James Austin  #17
Class of 2001
Forward
Burlington, Ontario
Last Team: Burlington Cougars (OHA)
6-0, 195 lbs.

As a Senior in 2000-01
Notched eight points on three goals and five assists for the season.limited to 17 games due to injury.+2 plus-minus rating.four-year varsity letter winner.

As a Junior in 1999-2000
Third on the team with 13 goals...fourth on the squad with 22 points...also added 9 assists on the season (tied for eighth on the team)...appeared in all 26 games...notched 3 power play goals (tied for second on the team) and 1 game-winning goal...the most penalized Forester (43 penalties for 110 minutes)...scored 2 goals in the Foresters' season-opening 7-3 win over MSOE on October 29th...scored 2 or more points on six occassions -- the game-winning goal and an assist during a 5-4 win @ Gustavus Adolphus on November 19th, 1 goal and 1 assist a week (November 26th) later in a 10-1 win over Marian, 1 power play goal and 2 assists during a 6-5 win @ Marian on November 27th, 2 goals during a 7-4 win over UW-Eau Claire on December 4th, 2 goals during a 5-4 win over St. Scholastica on February 4th, and 1 goal and 1 assist in the first game of Foresters' NCHA playoff series @ UW-River Falls on February 18th...earned his third varsity letter. 

As a Sophomore in 1998-1999
Led the team with 12 assists and 21 points...contributed 9 goals, second most on the team...appeared in all 26 contests...his 3 power play goals was second on the squad...the Forester's leader with 2 game-winning goals...had a -4 plus/minus rating...team-high 37 penalities and 74 penalty minutes...scored the game-winner on a power-play goal in the Forester's 2-1 win over Bemidji State, the pre-season NCHA favorite, on October 31st...scored 1 goal and 2 assists vs. St. Norbert on November 6th...had an assist and the game-winning goal in a 6-2 win over St. Scholastica on November 28th...during a 6-3 win over Fleming College on Januray 9th in the Seneca Tournament, tallied 1 goal and 2 assists...scored 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) against UW-Stevens Point on February 11th. 

As a Freshman in 1997-1998
The team's seventh leading scorer with 11 points...had 5 goals (tied for sixth on the team) including 2 power play goals (tied for fifth in the team rankings)...his 6 assists was tied for the seventh highest total on the team...had 2 assists vs. UW-Stevens Point on November 15...registered a 1 goal and 2 assist weekend in a two-game series against Bemidji State. 

Career Stats
YEAR
GP
G
A
PTS
PEN/MIN
PPG
SHG
GWG
+/-
1997-98
25
5
6
11
26/53
2
0
0
-6
1998-99
26
9
12
21
37/74
3
0
2
-4
1999-00
26
13
9
22
43/110
3
0
1
+4
2000-01
17
3
5
8
16/32
0
0
1
+2
CAREER
94
30
32
62
122/269
8
0
4
-4