Will Hooper

Will Hooper

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Woodbridge, Ont.

High School:
Wexford Raiders (Findlay)

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 188

Position:
Goalie

Birthdate:
02/07/1983

Experience:
3L

Catches:
Right


2006-07: Voted to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... named to the College Hockey America All-Academic Team ... received the WSU President's Award for academic excellence ... saw action in 18 regular-season games (17 starts) ... matched his career-high with four wins ... allowed two goals or less in six starts ... had a career-best three wins and 2.70 goals-against average in 10 conference games ... made 34 saves in first regular-season start of the season Oct. 13 at Minnesota ... saved 29 Charger shots at UAH on Oct. 20 ... made 20 saves Oct. 27 against Sacred Heart and Nov. 4 at Western Michigan ... recorded 26 saves in three straight starts - Nov. 11 at Brown, Nov. 17 at Lake Superior State, and Nov. 26 at Cornell ... played 34 scoreless minutes in relief Dec. 2 against Bemidji State ... started both games at Niagara on Dec. 8-9, making a combined 54 saves ... earned his first win of the season Dec. 16 against Western Michigan, making 24 saves ... saved 25 shots in both starts Jan. 5-6 at Bemidji State ... made 20 saves in a win over the U.S. Under-18 team on Feb. 2 ... garnered his second victory Feb. 10 versus Alabama-Huntsville, making 17 saves, and his third win Feb. 16 against Niagara, totaling 20 saves ... named CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 26) after making 27 saves and holding Bemidji State scoreless in a 1-1 overtime tie Feb. 24 ... extended his unbeaten streak to four games with a win Mar. 2 at Robert Morris, making 30 saves ... totaled 34 saves but suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to Alabama-Huntsville in the CHA quarterfinal game Mar. 9, his final collegiate start ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2005-06: Named to the CHA All-Academic Team ... selected WSU's President's Award winner for academic success ... started 16 of 19 appearances ... made 31 saves in 4-0 loss to Miami on Oct. 9 ... stopped 19 Bemidji shots in 4-1 setback on Nov. 11 ... turned aside 36 Union shots in 4-0 loss on Nov. 25 ... ended 11-game (0-9-2) winless streak by making 19 saves in 3-2 win over Merrimack on Dec. 9 ... stopped 37 shots in 6-2 loss on Dec. 30 vs. Northern Michigan ... made 21 saves in 2-2 tie with Robert Morris on Jan. 20 ... WSU scored 10 goals in his first seven starts and six goals in the Jan. 21 win over RMU ... made 33 saves in 2-2 tie with Alabama-Huntsville on Jan. 27 ... stopped 30 shots in 2-1 loss at Northern Michigan on Feb. 4 ... made 13 saves on 14 shots enabling WSU to rally for a 7-7 tie at RMU on Feb. 10 ... stopped 35 shots in 4-3 loss to Niagara on Feb. 17 ... made 25 stops in 2-1 loss at UAH on Feb. 24 ... had 33 saves in 3-1 loss on March 3 to Air Force ... WSU scored 31 goals in his 16 starts ... Game-by-Game stats.

2004-05: Named to the CHA All-Academic team ... started 13 games ... earned first win as a Warrior with 24 saves in 5-4 victory over Clarkson on Oct. 16 ... stopped 23 shots in 3-2 win over Canisius on Oct. 30 ... made 23 saves in 4-1 (empty-net goal) loss at Providence ... stopped 20 shots in 1-1 (OT) tie at Robert Morris on Nov. 13 ... made 30 saves in 3-2 win at Air Force on Dec. 4 ... stopped 32 shots in 4-3 win over Union on Dec. 11 ... selected CHA Defensive Player of the Week after making a career-high 50 saves in Jan. 8 tie at Alabama-Huntsville (tied school record with 22 saves in the second period) ... stopped 23 shots in 3-3 (OT) tie with Air Force on Feb. 27 ... made 34 saves in 6-5 loss to UAH on March 6 ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2003-04: Named to the 2003-04 CHA All-Rookie Team while playing at the University of Findlay ... was twice named the CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27 and Dec. 1) ... was also selected twice as the CHA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 24 and Dec. 31) ... went 5-0-1 down the stretch (Feb. 6 through March 12) with a 1.15 gaa and a .952 save percentage ... made a then career-high 47 saves in a loss at Ferris State on Jan. 23 ... first collegiate shutout came on Nov. 21 against Canisius ... allowed two goals on 40 shots in a 3-1 loss at North Dakota on Dec. 27 ... lost 1-0 at Notre Dame on Jan. 3 despite making 28 saves and only allowing a power-play goal ... compiled a 3-0-1 record against the Warriors.

Pre-College: A 2002 graduate of Woodbridge College Institute ... was a member of the Ontario Scholar Honor Roll ... played juniors for the Wexford Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League ... helped Raiders to the 2002 league title ... was an all-star.

Personal: Full name--William L. Hooper ... born February 7, 1983, in North York, Ont. ... son of Tony and Wendy Hooper ... has two younger sisters, Kimberly and Rebecca ... is an accounting major ... catches right ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) all six semesters at WSU, achieving a 4.00 in each of the last five terms.

Streaks - Longest Winning Streak: 3 games - 2/27/04 at Niagara to 3/12/04 vs. Air Force; Longest Unbeaten Streak: 6 games (5-0-1) - 2/6/04 at Air Force to 3/12/04 vs. Air Force; Complete Shutouts: (2) - 11/21/03 vs. Canisius (5-0) -- 17 saves; 2/21/04 vs. Wayne State (5-0) -- 14 saves.

Most Saves Game/Series: 50/66
Fewest Goals Allowed Game/Series: 0/1*
Complete games only (minimum 2 contests)

First Collegiate Win:
10/24/03 vs. Wayne State

First Collegiate Point:
NA

Playoff Statistics: 1-3, 4.22, .876/4 GP


Will Hooper's Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Minutes W-L-T GA GAA Saves SV% SHO G30/G2L
2003-04*28/251502:119-13-3662.64680.91227/13
2004-0514/13808:354-7-3453.34365.89005/3
2005-0619/161025:562-13-3593.45471.88907/5
2006-0718/171064:144-12-1603.38437.87904/6
WSU Career 51/46 2898:45 10-32-7 164 3.39 1273 .886 0 16/14

*-Statistics while playing at Findlay.