Francesco Dell'Elce

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Nobleton, Ontario
Prev School:
Penticton (BCHL)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024-25: Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team ... One of 10 players to see action in all 40 games ... Led all Minutemen defensemen with 24 points on seven goals and 17 assists ... Contributed one power-play goal, two game winners and 38 blocks ... Tied for second on the squad in plus-minus at +18 ... Tied for second in the nation in scoring by freshmen defensemen, third in goals ... Recorded six multi-point games ... Had seven points (1g, 6a) on the power play ... Appeared in all 24 Hockey East games and had 11 points (1g, 10a) in league action ... Picked up two points with a goal and an assist and was +4 against #5 Minnnesota (3/27) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal ... Registered an assist against #5/4 Maine (3/7) ... Picked up assists in back-to-back games against UNH (2/21-2/22) ... Collected an assist vs. Alaska (1/25) ... Scored game-winning goal vs. Alaska (1/24) ... Picked up a pair of assists vs. Merrimack (1/18) and was named the game's No. 2 star ... Registered an assist at Merrimack (1/17) ... Logged an assist at Northeastern (1/10) ... Scored fifth goal of the season vs. Robert Morris (1/4) ... Picked up a pair of assists vs. #16 Cornell (1/3) ... Posted second straight multi-point game with two assists at #11 Boston University (12/7) ... Registered a goal and an assist vs. Army (12/29) ... Contributed an assist at Vermont (11/08) ... Logged an assist at AIC (11/2) ... Picked up third goal in a two-game stretch vs. UConn (10/25) ... Scored first two career goals, a power-play goal and the game winner and added an assist at Sacred Heart (10/19).

BEFORE UMASS: Spent the 2023-24 season with the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) … Registered 38 points on nine goals and 29 assists over 54 regular season games … Put up eight points (2g, 6a) over 22 postseason contests … Was named a BCHL Second Team All-Star and to the BCHL All-Rookie Team … Prior to joining the Vees, appeared in 120 games over two seasons with St. Andrew's College and logged 123 points (40g, 83a).

PERSONAL: Born Francesco Adam Gino Dell’Elce on June 23, 2005 in Toronto, Ontario … Son of Robert and Sandra Dell’Elce … Has two siblings, Sebastian and Sienna … Graduated from St. Andrew’s College in 2023 … Enrolled in the Isenberg School of Management.