Northern Michigan University

Professional 

• Signed with ECHL Adirondack Thunder to a standard player contract on 3/14/2024

• T1 all-time in career games played for the Wildcats (170)
• 156 points (53 goals, 103 assists) as a Wildcat
  • 10th Wildcat to record 50+ goals and 100+ assists in NMU history
• 2x Hobey Baker Award Nominee
• All-CCHA Pre-Season Team selection
• All-CCHA Second Team selection
• CCHA Forward of the Month (Feb. '23)
• CCHA Forward of the Week
• CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team member
• CCHA All-Academic Team member
• All-WCHA Third Team selection
• WCHA Forward of the Month (Feb. '21)
• WCHA Forward of the Week
• WCHA Rookie of the Week
• WCHA All-Academic Team honors
• Led all WCHA Rookies with 11 goals in 2019/20
• Scored a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win at Michigan Tech in the CCHA Semifinals on 3/11/23
• Scored two goals in the Wildcats’ 5-1 victory at top-seeded MSU in the WCHA Semifinals to advance to the championship  game on 3/19/21

2023-24 (Graduate)

• Hobey Baker Award Nominee
• Was selected to the All-CCHA pre-season team
• CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team member
• Played in all 34 games
• Led the team in points (32), assists (23), second in goals (9), fourth in PPGs (3), and SHGs (1)
• Had a six-point weekend against Minnuesota Duluth to open the season (2-4--6)
• Scored the GWG in a 3-1 win over Alaska Fairbanks on 11/17/23
• Scored a SHG in his final game as a Wildcat at Minnesota State in the CCHA Playoffs
• Registered his 150th career point with a goal against Bemidji State on 2/10/24

2022-23 (Senior)

• Hobey Baker Award Nominee
• Named to the All-CCHA Second Team
• Named to the CCHA All-Academic Team
• Earned CCHA Forward of the Month for Febrary, and CCHA forward of the Week in week 20
• Skated in all 38 contests for the Wildcats
• Led the team in assists (25) and points (38), and second on the team in goals (13) with a +3 plus/minus rating
• Was second on the team in PPG with five and T3 on the team with two GWGs
• Second on the team with 16 penalties, and recorded 19 blocks
• Recorded a five-game point streak from 2/17/23-3/3/23, recording six goals and four assists in five games

2021-22 (Junior) 

• Skated in all 37 contests for the Wildcats in 2021-22
• Notched 10 goals and had a career-high in assists with 26 for an NCAA career-high 36 points and an average of .97 points per game
• Had a season-high two goals against Minnesota State University (1/14/22)
• Season-high four assists against Boston University (11/06/21)
• And a season-high in blocks with four against Minnesota State (10/29/21).

2020-21 (Sophomore)

• Skated in 25 of 29 games for the Wildcats in 2020-21
• Finished second on the team in points with 28, recorded 10 goals and 18 assists, averaging 1.12 points per game
• Led the team with five power play goals, while third in total power play points with 10 (5-5-10)
• Scored one of the team’s two shorthanded goals, finding the back of the net at BSU (2/12/21)
• Recorded a nine-game point streak for the longest of his career, tallying 18 points (6-12-18) from Jan. 25 - Feb. 17
• Tied his career-high in goals with two in the Wildcats’ 5-1 victory at top-seeded MSU in the WCHA Semifinals to advance to the championship game
• When Ghantous recorded a point, the Wildcats were 9-8-0
• Earned forward of the week honors from the WCHA following his five-point weekend at BSU (2/15/21)
• Was named WCHA Forward of the Month at the end of February, having accumulated 16 points in 10 games played
• Registered 11 assists in the month of February for a nation’s best 
• Was named Third-Team All-WCHA
• Earned WCHA All-Academic team honors.

2019-20 (Freshman) 

• Missed only two games due to injury
• Made his collegiate debut against Michgan State where he picked up his first and second career points off two assists (Oct. 11)  
• Scored his first collegiate goal against Ferris State (Oct. 25)  
• Tallied 22 points in his rookie campagin, first among Wildcat freshmen and ranked fifth in the league (11-11-22)
• His 11 goals led all WCHA rookies and was fourth among all Wildcats
• Was named WCHA Rookie of the Week on November 11 following his three goal weekend against St. Cloud State
• Scored a career-high two goals in a late third period comeback tie for NMU to send the game to overtime with his two powerplay goals coming 1:26 apart.

Before NMU

• Most recently competed for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL 
• Dressed in 38 regular sesaon games for the Vees in 2018-19, tallying 29 points (10-19-29) before scoring a goal in the playoffs 
• Named Rookie of the Year in 2017 and won the Scholastic Award that year as well 
• Earned the Humanitarian Award in 2019
• Also played for the Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) from 2016-18 
• Registered 88 regular season points for the Smoke Eaters through two seasons (28-60-88) 
•  Attended J.L. Crowe Secondary High School. Team won state championship and went to national tournament three times.

Personal

• Son of Janine and Gilles Ghantous 
• From Glendale, California
• Born on December 7, 1998