Gavin Best
27 Gavin Best
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Richfield, Minnesota
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Class:
    185
  • Team:
    Michigan State (NCAA)
  • S/C:
    L
  • gp
    36
  • p
    19
  • g
    10
  • a
    9
  • pim
    4
  • +/-
    -3

Bio

Prior to Ferris State: Played first two collegiate seasons with Michigan State…did not record a point in 12 career games…served as an Alternate Captain for the Minnesota Magicians in the North American Hockey League during the 2021-22 season…finished with 54 points on 20 goals and 34 assists…had 16 points with four goals and 12 assists during the 2020-21 season with the Magicians.

Personal: Son of Tom and Christine Best…born Aug. 24, 2001…native of Richfield, Minnesota…shoots left.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 21 at Michigan Tech L, 6-1
Feb 22 at Michigan Tech W, 3-2
Feb 28 Northern Michigan W, 5-1
Mar 1 Northern Michigan L by SO, 4-4
Mar 7 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 7-3
Mar 8 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 4-1
  Overall Conf
Games 36 26
Points 19 17
Goals 10 10
Assists 9 7
PIM 4 2
+/- -3 5
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 1 1
Games started 23 16
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 72 49
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s fo fow fol fo%
Oct 4 Miami (Ohio) W by SO, 3-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 0 2 -
Oct 5 Miami (Ohio) W by SO, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 1 -
Oct 11 at Western Michigan L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 1 -
Oct 12 Western Michigan L, 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 1 3 -
Oct 18 at St. Lawrence W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 -
Oct 19 at St. Lawrence L, 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Oct 25 Bemidji State W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Oct 26 Bemidji State L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 -
Nov 1 at Bowling Green State L, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 -
Nov 2 at Bowling Green State L, 5-4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Nov 8 Michigan Tech L, 3-2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 2 -
Nov 9 Michigan Tech L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Lake Superior State L, 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 1 -
Nov 16 vs. Lake Superior State W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Nov 22 Augustana (S.D.) W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 -
Nov 23 Augustana (S.D.) L, 4-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 -
Dec 6 at Northern Michigan W, 3-1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 1 0 -
Dec 7 at Northern Michigan W, 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 0 -
Dec 28 vs. Wisconsin L, 8-0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 1 2 -
Dec 29 vs. Alaska L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Jan 4 USA Hockey Under-18 L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 9-6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 -
Jan 11 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 -
Jan 17 Bowling Green State L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Jan 18 Bowling Green State W, 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 1 0 -
Jan 24 Minnesota State W, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 1 0 -
Jan 25 Minnesota State L, 7-2 0 1 0 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Jan 31 at Bemidji State W, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 -
Feb 1 at Bemidji State W, 3-1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Feb 14 Lake Superior State W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Feb 15 Lake Superior State L, 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Feb 21 at Michigan Tech L, 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 -
Feb 22 at Michigan Tech W, 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 1 -
Feb 28 Northern Michigan W, 5-1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 0 0 -
Mar 1 Northern Michigan L by SO, 4-4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 -
Mar 7 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 -
Mar 8 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
2024-25 36 10 9 19 4 -3 0 0 1 0 0 0 72 23 9 14 .391
2025-26 37 12 14 26 18 -13 2 0 1 2 0 0 78 53 13 40 .245
Total 73 22 23 45 22 -16 2 0 2 2 0 0 150 76 22 54 .289
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
Event Total 36 10 9 19 4 -3 0 0 1 0 0 0 72 23 9 14 .391
Conference 26 10 7 17 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 49 12 7 5 .583
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Location Home 17 6 5 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 13 4 9 .308
Away 16 4 4 8 0 -4 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 7 4 3 .571
Neutral 3 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 1 2 .333
Result Wins 13 3 5 8 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 7 5 2 .714
Losses 20 5 3 8 4 -9 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 13 4 9 .308
Ties 3 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 3 .000
Month October 8 0 2 2 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 1 7 .125
November 8 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 1 4 .200
December 4 1 1 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 4 2 .667
January 7 3 2 5 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 3 0 1.000
February 6 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 0 1 .000
March 3 2 0 2 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -