Ohio State Career
- Played in 75 games over four years, with two goals, five assists and seven points and 38 shot blocks
- Earned team’s Unsung Player award and shared Most Improved Player honors in 2020
- Part of 2019 Big Ten regular season championship squad and NCAA trips in 2018 (Frozen Four) and 2019, along with an expected trip in 2020 before the tournament was canceled because of Covid-19 pandemic
2020-21 (Senior Season)
- Played in 21 games
- 13 shot blocks on the year
- Three blocks vs. Wisconsin Dec. 3, two vs. Michigan Feb. 20 and Arizona State March 5
2019-20 (Junior Season)
- Played in 32 games, posting five assists; missed time with injury
- Assist in each game vs. Penn State Feb. 7-8 and extended assist streak to three with helper at Michigan State Feb. 21
- +5 in four-game stretch Feb. 1-21
- 18 shot blocks, with two in three games (Jan. 4 vs. Army West Point, Jan. 31 at Michigan, Feb. 28 vs. Wisconsin)
- Helper vs. Colgate Dec. 28
- Assist at Mercyhurst Oct. 25 for first career helper, +2 in the game
- Voted team’s Unsung Player and shared Most Improved Player accolades
2018-19 (Sophomore Season)
- Played in 17 games
- Scored and was +1 vs. Michigan State March 1 (first goal since Oct. 27, 2017 vs. Robert Morris)
- Seven shot blocks, including two at Colgate Nov. 10
2017-18 (Freshman Season)
- Goal vs. Robert Morris Oct. 27 was NCAA No. 1 Play of the Week (WATCH)
- Made Ohio State debut Oct. 14 vs. RPI
- Scored first goal as a Buckeye Oct. 27 vs. Robert Morris, +1 in game two vs. the Colonials
- Played in five games
Prior to Ohio State
- Spent two seasons with Madison Capitols in the USHL
- Skated in 56 games in 2016-17 and had 29 points, with six goals and 23 assists, while serving as an assistant captain
- Five goals and 10 points in 28 games for the Capitols in 2015-16
- Represented Ukraine in IIHF World Junior U18 Tournament in 2015
- Played five games with USHL Madison in 2014-15 and skated in 16 regular season games, along with four postseason contests, for the Madison U18 team
- Played with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 16U team
- Member of national championship team with Wilkes-Barre in 2011-12
- Graduated from Abundant Life Christian School in 2016
Off the Ice
- Only child of Nikolay, a police officer, and Svetlana, who works in the furniture business
- Would like to get into coaching
- Physical education, sport and physical activity major
- Enjoys dancing and soccer
- Started playing hockey at age 5; father loves hockey and introduced him to the game
- Favorite hockey player is Pavel Datsyuk “He is very good in all three areas of the ice and great both with the puck and without it.”
- Pick one: Movies – Gladiator and Happy Gilmore; Television show – Game of Thrones; Music group – Linkin Park; Professional team – Chicago Blackhawks; Homecooked meal – Borsch; Celebrity – Margot Robbie; Snack food – chocolate chip cookies; Ice cream flavor – peanut butter and chocolate; Sport other than hockey – soccer; Book – War and Peace
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