"Thomas Bordeleau was an impact player from the first game of the season," said Mel Pearson, Head Coach of the Michigan Men's hockey team. "He continued to develop and grow throughout the year into one of the best players in college hockey. Thomas made his mark on every facet of our program, from the penalty kill, to the power play, to 5x5, and we look forward to his continued development at Michigan."
Bordeleau recorded 30 points (eight goals, 22 assists) in 24 games this season with the Michigan Wolverines. He led all NCAA freshmen in assists, points, assists-per-game (.92), points-per-game (1.25), ranked tied for second in game-winning goals (3), and fifth in power-play points (10). Among NCAA D-1 skaters, Bordeleau ranked tied for seventh in assists and fifth in assists-per-game.
He recorded an eight-game point streak (two goals, nine assists) from Jan. 8-Feb. 14, and also set a single-game career-high with four points on Feb. 20 at Ohio State where he scored his first career multi-goal game.
Bordeleau was the recipient of the Tim Taylor Award, given to the NCAA D-I player judged to be the most outstanding Freshman, named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten All-Freshman Team, a was named to the Sharks Prospect of the Week, presented by Kaiser Permanente, twice.
The five-foot-nine, 179-pound native of Houston, Texas was selected by San Jose in the 2020 NHL Draft (second round, 38th overall).
