Keith Stanich
Keith Stanich
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Bethel Park, Pa.

High School:
Waterloo Black Hawks

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 195

Position:
Defense

Birthdate:
12/17/1979

Experience:
4L

Shoots:
Right


Ice Chips: Served as a student assistant coach for the 2003-04 season.

2002-03: One of 12 seniors on the squad ... lone Pennsylvania native on this year’s roster ... only missed one game in four years ... played in all 40 games ... assisted on Jack Redwood’s game-winning goal on Oct. 26 ... scored his first goal of the season on Nov. 1 at Vermont ... had a four-game assist streak (1-4--5), equaling a career long, from Jan. 5-21 ... had a goal (empty-net) and an assist in 4-2 win over Bemidji State on Feb. 7 ... named to the All-CHA Second Team ... had two assists including the game-winning assist in WSU’s 4-2 CHA quarterfinal win over Air Force ... named to the CHA All-Tournament team ... earned the team's Captain's Award ... scored WSU's first goal in the NCAA tournament game against Colorado College ... also assisted on Billy Collins goal for a two-point game ... was +2 (plus/minus rating) versus the Tigers.

2001-02: Played in 35 games ... equaled a career-high with three assists in 7-4 win at Air Force on Nov. 2 ... scored his first goal of the season Nov. 10 at Ohio State ... had an assist in four consecutive games (Nov. 16-30, 0-4--4) ... scored game-winning goal Jan. 11 vs. Air Force ... had four multiple-assist games ... had top league plus/minus rating among WSU blueliners at +16.

2000-01: Selected as the WSU Coaches Award winner ... recorded a career-high three assists in 4-3 victory at Niagara on Jan. 13 ... third helper came on Dustin Kingston’s game-winning goal with 39 seconds left in regulation ... scored the first goal of the 2001 CHA Championship game, a 4-1 Warrior victory at Alabama-Huntsville.

1999-00: WSU Coaches Award recipient ... had back-to-back two assist games at Bentley on Dec. 17-18 ... scored a career-best two goals, including game-winner, in 5-3 win over Iona on Feb. 5.

Pre-College: Played for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and coach Scott Pionk ... received Black Hawk of the Year Award for off-ice activities and community service ... participated in the USA Hockey Select 17 camp in 1997 ... attended Bethel Park (Pa.) High School and Waterloo (Iowa) West High School ... lettered three years as a defenseman on the BPHS hockey team ... led his team to the Pennsylvania State Championship in 1997.

Personal: Full name–Keith John Stanich ... born December 17, 1979, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania ... son of John and Cynthia Stanich ... a civil engineering major ... shoots right.

Streaks – Longest Point Streak: 5 games -- 11/10/01 at Ohio State to 11/30/01 vs. Bemidji State (1-4--5); Longest Goal Streak: 1 game (13 times) -- most recently 3/29/03 vs. Colorado College (1-1--2); Longest Assist Streak: 4 games (twice) -- most recently 1/5/03 at Air Force to 1/21/03 vs. Bowling Green (1-4--5).

Most Goals Game/Series: 2/2

Most Assists Game/Series: 3/3

Most Points Game/Series: 3/3

First Collegiate Goal:
2/5/00 vs. Iona

First Collegiate Point:
10/23/99 vs. Findlay – assist

Playoff Scoring: 2-3--5/8 games

Stanich’s Year-By-Year Statistics

YearGPGAPTSPN/MNPPG/SHGGWG/GWAHATGFG/ENGMPG/PIGMGG+/-
1999-0030481215/302/01/101/03/91NA
2000-01352161823/461/00/301/03/140NA
2001-02352161817/420/01/300/04/130+16
2002-03405121724/560/10/400/14/130+9
Career14013526579/1743/12/1102/114/491+25