Simon Houge

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- (U.S Air Force Photo by Ray Bahner)

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Woodbury, Minn.
Position:
D

Before Air Force: Played 108 games of junior hockey … Played two games for the Minnesota Wilderness in 2021-22 (0-0-0) and 10 games in 2022-23 (0-2-2) … Played 43 games for the West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) in 2023-24 and had two goals, 13 assists and 15 points …In 2024-25, had 27 points (6-21-27) in 53 games with the Warriors … Graduated from Cretin Derham Hal High School in St. Paul, Minn. … Lettered in hockey four years and golf once … Team captain as a senior … Earned the Herb Brooks Leadership Award … Suburban East Defensemen of the Year twice … Reed Larson Award Finalist … Suburban East all- conference three times … Named all-metro second team … Team won the conference championship three times and the section championship twice … Had 17 points as a freshman, 28 as a sophomore, 30 as a junior year and 37 as a senior year … 112 career points is a school record for defensemen … Graduated with honors.

Personal: Son of Jodi Renee Firkus and Jason Houge … Has two siblings … Member of cadet squadron 25 … Major is management … if he had a walk-up song, it would be “Hometown Glory” by Adele … Wears the No. 6 because many family members have worn that number … Brother, Bauer, plays college baseball at Vermillion Community College … Sister, Kennedy, played college hockey at St. Scholastica from 2016-19 … Father, Jason, played college hockey at Augsburg College (1993-94) … Greatest individual moment in sports was breaking Ryan McDonagh’s school record for most points by a defenseman … Greatest team moment was making it to the Minnesota high school state tournament twice and also winning Peewee AA state tournament with Woodbury … Great Grandfather fought in World War II in the Army Air Force Corps as a ball turret gunner …. Hobbies are playing golf, fishing, skiing, surfing and playing pickleball.