2015-16 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Tiefenwerth, K.J.
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Jersey Number 17
K.J. Tiefenwerth
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bellmore, NY
- Previous Team:
- Massachusetts (Hockey East)
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 160
Bio
- Three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
As a Junior in 2015-16:
Named to the 2015-16 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team ... Had a career-year for the Bobcats, playing in all 43 games ... First time in his career Tiefenwerth played in every game ... Set new career-highs with seven goals, 13 assists and 20 points ... Posted a +14 plus/minus rating and blocked 16 shots ... Picked up a point in four of the first five games of the season ... Assisted one goal in the season-opening 5-3 victory at Holy Cross on Oct. 9 ... Tallied an assist in the second game of the season series vs. Holy Cross in a 4-2 win on Oct. 10 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 4-0 win vs. Maine on Oct. 20 ... Tallied a goal in a second straight game in a 5-2 win vs. St. Cloud State on Oct. 23 ... Picked up an assist in a 4-1 win vs. Harvard on Nov. 13 ... Recorded his first career multi-point game on Nov. 14 with a goal and a power-play assist in a 6-2 win over Dartmouth ... Assisted the Bobcats lone goal in a 1-1 tie vs. Clarkson on Nov. 20 ... Recorded an assist on the power play in a 3-0 win at Brown on Dec. 5 ... Scored his fourth goal of the season in a 6-0 win at Princeton on Dec. 29 ... Tallied a goal in Quinnipiac’s 5-4 overtime victory vs. Harvard on Jan. 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York City ... Notched two assists for his first career two-assist game in a 3-3 overtime tie at Union on Feb. 20 ... Started a four-game point streak with an assist vs. Yale in a 4-1 win on Feb. 27 ... Tallied an assist in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals opening 5-2 win over Cornell on March 11 ... Picked up a goal and an assist for his third multi-point game of the season vs. Cornell on March 12 ... Recorded one assist in quarterfinal-winning 6-3 victory over Cornell on March 13 ... Scored a power-play goal in Quinnipiac’s 4-1 victory vs. Harvard to clinch the first Whitelaw Cup in program history on March 19 on 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
Saw his first playing time as a Bobcat, appearing in 27 games in 2014-15 … Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team … Picked up five assists with 28 shots throughout the campaign … Quinnipiac went a perfect 4-0 as a team in games in which Tiefenwerth finished with at least one point … Scored his first points as a member of the Bobcats picking up two assists, including one on the game-winning goal and a +2 plus/minus rating, in a 5-0 shutout of Colgate on Nov. 7 … Landed one assist in a 5-3 road win at Brown on Jan. 30 … Totaled one assist in a 4-2 road win at Colgate on Feb. 7 … Finished with one assist in a 4-1 win over Clarkson on Feb. 13.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
Sat out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules … Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.
Before Quinnipiac
Sat out the 2013-14 season after transferring to Quinnipiac from the University of Massachusetts … As a freshman at UMass in 2012-13, he had two goals and four assists in 30 games … Earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 3, 2012 after a one-goal, two-assist performance in a 6-3 win against Northeastern on Dec. 1 … Prior to playing for the Minutemen, he suited up for the Boston Junior Bruins of the Eastern Junior Hockey League … As the team’s captain in 2011-12, he ranked third in the EJHL with 77 points, while his 30 goals ranked third among the league’s leaders … Also tallied 47 assists in 43 games played that season … In 2010-11, he was the EJHL’s Rookie of the Year after scoring 26 goals and assisting on 31 more for 57 points in 44 games played.
Personal:
Son of Dennis and Nancy Tiefenwerth … Has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Allee … Majoring in business … After his physical examination upon transferring to Quinnipiac, he was diagnosed with a heart defect which led to open heart surgery during the summer of 2013.
As a Junior in 2015-16:
Named to the 2015-16 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team ... Had a career-year for the Bobcats, playing in all 43 games ... First time in his career Tiefenwerth played in every game ... Set new career-highs with seven goals, 13 assists and 20 points ... Posted a +14 plus/minus rating and blocked 16 shots ... Picked up a point in four of the first five games of the season ... Assisted one goal in the season-opening 5-3 victory at Holy Cross on Oct. 9 ... Tallied an assist in the second game of the season series vs. Holy Cross in a 4-2 win on Oct. 10 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 4-0 win vs. Maine on Oct. 20 ... Tallied a goal in a second straight game in a 5-2 win vs. St. Cloud State on Oct. 23 ... Picked up an assist in a 4-1 win vs. Harvard on Nov. 13 ... Recorded his first career multi-point game on Nov. 14 with a goal and a power-play assist in a 6-2 win over Dartmouth ... Assisted the Bobcats lone goal in a 1-1 tie vs. Clarkson on Nov. 20 ... Recorded an assist on the power play in a 3-0 win at Brown on Dec. 5 ... Scored his fourth goal of the season in a 6-0 win at Princeton on Dec. 29 ... Tallied a goal in Quinnipiac’s 5-4 overtime victory vs. Harvard on Jan. 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York City ... Notched two assists for his first career two-assist game in a 3-3 overtime tie at Union on Feb. 20 ... Started a four-game point streak with an assist vs. Yale in a 4-1 win on Feb. 27 ... Tallied an assist in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals opening 5-2 win over Cornell on March 11 ... Picked up a goal and an assist for his third multi-point game of the season vs. Cornell on March 12 ... Recorded one assist in quarterfinal-winning 6-3 victory over Cornell on March 13 ... Scored a power-play goal in Quinnipiac’s 4-1 victory vs. Harvard to clinch the first Whitelaw Cup in program history on March 19 on 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
Saw his first playing time as a Bobcat, appearing in 27 games in 2014-15 … Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team … Picked up five assists with 28 shots throughout the campaign … Quinnipiac went a perfect 4-0 as a team in games in which Tiefenwerth finished with at least one point … Scored his first points as a member of the Bobcats picking up two assists, including one on the game-winning goal and a +2 plus/minus rating, in a 5-0 shutout of Colgate on Nov. 7 … Landed one assist in a 5-3 road win at Brown on Jan. 30 … Totaled one assist in a 4-2 road win at Colgate on Feb. 7 … Finished with one assist in a 4-1 win over Clarkson on Feb. 13.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
Sat out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules … Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.
Before Quinnipiac
Sat out the 2013-14 season after transferring to Quinnipiac from the University of Massachusetts … As a freshman at UMass in 2012-13, he had two goals and four assists in 30 games … Earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 3, 2012 after a one-goal, two-assist performance in a 6-3 win against Northeastern on Dec. 1 … Prior to playing for the Minutemen, he suited up for the Boston Junior Bruins of the Eastern Junior Hockey League … As the team’s captain in 2011-12, he ranked third in the EJHL with 77 points, while his 30 goals ranked third among the league’s leaders … Also tallied 47 assists in 43 games played that season … In 2010-11, he was the EJHL’s Rookie of the Year after scoring 26 goals and assisting on 31 more for 57 points in 44 games played.
Personal:
Son of Dennis and Nancy Tiefenwerth … Has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Allee … Majoring in business … After his physical examination upon transferring to Quinnipiac, he was diagnosed with a heart defect which led to open heart surgery during the summer of 2013.
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Senior Tribute
Friday, February 21
