2024-25 • Graduate Student
Started 34 games in net for Niagara... posted an 18-13-3 record with a 2.76 goals against average and a .921 save percentage... recorded two shutouts on the season... stopped a season-high 64 shots in a triple-overtime battle against Army West Point (March 7)... notched a 38-save shutout against Army West Point (Nov. 9)... made 26 saves in a 7-0 shutout win against RIT (Jan. 24)... allowed one goal or fewer in six games... had 30+ saves in 15 contests... faced 1,218 total shots throughout the season... finished with a 1,122 saves – a Niagara single-season record.
Prior to Niagara: Spent three seasons at Michigan State before playing the 2023-24 season at Alaska Fairbanks…enters 2024-25 with 53 career games, a .905 save percentage, a 2.88 goals-against average, and 17 career wins
2023-24 (at Alaska Fairbanks): Charleson appeared in 29 games and made 28 starts in net for Alaska ... He recorded a 13-12-3 record while recording his first-career shutout on Dec. 1, 2023 at Alaska Anchorage, beating UAA 5-0 with 14 saves ... He recorded a season-high 37 saves at St. Cloud State on Oct. 21, 2023, a 5-2 win over the No. 18/20 Huskies ... On the season, Charleson posted a GAA of 2.46 on 606 saves, a .900 save percentage and 1635:43 total minutes in net for Alaska ... Had three games with 30+ saves and 14 additional games with 20+ saves ... Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup Champion
2022-23 (at Michigan State): Academic All-Big Ten ... Made three appearances as a junior ... Posted a GAA of 5.00 with an .836 save percentage, earning the win in his lone start of the season ... Picked up his win at home against LIU, a 23-save effort (10/22) ... Came on in relief at Ohio State (1/7), making 19 saves in 40 minutes of work ... Played 20 minutes in relief at Minnesota, stopping nine shots (1/27).
2021-22 (at Michigan State): Academic All-Big Ten ... Was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earned AHCA/Krampade Academic All-Star kudos. ... Earned an expanded role as a sophomore, starting 11 of 12 appearances with a 3.65 GAA and .904 save percentage (3-8-0) ... Got his first start of the season against Air Force and made 28 saves in a 5-1 Spartan win (10/9) ... Posted 28 saves in a series-opening victory over Miami (10/15) ... Stopped 27 shots in the second game at UMass-Lowell (10/23) ... Made 28 saves in a game at Michigan (11/5) ... Stopped a career-best 50 shots in a 4-3 win at Penn State (12/4) ... Made 25 saves in a tough 3-2 loss at Notre Dame (12/10) ... Made a career-best 54 saves against Minnesota (1/8) ... Stopped 42 pucks at Wisconsin (1/15) .... Made 36 saves in a tough loss at Minnesota (2/4) ... Had 20 saves in a tough 2-1 loss at home to Notre Dame (2/18) ... Stopped 36 shots in a loss to Penn State (2/25) ... Came on in the second game of the Michigan Big Ten quarterfinal series (3/5), making 32 saves.
2020-21 (at Michigan State): AHCA/Krampade Academic All-American Scholar … Saw action in seven games and posted a 2.57 GAA with a .938 save percentage … Started three of the last five games of the season, including each of the last two … Made 47 saves in the regular-season finale vs. No. 5 Wisconsin (March 6) … Stopped 48 of 50 shots in a 2-1 loss to No. 4/5 Minnesota (March 14) in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals … Stopped 31 shots in his first career start, which came at home vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 26) … Made his collegiate debut in relief at Michigan (Jan. 8).
Prior to College: Led all Canadian Junior Hockey League goaltenders across all leagues in wins in 2019-20 with 36 … Went 36-10-2 for the Brooks Bandits of the AJHL with a 2.66 GAA and .890 save percentage … Led the Brooks Bandits to the 2019 AJHL championship and Centennial Cup (National Junior A championship), putting up a 2.11 GAA and .907 save percentage in 15 playoff games … Went 42-2 with a 2.16 GAA and .913 save percentage in 44 regular season games for Brooks in 2018-19 … Posted a 1.51 GAA and .921 save percentage for the Caledonia Corvairs of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2017-18 … Spent most of the 2016-17 season with the Barrie Colts Midget AAA team, posting a 2.41 GAA in 20 games … Also played midget hockey for the York Simcoe Express.
Personal: Son of John and Lisa Charleson…has three siblings, Colin, Breanna, Marisa
