Bodie inching closer to milestone

by Ryan Fay

Senior defenseman Mat Bodie is nearing a milestone.

Bodie (Union)

With 96 career points (20 goals, 76 assists), Bodie is four away from becoming the 11th member of the Dutchmen's Division I era 100 career points club. Union moved to the D1 level beginning with the 1991-1992 season.

"The way I get my points with a lot of assists is a tribute to the talent I've played with," Bodie said when interviewed earlier this year. "It's guys like Jeremy Welsh, Wayne Simpson, Adam Presizniuk, just to name a few. They've been really good goal scorers here, so I have to credit a lot to them."

Bodie, who has 11 assists in 11 games this season, could reach the milestone as early as this weekend, when Union travels to Penn State for a two-game non-conference series Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

The 23-year-old would be the lone defenseman in the program's D1 era century club. The East St. Paul, Manitoba native became the top scoring blueliner in the program's D1 history when he surpassed Lane Caffaro's 79 career points with an assist in a 4-2 win against Yale at Messa Rink on February 15, 2013.

After Bodie, it could be awhile before the club adds another member. The next closest player on the roster is junior defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who has 60 career points (17 g, 43 a).

The 2012 Philadelphia Flyers draftee could have a chance if he returns for his senior season, but it remains to be seen if the Flyers will be able to woo him into the pro ranks a year early.

Union men's hockey Division I-era 100 career points club

Rank	Player	Years at Union	Career Points
1	Adam Presizniuk	2007-2011	131
2	Kelly Zajac	2008-2012	128
3	x- DANIEL CARR	2010-pres	121
4	Jason Walters	2006-2010	115
	Wayne Simpson	2009-2013	115
6	Mario Valery-Trabucco	2006-2010	114
	Jordan Webb	2001-2005	114
8	Chris Ford	1993-1997	104
9	Joel Beal	2001-2005	101
10	Jeremy Welsh	2009-2012	100

x- = active

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