as top line right wing with Adam Eisele and Rhett Pitlick... Led team with 14 goals (sixth in CCHA), 18 assists (third on team, 11th in CCHA) and 32 points (second on team, sixth in CCHA)... Held a plus-30 rating (second on team, second in CCHA)... Had 88 shots on goal with two game-winning goals and one overtime goal... Blocked 18 shots... Season-high two goals at Lake Superior State (Feb. 21)... Season-high four points, one goal and three assists at Ferris State (Jan. 25)... Scored empty net goal vs. St. Thomas in CCHA Mason Cup Championship (Mar. 21)... Posted three shots and one block in NCAA Fargo Region semifinals vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 27)... CCHA Forward of the Week (Feb. 14, Oct. 21). 

2023-24: AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar... CSC Academic All-District...  CCHA Forward of the Week (Jan. 15)... Vets Club Hardest Worker Team Award... Skated in 34 games for the Mavericks as a top-six wing... Posted seven goals (sixth), 13 assists (fourth), and 20 points (seventh) with a +1 rating... Recorded 12 blocked shots, two power play goals, and two game-winning goal with 69 shots on goal... Marked four multi-point games... Season-high seven shots at Ferris State (Nov. 11)... Scored a goal and an assist vs. Bemidji State (Nov. 17)... Made four shots on goal at Michigan Tech in CCHA Semifinal (Mar. 16).

2022-23: Krampade All-American Scholar... CCHA All-Academic Team... CCHA Scholar Athlete... Registered 5-6--11 and was +7 in 30 games for Minnesota State as a sophomore...Posted one game winning goal and eight blocked shots... Recorded three multi-point games, including a goal and an assist against St. Cloud State (Oct. 22) and Arizona State (Jan. 13)... Notched two assists in second game of series against Arizona State (Jan. 14)... Had three shots on goal in NCAA Regional against St. Cloud State (Mar. 23).

2021-22:  Posted 4-8--12 and was +12 in 40 games in first year with Mavericks...Led Minnesota State forwards with 25 blocked shots...Had two assists in 4-3 win over Harvard in NCAA regional semi-final win in Albany (March 24)...Assisted on Ondrej Pavel goal in 5-1 win over Minnesota in NCAA Frozen Four semi-final game.

The Groll File:  Spent 2020-21 with Michigan (Big 10) where he saw action in two games with the Wolverines...Played 2019-20 season with Lincoln (USHL) and tallied 17 goals and 25 assists for 42 points in 41 games...Member of Chicago (USHL) in 2018-19 and had 9-9--18 in 53 games in helping the Steel capture a Western Division title...Played internationally at the 2017 Five Nations Tournament, 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, 2019 Four Nations Tournament and 2020 World Junior Challenge.

Personal: Birthday is August 9... Son of Bich Ha and John... Father John played hockey at Scranton University... Majoring in Business Management at Minnesota State... Hobbies include surfing...