2017-18: Played in all 38 games, finishing with 13 points (five goals, eight assists), and a team-high 81 blocked shots that ranked tied for 11th in the NCAA … Scored a goal against Sacred Heart (Oct. 6) … Picked up an assist against Sacred Heart (Oct. 7) ... Assisted on Dylan Sikura's goal against No. 18 Quinnipiac (Oct. 20) ... Had an assist at No. 12/11 Boston University (Nov. 4) ... Assisted on Ryan Shea's game-tying goal against Vermont (Nov. 17) ... Assisted on Zach Solow's game-winning goal against American International College (Dec. 30) ... Potted a goal of his own and helped out on another in win over Maine (Jan. 13) ... Recorded an assist in win over Massachusetts (Jan. 20) ... Scored against No. 10 Providence (Jan. 26) and recorded an assist on the Huskies' lone goal at Providence (Jan. 27) ... Potted one against Vermont (Feb. 17).
2016-17: Played in all 38 games, finishing with two goals and 15 assists along with 58 blocked shots ... Assisted on Zach Aston-Reese's power play goal at No. 2/2 Quinnipiac (Oct. 8) ... Logged a multi-point night (one goal, one assist) against Arizona State (Oct. 22) ... Had an assist against No. 9 Notre Dame (Nov. 12) ... Picked up an assist and had a career-high four blocks at No. 4/3 Boston College (Dec. 6) ... Had an assist at Michigan State (Dec. 18) ... Recorded an assist at Yale (Jan. 3) ... Picked up an assist at New Hampshire (Jan. 12) ... Had an assist against Merrimack (Jan. 20) ... Scored a power play goal at Merrimack (Jan. 21) ... Recorded an assist at No. 7/7 UMass Lowell (Jan. 27) to extend his point streak to three games ... Picked up an assist against No. 10/10 UMass Lowell (Feb. 3) ... Had an assist against Massachusetts (Feb. 10) ... Recorded a career-high two assists against Connecticut (Feb. 18) ... Tallied an assist against Connecticut (Mar. 4) ... Picked up an assist in Game One of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at No. 8/6 Boston University (Mar. 10).
2015-16: Played in all 41 games, recording eight goals and seven assists ... His eight goals were tied for second in the nation among rookie defensemen ... Logged his first collegiate point with an assist on John Stevens’ goal in his collegiate debut against No. 20 Colgate (Oct. 10) ... Picked up an assist at Bentley (Oct. 17) ... Scored his first collegiate goal at No. 19 Minnesota (Oct. 24) ... Tallied an assist against Vermont (Oct. 29) ... Scored a goal at No. 11/10 Boston University (Nov. 6) ... Had an assist against Colgate at the Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Nov. 28) ... Picked up an assist on Nolan Stevens’ game-tying goal at No. 2/3 Boston College (Dec. 5) ... Scored a pair of goals against No. 2/3 Boston College (Dec. 6) ... Assisted on Mike McMurtry’s goal against Michigan State (Dec. 19) ... Netted a pair of goals against Maine (Feb. 26) ... Had an assist against Maine (Feb. 27) ... Scored a goal against Maine (Mar. 5) ... Scored a power play goal against No. 5/4 Boston College (Mar. 18).
Before NU: Played with the Aurora Tigers on the OJHL for two years, appearing in 52 games each season … Recorded 22 goals (17 power play goals) and 28 assists in the 2014-15 regular season with the Tigers, good enough for second in scoring among defensemen … Winner of the 2015 CJHL Top Defenseman Award … OJHL First Team All-Star … Participated in the Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge two consecutive years.
Personal: Son of Dave and Carol Williams … Has two siblings, brother Jack, 17, and sister Abigail, 21 … Majoring in criminal justice.
Madigan on Williams: Eric, a right defenseman, was voted the best defenseman in Tier 2 junior hockey in Canada, which is quite a feat and accomplishment given the number of junior leagues and players playing junior hockey in Canada. He's a puck moving defenseman who is very cerebral. He's someone who sees the ice really well, breaks his team out of their own zone really well and will jump in and support the play extremely well. Offensively, he has a cannon for a shot from the point, and will get some power play time for us. He anchored a power play the last two years in juniors and he has the ability to not only shoot the puck hard but to get it on net, which is very difficult in this era of hockey where there are so many blocked shots and players sacrificing their bodies and taking shot lanes away. We're excited for what he's going to bring. He might remind some folks of a younger Matt Benning when Matt came into the league. He's well groomed and he comes from a program that sends a lot of players to college hockey. He comes from a coach who I'm very familiar with who played college hockey and who was a two time captain in Hockey East.
| Season |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
Shots |
Shot % |
Pen-Min |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Block |
| 2015-16 |
41 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
66 |
.121 |
8-16 |
+6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
| 2016-17 |
38 |
2 |
15 |
17 |
66 |
.030 |
10-20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
| 2017-18 |
38 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
63 |
.079 |
5-10 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
| TOTAL |
117 |
15 |
30 |
45 |
195 |
.077 |
23-46 |
+13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
160 |
| CAREER GAME HIGHS |
Number |
Most Recent |
| Goals |
2 (twice) |
Feb. 26, 2016 vs. Maine |
| Assists |
1 (17 times) |
Feb. 3, 2017 vs. UMass Lowell |
| Points |
2 (three times) |
Oct. 22, 2016 vs. Arizona State |
| Goal streak |
- - |
- - |
| Assist streak |
2 games |
Nov. 28 - Dec. 5, 2015 |
| Point streak |
4 games |
Nov. 28 - Dec. 19, 2015 |
| Career multi-point games |
2 |
Feb. 26, 2016 vs. Maine |
