Quickly: Solid defenseman who is one
of BSU’s on-ice leaders... Shoots right... Twin brother,
Bill, is a forward on the BSU team... A member of the BSU
academic Dean’s List in 2000-01 and 2001-02.
• Career Notes: Tied for 41st on BSU career scoring
list amongst defensemen with 10-28=38 points; next: t-39th:
Tim Rood (9-33=42, 1979-’83) and Steve Lundeen (9-33=42,
1984-’86).
2002-03 (Jr): 2002-03 Team Captain... Led BSU in penalties
(20), 5th in penalty minutes (40)... All games: t-14th in
CHA in defenseman scoring (3-9=12)... CHA games only: t-14th
in CHA in defenseman scoring (2-4=6).
• Three games this season, nine all-time scoring a point
in the same game as his twin brother, junior forward Bill Methven...
Both Methvens scored a goal in same game just once - 2003 CHA
quarterfinals vs Findlay (3/14/03).
Four shots on goal, two penalty minutes in Sacred Heart series (10/18-19/02)...
Had huge impact on BSU’s 5-5 draw with Union College (10/26/02); tied
career high with two assists, set career high with seven shots on net, drew
career-high five penalties for career-high 10 PIM... Five penalties equalled
number drawn in previous 13 games combined dating back to last season... Five
shots on net, 2 PIM in Findlay series (11/8-9/02)... Game 2 of Findlay series
(11/9/02) was 40th career game vs CHA foes... Drew 50th career penalty minute
vs CHA foes vs Wayne State (11/16/02)... Assist, three shots on goal, 8 PIM
in Clarkson series (11/22-23/02); assist, 6 PIM in Game 2... Drew 100th career
penalty minute at Clarkson (11/23/02)... Assist, three shots on net at Niagara
(12/13/02); first game this season scoring a point in same game as twin brother
Bill... Assist was 30th career point; just 49th defenseman in BSU history to
score 30 career points... Power-play goal vs Air Force (1/24/03)... Assist
vs Findlay (1/31/03); brother Bill also had an assist... Assist at Neb.-Omaha
(2/15/03); 25th career assist... Assist vs Ala.-Huntsville (2/21/03)... Assist
vs Niagara (3/1/03)... Game-winning first goal at Air Force (3/7/03); first
career game-winning goal.
Goal, assist in CHA Tournament quarterfinals vs Findlay; second multi-point
game this season; ninth game all-time scoring a point in same game as twin
brother Bill; first game both Methvens scored a goal in same game... 10th career
goal.
2001-02 (So): Alternate Captain... Played in all 35 games
for BSU... Career-high 7-12=19 points; t-6th in CHA (defensemen
only) in scoring... Tied for team lead, t-7th in CHA, t-43rd
in the nation with six power-play goals... 2nd on team with
96 shots on goal... Lead team with 20 penalties; t-3rd with
40 penalty minutes... In CHA games only, t-9th in CHA in
scoring (defensemen only) with 2-6=8 points.
Scored two goals in three-game span, 12/8-15/01... Goal atUM-Duluth (12/8/01)...Goal
at then-No. 1 St. Cloud State (12/15/01)... Scored first two goals of career
in Connecticut series (10/26-27/01); three points in series... Goal vs Connecticut
on 10/27/01 was unassisted, empty-net goal... Assist at Union College(11/2/01)
gave Methven a career-best three-game scoring streak... Three points in Ala.-Huntsville
series (11/16-17/01; g, 2a)... Two power-play goals, vs Connecticut (10/26/01)
and Ala.-Huntsville(11/17/01)... Nine shots on goal in Findlay series (1/11-12/02);
tied career high with six shots on goal in 1/12 draw... Assisted on BSU’s
first goal in 4-2 win at Air Force(1/19/02); first assist since 11/17/01 vs
Ala.-Huntsville... Career-high three points (power-play goal, two assists)
in BSU’s 7-5 win at Ferris State (1/26/02); two assists tied career high
set vs Niagara (2/9/01)... Assist vs Niagara (2/1/02); assist at Niagara (2/14/02)...Power-play
goal in home tie with Wayne State(2/22/02); five shots on net in that game
one shy of career high... Assist vsAla.-Huntsville(3/15/02) in second round
of CHATournament.
2000-01 (Fr): Played in 33 of 34 games for the Beavers...
Started 18 games, including BSU’s last four starts
and six of last eight... Seven points vs CHA foes (seven
assists) tied for eighth in the leauge amongst freshmen...
Season-high two assists vs Niagara (2/9/2001)... Career-high
six shots on goal vs Wayne State (2/24/2001)... Nineteen
penalties for 38 minutes on the season, but only two games
with more than one penalty... Three penalties, six penalty
minutes vs Lake Superior State (12/29/2000).
Prior to BSU: Lettered in hockey (3 years) and football
(2) at Mora High... In football, finished second on the team
in tackles and was named all-conference... In hockey, was
a two-time all-conference selection as as a senior was tabbled
Defensive Player of the Year... Scored 52 total points on
21 goals and 31 assists... Played junior hockey for the Fargo
Ice Sharks, where he earned a USHL Player of the Week award
and was voted team captain... Traded to USHL-Green Bay Gamblers;
helped lead Gamblers to Clark Cup (USHL playoff) championship.
Personal: Born July 26, 1979... Son of Peter and Claudia
Methven... Father wrestled at Minn.-Duluth... Twin brother
of junior forward Bill Methven; three games in 2001-02, six
all-time, with bothMethven brothers scoring at least one
point in the same game... Majoring in business.
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