19 Jake Kauppila
Jake Kauppila
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Gurnee, Ill.
  • Position:
    F
  • Previous Team:
    Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
  • Shoots/Catches:
    L
  • gp
    25
  • p
    4
  • g
    0
  • a
    4
  • pim
    31
  • +/-
    -1

Bio

2018-19: Suited up in 33 games and registered a career high 12 points … notched seven goals and five assists … scored tying goal in 3rd period of 3-2 victory over Sacred Heart (Nov. 3) … scored in the 3rd period of 4-2 win over Boston College (Nov. 23) … had one goal and one assist to help Bentley to 5-1 away win over Robert Morris (Jan. 12) … scored the eventual game-winning goal in 3-1 road win over Canisius (Jan. 26) … lit the lamp in game two of Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series vs. Robert Morris.

2017-18: Scored 7 goals on the season … struck for two goals in team’s season opener vs. AIC (Oct. 10) … scored Bentley’s final goal at the JAR, on Feb. 10 vs. Air Force, and also scored in the first game of series, a 2-0 Falcons win (Feb. 9) … scored in in team’s first win in Bentley Arena (Feb. 17) over Army … named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team.

2016-17: Played in 38 of 39 game as a freshman … scored three goals and added seven assists for 10 points … had an assist in collegiate debut at UNH, which helped Bentley to 5-1 win in season-opener (Oct. 8) … scored first career goal at Northeastern (Oct. 15) … notched two assists in 6-1 win at Air Force (Oct. 22) … had an assist at Harvard (Nov. 26) … scored second goal of the season at Vermont (Dec. 30) … had one goal and one assist in Bentley’s three-point weekend at Robert Morris (Feb. 10-11).

Before Bentley: Played four seasons of junior hockey, the last of which came with the Trail Smoke Eaters in the BCHL in 2015-16 … in 52 games, netted 16 goals to go along with 17 assists for 33 points … served as assistant captain … suited up for the Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL in the 2014-15 season … had a 9-10-19 scoring line in 60 games … split the 2013-14 season between Trail and Alberni Valley in the BCHL, and posted a combined 14-22-36 scoring line in 59 games … spent the 2012-13 season with Coulee Region in the NAHL.

Personal: Pursuing a master's degree in accounting ... earned his bachelor's in corporate finance and accounting in just three years … graduated from Warren Township High School in Gurnee, Illinois, in 2013 … parents’ names are Ken and Jenny … younger brother Sam is on the Bentley hockey team as well after transfering from St. Lawrence … has two sisters, Tess and Claire. 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 at Rochester Inst. L, 4-1
Feb 15 at Rochester Inst. L, 5-1
Feb 28 Holy Cross W, 3-2
Feb 29 at Holy Cross W, 6-2
Mar 6 Canisius W, 6-1
Mar 7 Canisius W, 5-3
  Overall Conf
Games 25 19
Points 4 3
Goals 0 0
Assists 4 3
PIM 31 29
+/- -1 +0
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 3 3
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 29 22
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 11 at Robert Morris L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 12 at Robert Morris L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 18 New Hampshire W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 25 Army West Point W, 5-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 26 St. Lawrence L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 1 Mercyhurst L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 2 Mercyhurst W, 6-3 - 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 8 at Air Force L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 15 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Air Force L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Robert Morris L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 26 Brown W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Holy Cross W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Holy Cross W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Army West Point L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Army West Point W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 12 at Dartmouth T, 2-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 at Sacred Heart L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 at Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Northeastern L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 10 Canisius T, 3-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 Canisius T, 4-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 American Int'l L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 18 American Int'l L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 24 at Mercyhurst W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 at Mercyhurst W, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 31 Niagara W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 1 Niagara W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 Army West Point W, 4-1 - 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Arizona St. L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 14 at Rochester Inst. L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Rochester Inst. L, 5-1 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 Holy Cross W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 29 at Holy Cross W, 6-2 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 6 Canisius W, 6-1 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 7 Canisius W, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 13 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2016-17 38 3 7 10 26 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
2017-18 35 7 0 7 24 -8 1 0 1 1 1 0 56
2018-19 33 7 5 12 22 -1 1 0 1 1 0 0 43
2019-20 25 0 4 4 31 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
Total 131 17 16 33 103 -17 2 0 2 2 1 0 176
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 25 0 4 4 31 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
Conference 19 0 3 3 29 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 16 0 3 3 12 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Away 9 0 1 1 19 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 12 0 4 4 8 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Losses 12 0 0 0 23 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Ties 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month October 5 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
November 4 0 0 0 21 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
January 7 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
February 7 0 3 3 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
March 2 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

News Mentions

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Bentley Places 20 Student-Athletes on Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team

The Bentley hockey team placed 20 of its student-athletes on the 2019-20 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team, the conference announced on Tuesday.

June 16, 2020

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Desbiens Scores Hat Trick in 4-1 Bentley Win over Army West Point

Senior Jonathan Desbiens (Montreal, Quebec) scored a hat trick and senior Jake Kauppila (Gurnee, Ill.) had two assists to lead Bentley University...

February 7, 2020

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Bentley Hosts Army West Point and Arizona State This Weekend

Bentley has won four straight games and will put its winning streak on the line beginning Friday night when they host Army West Point at Bentley...

February 6, 2020

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Bentley Visits Dartmouth Thursday Night for Final Game of First Half

Bentley will close out the first half of its season on Thursday night with a trip to visit the Dartmouth College Big Green for a non-conference...

December 11, 2019

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Hockey Welcomes in Mercyhurst to Bentley Arena for Weekend Set

The Falcons hockey team is back at Bentley Arena this weekend to host the Mercyhurst Lakers for a pair of games. It will be the first home,...

October 31, 2019

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Bentley Set to Host UNH for Home Opener Friday Night

Bentley is set to host UNH in its home opener at Bentley Arena on Friday night. The puck drops at 7:05 and tickets are available at https://www.et...

October 16, 2019

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Four Bentley Hockey Student-Athletes Named AHCA All-American Scholars

Four student-athletes from the Bentley University hockey team were named Division I All-American Scholars by the American Hockey Coaches Associati...

August 7, 2019