Minnesota captain Justin Kloos first met Tyler Sheehy around eight years ago. The pair laced up together during a summer camp, and Kloos instantly knew that Sheehy was good. But Kloos couldn’t predict just how good Sheehy would be — or the 52 points the sophomore would score this season.
“He thinks the game the right way and plays the right way,” Kloos said. “You can count on him to have a good career."
Sheehy, recently named the Big Ten Player of the Year, reached the 50-point mark on March 4 at Michigan. He scored two goals and netted an assist to help the Gophers defeat Michigan, 4-1, and propel them to an eventual Big Ten regular-season title — their sixth straight including two in the WCHA.