2011-12 • Freshman Season: Named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team • national Rookie of the Month for October after scoring seven goals and having six assists • three-time WCHA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 18, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28) • second on the team in points (43) and third on the team in goals (18) and assists (25) • leads team in power-play goals (9) and is tied for first in plus-minus (+26) • leads team with six game-winning goals to tie Trent Klatt (1991-92) for ninth all-time in a single season • his 18 goals are the most by a Gopher freshman since the 2006-07 season (Jay Barriball had 20 and Kyle Okposo had 19) • his 43 points are the most by a Gopher freshman since the 2008-09 season (Jordan Schroeder had 45) • had at least one point in 19 of 25 WCHA games (team was 16-3-0 in those games) • has scored in 27 of 39 games and team was 21-5-1 in those games • had a team eight-game point streak (7g-6a) from Oct. 14-Nov. 5 and a seven-game point streak (3g-6a) from Jan. 27-Feb. 25 • made his college debut against Sacred Heart (10/7) and scored 56 seconds (game-winning goal) into the game for his first point as a Gopher • added an assist and was a +4 • scored two power-play goals at Minnesota Duluth (10/14) • scored the game-winning power-play goal against Minnesota Duluth (10/15) • had an assist and scored the game-winning goal just 44 seconds into the game against Vermont (10/21) • recorded two points (1g-1a) against Vermont (10/23) • dished out two assists at Alaska Anchorage (10/28) • had two points (1g-1a) including a shorthanded empty-net goal at Alaska Anchorage (10/29) • scored the game-winning goal with 46 seconds left in regulation against North Dakota (11/5) • picked up a third-period goal at St. Cloud State (11/18) • tallied on goal at Michigan State (11/26) • scored the game-winning goal and picked up six penalty minutes against Minnesota State (12/3) • had three points (1g-2a) including Minnesota's first goal of the game against Michigan Tech (12/10) • missed both games of the Mariucci Classic (12/30 and 12/31) while playing for the United States in the World Junior Championship • scored Minnesota's lone goal at North Dakota (1/13) • had two assists at North Dakota (1/14) • recorded a goal and 15 penalty minutes at Denver (2/10) • dished out two assists against Bemidji State (2/17) • scored two power-play goals in a win at Nebraska Omaha (2/25) • blocked a team-high four shots against Wisconsin (3/3) • had two assists against Alaska Anchorage (3/10) in Game 2 of the first round of the WCHA playoffs • recorded one goal and one assist against North Dakota in the WCHA Final Five semifinals (3/16) • registered the first four-point game (1g-3a) of his career against Boston University (3/24) in the NCAA West Regional semifinals.
International: Represented the United States at the 2012 World Junior Championship • tied for first on Team USA with two power-play goals, tied for third with three goals and tied for fifth with five points • competed for the United States Under-18 Team at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial in Piestany, Slovakia • recorded an assist and had a plus/minus of +1 in three games.
High School: Finished 2010-11 playing for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL under Kevin Hartzell • put up 10 points in the final 11 games of the regular season • led the Stampede in playoff scoring with 12 points in 10 games • played high school hockey for Eden Prairie for head coach Lee Smith • won Minnesota's Mr. Hockey Award and earned first-team all-state honors in 2010-11 after leading the Eagles to a Class AA state championship in 2010-11 • scored the winning goal against Duluth East in triple overtime of the 2011 Class AA state championship game on 3/12 • tallied game-winning goal in double overtime against Wayzata to clinch the 2011 Section 6AA championship on 3/2 • was second-team all-state in 2009-10 • helped Eagles win 2008-09 Class AA state championship along with former Gopher Nick Leddy • named AP all-state honorable mention • drafted by the Florida Panthers with the 91st overall selection (third round) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
Personal: Plans to major in marketing • most memorable sports thrills were winning the 2009 and 2011 Minnesota High School Class AA state hockey championships • brother, Chad, skated for Colorado College from 2005-09 and is currently in the Minnesota Wild organization • son of Mike and Lynne Rau • father, Mike, played baseball for Minnesota • born October 24, 1992.
