Timothy Lovell (born February 8, 2002) is an American college ice hockey player for Michigan. He previously played for Boston College and Arizona State.
| Tim Lovell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 8, 2002 Bad Nauheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NCAA team | Michigan | ||
Early life
editLovell was born to Tim and Anne Lovell in Bad Nauheim, Germany while his father was playing ice hockey for Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim. His father played college ice hockey at Maine and UMass. He has two younger sisters, Lillian and Annabelle, and a younger brother, George.[1]
After his father retired from ice hockey, they moved to Hingham, Massachusetts where he founded Lovell Hockey. He played ice hockey for the Boston Advantage midget program, where he was coached by his father.[2]
Playing career
editJunior
editLovell began the 2019–20 season, with the Chicago Steel where recorded one assist in four games. On November 29, 2019, he was traded to the Des Moines Buccaneers.[3] He finished the season scoring five goals and 11 assists in 27 games with the Buccaneers.[4] Following the season he was named to the USHL All-Rookie Second Team.[1]
College
editIn December 2018, Lovell committed to play college ice hockey at Ohio State.[5] In November 2019, he de-committed from Ohio State, and committed to Boston College. [6][7] His great-grandfathers, both grandparents on his mother's side, and five aunts and uncles all attended Boston College.[8] During the 2020–21 season in his freshman year he recorded two assists in 18 games.[2]
Following his freshman year at Boston College, Lovell transferred to Arizona State.[9] During the 2020–21 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded four goals and 18 assists in 34 games. He led all defenseman on the team in points and assists.[1] He scored his first career goal during the opening game of the season on October 2, 2021, in a game against UMass Lowell.[10] During the 2022–23 season, in his junior year, he recorded three goals and 15 assists in 31 games. During the 2023–24 season, in his senior year, he recorded five goals and 32 assists in 36 games, to lead all defenseman on the team in points.[1] He was subsequently named a Hobey Baker Award nominee.[11] With 37 points, he tied Brinson Pasichnuk for a single-season program record of points by a defenseman. He also ranked first in single-season assists by a defenseman (32), second in career points by a defenseman (77) and second in career assists by a defenseman (65) in Arizona State program history.[12]
On March 28, 2024, Lovell entered the NCAA transfer portal. He finished his career at Arizona State with 12 goals and 65 assists for 101 games.[13] On April 17, 2024, he transferred to Michigan for his final year of eligibility.[14][15]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 27 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Boston College | HE | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Arizona State | Independent | 34 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Arizona State | Independent | 31 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Arizona State | Independent | 36 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 119 | 12 | 67 | 79 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tim Lovell". thesundevils.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Loftus, Mike (October 6, 2020). "Hingham's Tim Lovell is more focused on freshman year at BC than NHL Draft". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Bucs Acquire Defenseman Lovell and Draft Pick in Trade with Steel". oursportscentral.com. November 29, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Scaglione Jr., Leo (March 23, 2020). "USHL: Lovell's compete level is kind of a big deal". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Generals defenseman Lovell makes NCAA DI commitment". nahl.com. January 1, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Cox, Jeff (November 7, 2019). "Recruiting: Lovell de-commits from Ohio State". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Cox, Jeff (November 13, 2019). "Recruiting: Lovell commits to Boston College". Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Tim Lovell". bceagles.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Rappleye, Tim (September 26, 2022). "The two that got away from BC: Timmy Lovell and Harrison Roy". Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Shane; Scott, Austin (October 4, 2021). "ASU hockey splits home-opening series against UMass Lowell". The State Press. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Lovell and Sillinger Nominated for Hobey Baker". thesundevils.com. January 26, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Multiple Skaters Finish Record-Setting Careers in #19/20 Hockey's Historic Finish". thesundevils.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Pricco, Brendon (March 28, 2024). "Arizona State hockey loses key player to transfer portal". sundevildaily.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Zuke, Ryan (April 17, 2024). "Michigan gets commitment from point-per-game defenseman in transfer portal". MLive.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Goldman, Lys (April 17, 2024). "Michigan picks up defenseman Tim Lovell from Arizona State". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database