2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 13
Tyson Gross
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 195
- Previous Team:
- Cedar Rapids (USHL)
- S/C:
- R
Awards and Honors: 2025-26 Hobey Baker nominee … 2025-26 AHCA West Second Team All-American … 2025-26 NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year … 2025-26 All-NCHC First Team … NCHC Forward of the Week (Feb. 9, 2026) … 2025-26 NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award … 2025-26 NCHC Academic All-Conference … 2024-25 NCHC Academic All-Conference … NCHC Forward of the Week (Dec. 9, 2024) ... 2023-24 NCHC Academic All-Conference … NCHC Rookie of the Month (March 2024) … NCHC Rookie of the Week (March 11, 2024).
2025-26 (JUNIOR): Earned AHCA All-America and All-NCHC First Team honors after a spectacular junior campaign, scoring 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points with seven power play goals, three game-winning goals and two shorthanded goals … Served as one of three captains … Led the NCAA in faceoff wins with 489, winning 58.9 percent of his draws (489-341) … Had 92 shots on goal and 12 blocks … Was named a CCM/AHCA West Second Team All-American, becoming the ninth forward and 20th All-American in SCSU’s D-I era … Earned All-NCHC First Team honors and was named the NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year … Was the only NCHC skater to be named a finalist for three NCHC awards after also being named a finalist for the NCHC Player of the Year and NCHC Forward of the Year … Was named a Hobey Baker nominee midway through the season … Was the NCHC goal-scoring champion with 16 goals in conference play and finished second in the points race with 28 points … His 41 points were the most by a Husky since 2018-19 and his 1.21 points per game was the best since 2015-16 … Finished the season ranked fifth in faceoff percentage (.589), 12th in power play goals (seven), 17th in points (41) and 25th in goals (18) … Scored a goal 14 of 36 games and a point in 25 of 36 games … Scored two goals in four games, 2+ assists in six games and 2+ points in 12 games … Won 10 or more faceoffs in 32 of 36 games, 15+ faceoffs in 15 games and 20+ faceoffs in two games … Was one of two players in NCAA to have multiple streaks of 8+ games with a point … Scored his first goal of the season and was 16-5 in the faceoff dot against Vermont (Oct. 17) … Had two assists in 4-0 victory over Vermont (Oct. 18) … Had two assists and was dominant in the faceoff dot with a 20-2 mark in 5-2 win over Alaska Anchorage (Oct. 24) … Had an assist and went 20-5 in the dot in 5-1 win over Alaska Anchorage (Oct. 25) … Had goals in each game of series against No. 3 Western Michigan (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) … Had a goal and an assist against No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 8) … Found the back of the net and went 18-16 in the faceoff dot against Miami (Nov. 21) … Had a goal and an assist for two points while going 19-9 in the faceoff dot in 4-2 win over Miami (Nov. 22) … Scored a goal and went 17-10 in the faceoff dot against No. 5/6 North Dakota (Dec. 5) … Scored a goal and was 15-3 in the faceoff dot against No. 6/5 Denver (Dec. 12) … Scored twice, was +2 and 16-13 in the faceoff dot in 4-3 win over No. 6/5 Denver (Dec. 13) … Had three assists in 6-2 win over Yale (Jan. 2) … Scored a power play goal and was 17-5 in the faceoff dot in Cactus Cup championship victory over UMass Lowell (3-2, Jan. 3) … Had a monster three-point game with two goals and an assist with a +3 rating and 17-10 mark in the faceoff dot in 6-0 win over No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 16) … Found the back of the net and had a +2 rating in 4-2 win over No. 9 Denver (Jan. 23) … Was named the NCHC Forward of the Week after a four-goal, five-point performance in a series sweep over Arizona State (Feb. 6-7), scoring both game-winning goals with a shorthanded goal in both games … Since 2002-03, he is just the second Husky to have two career instances of 2+ goals in back-to-back games, and the only Husky to shorthanded goals in back-to-back games … Had two assists in 6-5 win over Colorado College (Feb. 13) … Had two assists and was +2 on the ice in 4-4 tie against No. 3 North Dakota (Feb. 20).
2024-25 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 36 games, scoring nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points in sophomore campaign … Had four power play goals and one game-winning score … Added 21 blocks and 81 shots on goal … Led the team in assists (16) while ranking second in goals (nine), points (25), shots on goal (81), power play goals (four) and power play scoring (nine points) … Produced a .545 mark in the faceoff dot, going 337-281 while winning 10+ faceoffs in 17 games … Had a goal and assist for two points and +2 mark on the ice in 4-0 road win over No. 10/9 Michigan (Oct. 19) … Found the back of the net in 3-2 road victory over No. 7/8 Colorado College (Nov. 22) … Earned NCHC Forward of the Week honors with a four-goal, five-point performance against Omaha (Dec. 6-7) … Scored two goals in both games of Omaha series to become the first Husky to score four goals in a series since 2020-21 (Nolan Walker – Jan. 22-23, 2021) and the first to score two goals in back-to-back games since 2015-16 (Kale Kossila – Dec. 11-12, 2015) … Had an assist and a season-best 19-6 (82.6 %) performance in the faceoff dot against St. Thomas (Dec. 29) … Scored a goal and had an assist while going 11-7 in the dot against Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 11) … Scored against No. 13 Arizona State (Jan. 18) … Had an assist in each game against No. 16-17 North Dakota (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) … Recorded the primary assist on all three of SCSU’s goals against No. 20 Colorado College (Feb. 21) … Had an assist in three straight games between March 1-8 … Scored against No. 3 Western Michigan in NCHC Quarterfinals (March 15).
2023-24 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 34 games in freshman campaign, scoring seven goals and 13 assist for 20 points … Ranked second among freshmen in goals (seven), assists (13) and points (20) … Posted a .512 mark (294-280) in the faceoff dot … Had two points with his first career goal and assist with a 15-7 mark in the faceoff dot in 6-5 win over Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 18) … Had a pair of assists against Michigan (Nov. 25) … Had assists in three consecutive games against Bemidji State (Dec. 31) and Denver (Jan. 12-13) … Scored a power play goal and added an assist for two points against Denver (March 1) … Was named NCHC Rookie of the Month in March after scoring five goals and five assists for 10 points with two power play goals and a .549 faceoff percentage in the dot … Was named NCHC Rookie of the Week after scoring in both games of series against Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 23-24) while adding another assist … Had goals in first two games of NCHC Quarterfinals series against Western Michigan (March 15-16) … Attended the Vegas Golden Knights’ summer development camp in July 2024.
Before SCSU: Played for two seasons in the USHL with the Fargo Force (2021-22) and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (2022-23) … Scored eight points in 23 games with the Force in 2021-22 and seven goals and 32 assists for 39 points in 54 games with the RoughRiders in 2022-23 … Prior to his USHL experience, spent two seasons with the Calgary Flames U18 team in the AMHL, including a 41-point season (21 goals / 20 assists) in 27 games in 2019-20.
Personal: Son of Kevin and Natalie Gross … Major is business … Outside of hockey, enjoys to golf.
2025-26 (JUNIOR): Earned AHCA All-America and All-NCHC First Team honors after a spectacular junior campaign, scoring 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points with seven power play goals, three game-winning goals and two shorthanded goals … Served as one of three captains … Led the NCAA in faceoff wins with 489, winning 58.9 percent of his draws (489-341) … Had 92 shots on goal and 12 blocks … Was named a CCM/AHCA West Second Team All-American, becoming the ninth forward and 20th All-American in SCSU’s D-I era … Earned All-NCHC First Team honors and was named the NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year … Was the only NCHC skater to be named a finalist for three NCHC awards after also being named a finalist for the NCHC Player of the Year and NCHC Forward of the Year … Was named a Hobey Baker nominee midway through the season … Was the NCHC goal-scoring champion with 16 goals in conference play and finished second in the points race with 28 points … His 41 points were the most by a Husky since 2018-19 and his 1.21 points per game was the best since 2015-16 … Finished the season ranked fifth in faceoff percentage (.589), 12th in power play goals (seven), 17th in points (41) and 25th in goals (18) … Scored a goal 14 of 36 games and a point in 25 of 36 games … Scored two goals in four games, 2+ assists in six games and 2+ points in 12 games … Won 10 or more faceoffs in 32 of 36 games, 15+ faceoffs in 15 games and 20+ faceoffs in two games … Was one of two players in NCAA to have multiple streaks of 8+ games with a point … Scored his first goal of the season and was 16-5 in the faceoff dot against Vermont (Oct. 17) … Had two assists in 4-0 victory over Vermont (Oct. 18) … Had two assists and was dominant in the faceoff dot with a 20-2 mark in 5-2 win over Alaska Anchorage (Oct. 24) … Had an assist and went 20-5 in the dot in 5-1 win over Alaska Anchorage (Oct. 25) … Had goals in each game of series against No. 3 Western Michigan (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) … Had a goal and an assist against No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 8) … Found the back of the net and went 18-16 in the faceoff dot against Miami (Nov. 21) … Had a goal and an assist for two points while going 19-9 in the faceoff dot in 4-2 win over Miami (Nov. 22) … Scored a goal and went 17-10 in the faceoff dot against No. 5/6 North Dakota (Dec. 5) … Scored a goal and was 15-3 in the faceoff dot against No. 6/5 Denver (Dec. 12) … Scored twice, was +2 and 16-13 in the faceoff dot in 4-3 win over No. 6/5 Denver (Dec. 13) … Had three assists in 6-2 win over Yale (Jan. 2) … Scored a power play goal and was 17-5 in the faceoff dot in Cactus Cup championship victory over UMass Lowell (3-2, Jan. 3) … Had a monster three-point game with two goals and an assist with a +3 rating and 17-10 mark in the faceoff dot in 6-0 win over No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 16) … Found the back of the net and had a +2 rating in 4-2 win over No. 9 Denver (Jan. 23) … Was named the NCHC Forward of the Week after a four-goal, five-point performance in a series sweep over Arizona State (Feb. 6-7), scoring both game-winning goals with a shorthanded goal in both games … Since 2002-03, he is just the second Husky to have two career instances of 2+ goals in back-to-back games, and the only Husky to shorthanded goals in back-to-back games … Had two assists in 6-5 win over Colorado College (Feb. 13) … Had two assists and was +2 on the ice in 4-4 tie against No. 3 North Dakota (Feb. 20).
2024-25 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 36 games, scoring nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points in sophomore campaign … Had four power play goals and one game-winning score … Added 21 blocks and 81 shots on goal … Led the team in assists (16) while ranking second in goals (nine), points (25), shots on goal (81), power play goals (four) and power play scoring (nine points) … Produced a .545 mark in the faceoff dot, going 337-281 while winning 10+ faceoffs in 17 games … Had a goal and assist for two points and +2 mark on the ice in 4-0 road win over No. 10/9 Michigan (Oct. 19) … Found the back of the net in 3-2 road victory over No. 7/8 Colorado College (Nov. 22) … Earned NCHC Forward of the Week honors with a four-goal, five-point performance against Omaha (Dec. 6-7) … Scored two goals in both games of Omaha series to become the first Husky to score four goals in a series since 2020-21 (Nolan Walker – Jan. 22-23, 2021) and the first to score two goals in back-to-back games since 2015-16 (Kale Kossila – Dec. 11-12, 2015) … Had an assist and a season-best 19-6 (82.6 %) performance in the faceoff dot against St. Thomas (Dec. 29) … Scored a goal and had an assist while going 11-7 in the dot against Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 11) … Scored against No. 13 Arizona State (Jan. 18) … Had an assist in each game against No. 16-17 North Dakota (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) … Recorded the primary assist on all three of SCSU’s goals against No. 20 Colorado College (Feb. 21) … Had an assist in three straight games between March 1-8 … Scored against No. 3 Western Michigan in NCHC Quarterfinals (March 15).
2023-24 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 34 games in freshman campaign, scoring seven goals and 13 assist for 20 points … Ranked second among freshmen in goals (seven), assists (13) and points (20) … Posted a .512 mark (294-280) in the faceoff dot … Had two points with his first career goal and assist with a 15-7 mark in the faceoff dot in 6-5 win over Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 18) … Had a pair of assists against Michigan (Nov. 25) … Had assists in three consecutive games against Bemidji State (Dec. 31) and Denver (Jan. 12-13) … Scored a power play goal and added an assist for two points against Denver (March 1) … Was named NCHC Rookie of the Month in March after scoring five goals and five assists for 10 points with two power play goals and a .549 faceoff percentage in the dot … Was named NCHC Rookie of the Week after scoring in both games of series against Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 23-24) while adding another assist … Had goals in first two games of NCHC Quarterfinals series against Western Michigan (March 15-16) … Attended the Vegas Golden Knights’ summer development camp in July 2024.
Before SCSU: Played for two seasons in the USHL with the Fargo Force (2021-22) and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (2022-23) … Scored eight points in 23 games with the Force in 2021-22 and seven goals and 32 assists for 39 points in 54 games with the RoughRiders in 2022-23 … Prior to his USHL experience, spent two seasons with the Calgary Flames U18 team in the AMHL, including a 41-point season (21 goals / 20 assists) in 27 games in 2019-20.
Personal: Son of Kevin and Natalie Gross … Major is business … Outside of hockey, enjoys to golf.
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