Men's Hockey Team Roster
The John Swanson File
#26 JOHN SWANSON 
Year: Senior
Position: Forward
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180-pounds
Hometown: St. Cloud, Minn.
High School: St. Cloud Tech H.S.
Previous Team: Chicago (USHL)
PLAYER INFORMATION
2007-08: All-WCHA Academic award winner...had five multi-point games and played all 40 games as a junior...played at forward and defense for the Huskies, and won WCHA Defensive Player of the Week notice for play against Clarkson...had one goal and one assist in wins over Harvard, MTU and Wisconsin.
2006-07: Swanson had five multi-point games, including two points apiece against Minnesota (twice), Alaska Anchorage, Wisconsin and Denver...scored one goal and five assists in play against Minnesota during 2006-07 season.
2005-06: Swanson played in 38 games during his rookie season...scored two goals (both on the advantage in win over Alaska Anchorage on Feb. 4, 2006 at the NHC...scored first career goal on Nov. 18, 2005 at NHC against North Dakota...added first career assist on Oct. 29, 2005 at the NHC against Minnesota...had one goal and one assist at Colgate on Jan. 7, 2006.
Prior to SCSU: A resident of St. Cloud, Swanson is a 2004 graduate of Tech High School, where he played for coach Chad Hommerding...a three-time hockey letterwinner at Tech, Swanson gained All-Conference honors with the Tigers and netted 126 points during his career. He led Tech to a conference title, served as a team captain and also was named the St. Cloud Times Player of the Year...in 2004-05, Swanson started the season with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL (6g5a) but was traded to Chicago (7g/13a) during the season...in2003-04 Swanson had 5-2-7 in 16 games for Lincoln and he also competed in the Midwest High School Elite League.
Personal: Born August 13, 1985... shoots left...the son of Joe Swanson of Big Lake and Katie Swanson of St. Cloud...marketing major at SCSU...enjoys golfing, fishing and tennis.
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