Josh Ess: Career Statistics
Position: Defenseman
Number: #20
Height: 5’-11”
Hometown: Lakeville, Minnesota
Previous team: Lakeville South (USHS)
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2017-2018 | Wisconsin | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.12 | 5 | 10 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Wisconsin | 37 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.35 | 7 | 14 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | Wisconsin | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.23 | 3 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | Wisconsin | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.23 | 3 | 6 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Wisconsin | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.16 | 2 | 4 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 173 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0.22 | 20 | 40 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/08/21 | NC | Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/09/21 | NC | Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/14/21 | NC | Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/15/21 | NC | Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/22/21 | NC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties ROUGHING 15:17 (2nd) |
| 10/23/21 | NC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/28/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/29/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/05/21 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Caufield (Ceulemans, Ess) 5x5 02:19 (3rd) |
| 11/06/21 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/12/21 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/13/21 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/19/21 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties HIGHSTICKING 01:36 (1st) |
| 11/20/21 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/26/21 | NC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/27/21 | NC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/10/21 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/11/21 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/28/21 | NC | vs. Yale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Caufield (Baker, Ess) 3x3 02:02(ot) |
| 12/29/21 | NC | vs. Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/08/22 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/09/22 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Urdahl (Gorniak, Ess) 5x4 12:45 (1st) |
| 01/14/22 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/15/22 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/22 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/22/22 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/28/22 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/29/22 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/22 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/05/22 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Stange (Malmquist, Ess) 5x4 02:08 (1st) 2: De St. Phalle (Caufield, Ess) 5x5 17:48 (2nd) |
| 02/12/22 | B10 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Ess (De St. Phalle, Gorniak) 5x5 13:16 (2nd) |
| 02/13/22 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/25/22 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/26/22 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/04/22 | NC | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/05/22 | NC | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/06/22 | NC | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 11/13/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/14/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/19/20 | B10 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Ess (Pelton-Byce, Weissbach) 18:50 (1st) |
| 11/20/20 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/20 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Stange (Ess, Kehrer) 4:54 (2nd) |
| 11/24/20 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/28/20 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 11:40 (1st) |
| 11/29/20 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/03/20 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 16:39 (1st) |
| 12/04/20 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/09/21 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/10/21 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/16/21 | NC | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Ess (Holloway, Vorlicky) 7:02 (1st) |
| 01/17/21 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/21 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/22/21 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/29/21 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/30/21 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/05/21 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Holloway (Caufield, Ess) 13:42 (3rd) |
| 02/06/21 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 7: Emberson (Holloway, Ess) 9:36 (3rd) |
| 02/13/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/14/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/19/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/20/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/26/21 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/27/21 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/05/21 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Baker (Ess, Emberson) 1:49 (1st) Penalties Tripping 5:31 (3rd) |
| 03/06/21 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/15/21 | NC | vs. Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/16/21 | NC | vs. Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Vorlicky (Lindmark, Ess) 4:08 (3rd) |
| 03/26/21 | NC | vs. Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/11/19 | NC | @Boston College | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Lindmark (Ess) 5x6 8:59 (2nd) |
| 10/12/19 | NC | @Merrimack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Inamoto (Ess, Dhooghe) 8:58 (2nd) |
| 10/18/19 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/19/19 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/25/19 | NC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/26/19 | NC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/31/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/01/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/08/19 | NC | @Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Ahcan (Ess, Vorlicky) 17:07 (2nd) |
| 11/09/19 | NC | @Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/15/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/16/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/22/19 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/19 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/30/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties ROUGHING ATW 8:29 (3rd) |
| 12/01/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/06/19 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/10/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Ess (Weissbach, Caufield) 6:23 (2nd) |
| 01/11/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/17/20 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Holding 12:44 (1st), Holding 12:44 (1st) |
| 01/18/20 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/24/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/25/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/31/20 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/01/20 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Caufield (Ahcan, Ess) 14:32 (1st) |
| 02/07/20 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/08/20 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/14/20 | B10 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Ess (Weissbach, Mersch) 9:28 (1st) |
| 02/15/20 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/21/20 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Ahcan (Ess, Gorniak) 15:57 (1st) 5: Turcotte (Ess, Ahcan) 10:12 (3rd) |
| 02/22/20 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/28/20 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/29/20 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/06/20 | NC | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/07/20 | NC | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/12/18 | NC | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/13/18 | NC | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/19/18 | NC | @Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/20/18 | NC | @St. Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Mersch (Ahcan, Ess) 6:56 (1st) |
| 10/26/18 | NC | Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Slashing 7:36 (2nd) |
| 10/27/18 | NC | Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties ROUGHING ATW 9:46 (2nd) |
| 11/02/18 | NC | @North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/03/18 | NC | @North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Holding 14:47 (1st), Cross-Checking 18:21 (3rd) |
| 11/09/18 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/10/18 | B10 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Ess (Messner, Dhooghe) 10:20 (3rd) |
| 11/16/18 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/17/18 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Dhooghe (Gorniak, Ess) 6x5 5:30 (3rd) |
| 11/23/18 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/24/18 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/30/18 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/01/18 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 8: Tischke (Ess) 18:05 (3rd) |
| 12/07/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/04/19 | NC | Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/19 | NC | Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/18/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Ahcan (Mersch, Ess) 1:44 (2nd) 3: Baker (Tischke, Ess) 5x5 11:27 (2nd) |
| 01/20/19 | B10 | vs. Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/25/19 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/26/19 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Mersch (Ess, Weissbach) 3:15 (2nd) Penalties Holding 1:29 (3rd) |
| 02/01/19 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/02/19 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/08/19 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 6:48 (3rd) |
| 02/09/19 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/15/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Ahcan (Caufield, Ess) 17:21 (2nd) |
| 02/16/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/22/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/23/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Ess (Weissbach) 5x5 19:32 (1st) 3: Weissbach (Gorniak, Ess) 6:36 (2nd) 4: Ess (Baker) 16:56 (2nd) Penalties Cross-Checking 1:06 (1st) |
| 03/01/19 | B10 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Ess (Malone, Dhooghe) 4:38 (1st) |
| 03/02/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/08/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/09/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/10/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Ess (Zimmer) 10:10 (2nd) |
| Totals | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 14:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/01/17 | NC | Michigan Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/06/17 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/07/17 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Johnson (Hughes, Ess) 5x5 12:14 (1st) |
| 10/13/17 | NC | @Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/14/17 | NC | @Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/20/17 | NC | vs. Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 13:03 (2nd) |
| 10/21/17 | NC | vs. Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/27/17 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 7:29 (2nd) |
| 10/28/17 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/03/17 | NC | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/04/17 | NC | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/10/17 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/11/17 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/17/17 | B10 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 1: Ess (Wagner, Dhooghe) 0:33 (1st) Penalties Tripping 2:37 (1st), Slashing 0:33 (3rd) |
| 11/18/17 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/25/17 | NC | Mercyhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/26/17 | NC | Mercyhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/01/17 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/02/17 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/17 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 16:02 (2nd) |
| 12/09/17 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/18 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/06/18 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Tischke (Ess, Dhooghe) 18:08 (3rd) |
| 01/12/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/19/18 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/18 | B10 | vs. Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/26/18 | B10 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Ess (Wagner, Frederic) 5x5 10:24 (3rd) |
| 01/27/18 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/02/18 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/03/18 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/09/18 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/10/18 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10:00 |
