Michigan Tech

Senior Season
Named to All-WCHA Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar-Athlete ...Played in 28 games ... Recorded assist against Denver on Feb.20th.

Junior Season
Named to All-WCHA Academic Team and a WCHAScholar-Athlete ... Played in 24 games ... Recorded his secondcareer assist against Wisconsin on Nov. 7 ... Earned the SISUAward, given to a person associated with Michigan Tech athleticswho has over come adversity, for playing with a severe medicalcondition.

Sophomore Season
Played in 28 games ... Blocked 15 shots ... Named toAll-WCHA Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar-Athlete.

Redshirt Season
Played in three games before sitting out the remainder ofthe season due to medical hardship.

Freshman Season
Saw action in eight games … Recorded his firstcareer point—an assist—vs. Minnesota State on Dec.16. 

Prior to Michigan Tech
Spent the last two seasons playing for the Chicago Steelof the United States Hockey League … Recorded two goals andseven assists in two seasons … Helped the Steel to the ClarkCup semifinals in 2004-05 and the Eastern Division championship in2003-04 … Competed in the USA Hockey Select 15-17 festivalswith Team Michigan … A 2004 graduate of Traverse CityCentral (Mich.) High School.

Personal
Enjoys golf, tennis, boating, fishing, and football… Wore jersey number 2 as a freshman … Has twosisters and one brother … Son of James VanWagner and DeborahGrandelis VanWagner of Traverse City, Mich. … Father Jameswas a four-year letterwinner for Michigan Tech’s footballteam … Born Michael John VanWagner on Feb. 25, 1986, inTraverse City, Mich. … Shoots right … Owns a 3.62cumulative grade point average, with a 3.78 GPA in biologicalsciences.