#21 Max Ellis 2020-21 Hockey Roster

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2021-22 AWARDS AND HONORS

• Hobey Baker Award nominee (Jan. 12)
• B1G First Star of the Week (Nov. 23)
• Academic All-Big Ten (March 23)

AS A JUNIOR

• Notched first point of the season with an assist in 5-2 win over Long Island (Oct. 9).
• Assisted on the game-winning goal in 2-1 overtime victory at Michigan Tech (Oct. 15). 
• Recorded first career three-point game with a goal and two assists in 5-2 win over Northern Michigan (Oct. 16). 
• Posted his first career two-goal game of the season in 6-0 home win over RIT (Oct. 22).
• Tallied a goal and an assist in the 5-2 win over Holy Cross (Nov. 4).
• Notched a goal in game two victory against Holy Cross (Nov. 5). 
• Scored a goal in third straight game with two tallies in 5-1 win over Wisconsin (Nov. 12).
• Assisted on Ryder Rolston’s overtime game winner in road victory over then-No. 1 Michigan (Nov. 19).
• Earned first career hat trick, including the overtime game winner, to secure a weekend sweep at Michigan (Nov. 20). 
• With his three goals, Ellis became the first visiting player with a hat trick at Yost Ice Arena in 15 years (2006).
• Notched two points in the weekend slate against Ohio State with a goal in game one and an assist in game two (Dec. 3-4) and the multipoint weekend capped off a career-long nine game point streak. 
• Earned fourth multi-goal performance of the season in 4-2 victory over Penn State (Jan. 7).
• Scored the overtime game winner in 5-4 win at Penn State (Jan. 8).
• Notched a goal en route to 3-2 overtime home victory over Minnesota (Jan. 29).  
• Scored a goal in game one and added an assist in game two during a weekend sweep of Penn State (Feb. 4-5).
• Added an assist in the 4-2 win at Michigan State (Feb. 19).

2020-21 AWARDS AND HONORS

• Academic All-Big Ten (March 17)
• Big Ten Second Star of the Week (Jan. 13)
• Notre Dame’s Most Improved Player award winner (May 7)

AS A SOPHOMORE

• Skated in 24 games, scoring five goals and adding 11 assists for 16 points
• His 24 games played, five goals, 11 assists and 16 points were all career-high totals.
• His 11 assists and 16 points both ranked fifth on the team.
• Had the first five multipoint games of his career, including a career-high three points on a goal and two assists in Notre Dame’s 7-1 win over Penn State to close out the regular season (March 6).
• Had a pair of assists in the 5-4 win over Arizona State (Dec. 4).
• Posted two goals and two assists for four points In the Jan. 9-10 series against Arizona State en route to being named the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week.
• Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal i n Notre Dame’s 2-1 victory at then top-ranked Minnesota to complete the weekend sweep of the Gophers (Jan. 16).
• Notched two assists and then scored the shootout winner in the 5-5 overtime tie at Wisconsin (Feb. 20).
• Closed the season on a three-game point streak (2-3-5).
• Missed five games with an injury (Jan. 29-Feb. 13).

AS A FRESHMAN

• Scored a goal in eight games played as a freshman.
• Made his Notre Dame Debut in the 5-2 road loss against #15 Bowling Green (Nov. 30).
• Scored the opening goal in Notre Dame’s 3-0 win over Penn State (Dec. 14), also marking his first career game winner.
• Missed several weeks due to injury and illness.

IN THE USHL

• Skated in the USHL for three seasons (2016-19) and spent time with the Youngstown Phantoms, Central Illinois Flying Aces, Lincoln Stars and Muskegon Lumberjacks.
• Scored 35 goals and added 51 assists in 164 career USHL games.

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Hails from Plymouth, Michigan.
• Spent three seasons (2013-16) in the Honeybaked organization.
• In 2014-15, led the HPHL with 16 goals and 22 points while skating for Honeybaked Bantam Major AAA.
• Graduated from Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio.
• Enrolled in First Year Studies.