Miles Gendron

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Shrewsbury, Mass.
Prev School:
Penticton Vees (BCHL)

Named Team Captain for the 2018-19 Season

2018-19 (Senior Season): Appeared in 30 games for his final season as a Husky…Missed the first four with a knee injury…Ended his senior campaign with seven points on three goals and four assists…Had a career high 45 shots on goal…Blocked a total of 30 shots averaging one per game…His 30 blocked shots sat him third on the squad…Had a career high two multi-point games on the season…Picked up his first assist of the season in the first game back from his injury helping the Huskies take down Maine, 5-2 (Oct. 26)…Blocked a season high three shots at UMass Lowell (Nov. 17)…Scored his first goal of the season against Yale in Belfast, Ireland and also picked up an assist that night for his first multi-point game of the season (Nov. 24)…Picked up a goal and an assist in the 5-1 win over Vermont (Mar. 01)…Had a season high four shots on goal that same night.

2017-18 (Junior Season): Appeared in 33 games… Posted a career high 33 shots on goal… Had a career-high eight assists on the season… Tallied nine points total (1g/8a)… Blocked 15 shots… Picked up two assists in UConn’s 5-1 win at Maine (Oct. 7)… Scored his only goal of the season when the Huskies fell to Vermont, 2-4 (Nov. 4)… Recorded an assist in the 3-2 defeat over New Hampshire (Jan. 27)… Had an assist on the second goal of the night at Northeastern on the way to a 4-2 victory (Feb. 9).

2016-17 (Sophomore Season): Played in all 36 games...Posted career-high points (11), goals (4) and assists (7)...Was second on the team in scoring among defensemen...Finished the season a +7, third on the team and among UConn defensemen...Blocked 22 shots...Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-2 tie at UMass (Nov. 4)...Had a goal in a 4-3 win over No. 18 St. Cloud State at the Desert Hockey Classic (Dec. 30)...Scored in the Huskies’ season ending loss in the playoffs at Northeastern (Mar. 4)...Had a stretch of four-straight games with a point, with assists at UMass Lowell (Dec. 2), at home vs. UMass Lowell (Dec. 3), vs. UMass (Dec. 9) and vs. St. Cloud State (Dec. 30).

2015-16 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 27 games as a rookie…Finished the season with six points on two goals and four assists…Was third among UConn defensemen in scoring…Ranked fifth among the team’s rookies in scoring…Finished with an even rating on the season…Blocked 19 shots…Scored his first collegiate goal in his first career game at Alabama Huntsville (Oct. 10)…Scored the Huskies lone goal in a 2-1 home loss to Notre Dame (Oct. 31)…Picked-up assists in back-to-back games at No. 5 UMass Lowell (Dec. 6) and at home against No. 19 Merrimack (Dec. 11).

In the NHL Draft: Drafted in the 3rd round (70th overall) by the Ottawa Senators in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Before UConn: Skated with the Penticton Vees of the BHCL in 2014-15...Played 54 games, scoring 5 goals and 17 assists (22 points)...Helped lead team to Interior Division and BCHL regular season championships...Lead team to BCHL Fred Paige Cup Championship and Western Canada Cup Championship...Ranked 5th in assists (11) in the BCHL playoffs, helping Penticton skate to the RBC semi-finals...Attended The Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts from 2010-2014...Tallied career totals of 98 games, 27 goals, 44 assists, and 71 points.

Personal: Born June 28, 1996...Miles Jonathan Gendron is the son of Charlie Gendron and Dawn Carroll...He has four brothers, Matt, Dalton, Brayden, Eric, and a sister, Mckenna...His father played at Concordia University for one year...Majoring in communications.