Karl El-Mir

Photo by: William Cherry

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec
Prev School:
Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)

2018-19 (Senior Season): Appeared in all 34 games during his senior campaign…Had a career high 27 points (13g/14a), leading the team…His 13 goals and 14 assists is also a career high…Was the second leading point scorer among the Huskies…Generated a career high 77 shots on goal…Led the team and the league in power play goals with seven…Had two game winning goals on the season…Ended the season a +6, a team best…Blocked a total of 22 shots, second most blocked shots among UConn forwards…Had two shorthanded goals tying him for second in the league and first on the team…Had six multi-point games this season…Scored two goals in the 5-2 victory over Maine (Oct. 26)…Had six shots on goal against both Sacred Heart (Jan. 29) and Boston University (Feb. 15), both season highs…Had an assist on all three goals at Northeastern (Feb. 07)…Had at least one point from Dec. 7 through Jan. 25 in seven games…Was named a Hockey East Third Team All-Star.

2017-18 (Junior Season): Appeared in 33 games… Finished the season with a career-high 16 points on three goals and a career-best 13 assists… Generated 47 shots on goal, matching his sophomore season… Scored an empty netter for his first goal of the season at Maine (Oct. 7)… Provided the game winner on the power play at AIC (Oct. 13)… Picked up an assist in a 1-1 tie at home against Ohio State (Nov. 11)… Scored the second goal of the night in game one of the Hockey East quarterfinals to tie the game in the second period at Boston University (Mar. 9).

2016-17 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in 30 games in his sophomore campaign...Finished the season with 14 points coming on nine goals and five assists, all career-best marks...His nine goals was third on the team...Had two game-winning goals...Also scored twice on the power play...Generated 47 shots on goal...Blocked 23 shots...Kicked off the season with a goal and an assist in a 6-0 win over Alabama Huntsville in the season opener (Oct. 7)...Had a goal in three-straight games, scoring at No. 3 Quinnipiac (Oct. 19), vs. AIC (Oct. 21) and at No. 6 Notre Dame (Oct. 27)...Had the game-winner in the 4-2 upset over the Fighting Irish...Provided the game-winner in UConn’s 4-0 upset at No. 5 Boston University (Nov. 19)...Had a power play goal at No. 12 Vermont (Jan. 20)...Scored short-handed vs. No. 11 Providence at home (Feb. 8).

2015-16 (Freshman Season): Played in 21 games during his rookie season…Finished with five points coming on three goals and two assists…Had 12 blocked shots defensively…Scored his first collegiate goal at home in a 4-2 loss to UMass (Nov. 6)…Had an assist in a home loss to Sacred Heart (Jan. 26)…Helped ignite a three-goal, third period comeback by recording an assist on a Joey Ferriss goal to help the Huskies to a 5-4 overtime win at New Hampshire (Feb. 27)…Scored a pair of goals against Vermont (Mar. 5) in a Hockey East First Round playoff match-up.

Before UConn: Split the 2014-15 season between Grande Prairie Storm of the AJHL and the Salmon Arm SilverBacks of the BCHL...Scored 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points in 29 games with Salmon Arm...Had 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points in 13 games for Grande Prairie...Skated with the Selects Hockey Academy 18U at South Kent School in 2013-14...Set the USPHL 18U record for most assists (31) and points (48) in a season...Had 17 goals with 31 assists for 48 points in 27 games...Awarded MVP and Offensive Player of the USPHL 18U...Tallied 6 points on 4 goals and 2 assists leading his team to the USPHL 18U Championship...Graduated from the South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut where he was a High Honors student-athete.

Personal: Born March 14, 1996...Karl El-Mir is the son of Charles and Marika Papegaey El-Mir...He is a management major.