#28 rob whidden                         forward

Year: Senior
Shoots:  Right
Height: 5-11 6-1 
Weight: 198 
Major: Exercise Science
Hometown: Coquitlam, British Columbia
Last Team: Penticton Panthers (BCHL)

Year Team GP G A PTS  PIM
2001-02 Yellowjackets 32 9 13 22 34

2002-03

Yellowjackets 29 14 7 21 28

2003-04

Yellowjackets 27 14 11 25 40
2004-05 Yellowjackets 29 12 11 23 22
             
Totals   117 49 42 91 124

First Game: November 2, 2001 vs. St. Norbert
First Goal: November 13, 2001 vs. Northland
First Assist: December 8, 2001 vs. Concordia
First Multi-Point Game: December 8, 2001 vs. Concordia
First Hat Trick: November 15, 2003 vs. Concordia

TEAM GP G A PTS PEN/PIM
Augsburg 4 3 1 4 1/2
Bethel 2 2 0 2 1/2
Concordia 6 6 4 10 7/14
Gustavus 2 1 3 4 1/2
Hamline 1 1 0 1 0/0
Lake Forest 11 5 3 8 3/6
Northland 2 2 2 4 0/0
Norwich 1 0 0 0 0/0
Plattsburgh 1 1 1 2 0/0
St. John's 3 0 0 0 0/0
St. Mary's 4 1 2 3 3/6
St. Norbert 17 3 3 6 9/26
St. Olaf 2 1 0 1 0/0
St. Scholastica 12 6 10 16 6/12
St. Thomas 9 1 1 2 8/24
UW-Eau Claire 8 4 6 10 2/4
UW-River Falls 10 2 0 2 3/6
UW-Stevens Point    12 7 3 10 3/6
UW-Stout 10 3 3 6 8/16

2004-05: Named team assistant captain...Played his 100th career game on December 11 vs. St. Scholastica...Named to the NCHA All-Academic Team. 2003-04: Voted one of the team's assistant captains...Enjoyed a career year as a junior...Posted career highs in points and penalty minutes...Tied a career high in goals...Was a 1st Team All-WIAC performer...Also named to the NCHA All-Academic team.2002-03: Point total was lower as a sophomore, but had a breakout year goal scoring wise, scoring 14 times. 2001-02: Has the distinction of getting thrown out of his first collegiate game for fighting against St. Norbert...Played the second half of his sophomore year with a broken finger that required surgery after the season. Before UWS: Captained the Penticton Panthers in his final year of junior...Was a point-per-game performer that year...Was a BCHL All-Star in final season of junior. Personal: Born September 19, 1980...Son of Steve and Elaine Whidden.

'JACKET HOCKEY
NCAA Champions: 2002
NCAA Frozen Four:
1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
NCHA Playoff Champions: 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002
NCHA Champions: 1994, 2001
WIAC Champions: 1992, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: 1976