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Oliver Cookson
5 Oliver Cookson
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Sheffield, Mass.
  • High School:
    Bershire School
  • Previous College:
    Springfield Pics
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Business
  • gp
    26
  • p
    8
  • g
    3
  • a
    5
  • pim
    14
  • +/-
    +0

Bio

Accolades: MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic Team: 2021-22, 2022-23
MASCAC Winter Spring All-Academic Team: 2022/23, 

2022-23: Saw action in 26 games for the Falcons, registering eight points on three goals and five assists with one power-play tally. Collected two assists in a 5-0 win over Rivier (2/7) before adding one goal in a 4-1 triumph against UMass Dartmouth (2/9). Click here for season statistics.

2021-22: Appeared in 24 games for Fitchburg State during his rookie season, totaling six points on four goals and two assists with one short handed goal and one game winner. Potted his first collegiate marker in a 3-2 win against Southern NH (11/28), while adding a pair of markers in a 4-0 triumph over Plymouth State (1/18). Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2020 graduate of the Berkshire School. Three-sport athlete, lettering in ice hockey, baseball and soccer. Graduated with honors.

Personal: Son of Gary and Janet Cookson. Majoring in Business at the University. Member of the Honors Program.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 4 Framingham St. W, 1-0
Feb 7 Rivier W, 5-0
Feb 9 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-1
Feb 16 Westfield St. W, 9-3
Feb 18 at Worcester St. L, 5-3
Feb 25 Salem St. L, 6-2
  Overall Conf
Games 26 18
Points 8 3
Goals 3 3
Assists 5 0
PIM 14 10
+/- +0 -1
Power-play goals 1 1
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 3 1
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 52 37
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 19 Stonehill L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Franklin Pierce   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 New England Col. W, 3-0 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 3 Plymouth St. L, 5-4 - 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 at Salem St. W, 7-2 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 12 Framingham St. T, 3-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 17 at Mass.-Dartmouth T, 3-3 0 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 19 at Anna Maria W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 22 at Assumption L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 1 Westfield St. W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 3 at Worcester St. W, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 29 at Mass.-Boston L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Tufts L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 5 at Plymouth St. L, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 7 Salem St. W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 10 Tufts L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 12 at Framingham St. W, 4-3 - 1 0 1 2 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 14 Mass.-Dartmouth W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 21 at Westfield St. L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 26 Worcester St. T, 3-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 28 Plymouth St. L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 2 at Salem St. L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Feb 4 Framingham St. W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 7 Rivier W, 5-0 - 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 9 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-1 0 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 16 Westfield St. W, 9-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 18 at Worcester St. L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 25 Salem St. L, 6-2 - 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2021-22 24 4 2 6 8 +4 0 1 0 1 0 0 30
2022-23 26 3 5 8 14 +0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52
2023-24 27 5 3 8 20 -10 0 0 1 0 0 0 60
Total 77 12 10 22 42 -6 1 1 1 1 0 0 142
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 26 3 5 8 14 +0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52
Conference 18 3 0 3 10 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
Exhibition 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Location Home 13 0 5 5 6 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Away 12 3 0 3 8 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
Neutral 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Result Wins 12 2 3 5 8 +3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
Losses 11 0 2 2 6 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
Ties 3 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Month October 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
November 6 1 0 1 8 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
December 4 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
January 8 1 0 1 4 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
February 7 1 4 5 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

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