Ohio State Career
- 2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- Earned Ohio State degree in economics – business in Spring 2020
- Woody and Anne Hayes Award postgraduate scholarship recipient
- Four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
- 2017 AHCA All-American Scholar
- Alternate captain for 2019-20
- Ohio State defense was Top 15 in the NCAA each of his last three years, including program-record 2.07 team goals-against average in 2017-18
- Member of senior class that earned three straight NCAA berths (including a Frozen Four trip in 2018) and was poised for a fourth in 2020 before season was canceled; would have been first group of seniors in program history with four NCAA appearances
- Part of 2019 Big Ten regular season championship squad, as well as two second-place finishes
- Skated in 133 games in the Scarlet and Gray, with 45 points on eight goals and 37 assists, and 192 shot blocks and a +30 rating, the fourth-best for a Buckeye defenseman since at least 2001
2019-20 (Senior Season)
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection
- Played in all 36 games, with career-high five goals and 14 points, along with nine assists; second in points among team’s defensemen and tied for 11th among Big Ten blueliners; +5 on the year
- First on team, tied for sixth in the B1G and tied for 13th in NCAA with 68 blocked shots
- Two-plus shot blocks in 20 games and had career-high five against Wisconsin Feb. 29
- Scored against Notre Dame Jan. 17 and had gametying goal vs. Penn State Feb. 7
- Goal and an assist vs. Colgate Dec. 28 for first multiple point game since Nov. 2017
- Empty net goal vs. Michigan State Dec. 1
- Goal at Penn State Nov. 23
- Played in career game 100 at Ohio State Oct. 19 vs. Omaha
- Earned Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades
2018-19 (Junior Season)
- Skated in all 36 games, with 1-8-9 line
- Second on team with +10 rating
- Had just one minus rating the second half of the year, with +15 mark in 20 games combined
- Team-high 52 shot blocks, with four in five games
- +4 in series vs. Michigan State March 1-2, tying career high with +3 mark in game one
- Gamewinning assist in third period vs. Notre Dame Feb. 1 and +2 in the game; +1 in game two victory
- Seven blocks in series at Penn State Jan. 18-19, with four in game one
- Scored gamewinning goal on the power play vs. Wisconsin Nov. 17; Four blocks in each game vs. the Badgers Nov. 16-17
- Helper in four of last nine games (Feb. 9 at Wisconsin, Feb. 15 vs. Minnesota, Feb. 22 at Michigan, March 17 vs. Penn State)
- Named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2017-18 (Sophomore Season)
- Played in 39 games, with one goal and 11 assists for 12 points (career highs for assists and points)
- 44 shot blocks to rank fourth on the squad
- +12 on the year to tie for 15th in B1G (t-seventh among D)
- +4 in NCAA Midwest Regional, with +1 mark vs. Princeton March 24 and +3 rating vs. Denver March 25
- Assist vs. Notre Dame March 17 in B1G Tournament final
- Scored first goal of the year (on the power play) March 10 vs. Michigan in B1G Tournament semifinals; had three shot blocks in the game
- Helper in each game vs. Wisconsin Feb. 23-24; +2 in game two and had three shot blocks in series
- Assist in game one at Minnesota Feb. 16; Scored shootout winner vs. the Gophers Feb. 17 and blocked three shots in the game
- Assist in each game at Notre Dame Feb. 9-10; four shot blocks in game one, +2 in game two
- Helper vs. Michigan Jan. 26
- Assist and +1 mark, with two blocks, at Penn State Jan. 13
- Six shot blocks vs. Niagara Dec. 29-30, with four in game one
- +2 in game two at Michigan Nov. 25
- Assist vs. Robert Morris Oct. 27, with +2 mark in the game
- Three blocks at Wisconsin Oct. 7
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades and an Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2016-17 (Freshman Season)
- Played in 22 games and had nine assists and 10 points
- Point in five of his last eight games
- 28 blocked shots, with two or more in eight games
- First career goal came in the third period of NCAA Tournament game vs. Minnesota Duluth and tied the score
- Three assists in series at Michigan Feb. 3-4, with two in game two for first career multiple-point outing
- Helper at Niagara Oct. 29 for first career point
- Assist and +2 vs. Minnesota Feb. 11 and had three blocks in game one vs. the Gophers Feb. 10
- Also blocked three shots vs. the Gophers Dec. 3
- Four shot blocks vs. UConn Nov. 12 and was +2 in the game
- Helper Feb. 18 at Michigan State, Jan. 6 vs. Penn State and Nov. 4 vs. Robert Morris
- An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Named an inaugural AHCA All-American Scholar
Prior to Ohio State
- Skated in 59 games with Green Bay in 2015-16, posting 15 assists and scoring three goals for 18 points, along with a +13 rating; played in the Gamblers’ four Clark Cup playoff games
- Started 2014-15 in Tri-City, playing in 32 games
- Ended year with Green Bay and had six assists in 15 outings
- Played in Cleveland Barons program and served as an assistant captain with Barons’ U18 team in 2013-14
- Graduated from Sylvania Northview High School in 2014
Off the Ice
- Son of Mike, who works in construction, and Kim, an occupational therapist
- Twin sister Lori graduated from Ohio State; also has an older brother, Jerry
- Like to golf and to cook
- Business economics major
- Attracted to Ohio State because “it’s a great university and it’s close to home”
- Started skating at age 3; got into hockey because his older brother played
- Has worked during the summer as a youth hockey instructor and on a farm
- Favorite players are Sidney Crosby and Pavel Datsyuk because “they are the hardest working guys on and off the ice”
- Lists best thing about hockey as “the speed of the game”
- Pick one: Movie – Pirates of the Caribbean; Television Show – How I Met Your Mother; Athlete – Tyrann Mathieu; Sport other than hockey – College Football; Celebrity – Margot Robbie; Home cooked meal – Mom’s meatloaf
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