Attended Detroit Red Wings prospect camp in Summer 2015, as well as trained with HIFK Helsinki … born in Queens, N.Y., moved to Minnesota at age 12 to attend Shattuck St. Mary’s … started skating at age 4 after watching the New York Rangers on TV … highlight of hockey career was representing the United States overseas with the U17 National Team… parents have had a huge impact on him as a person by being his biggest fans… favorite hockey player is Zach Parise because of the way he conducts himself on and off the ice … favorite thing about hockey is the atmosphere and speed of the game … Pick One: Movie – Warrior; Television show – Entourage; Professional team – New York Rangers; Ice cream flavor – chocolate chip cookie dough; Celebrity – Mark Wahlberg; Sport other than hockey – baseball.
Ohio State Career: Team captain for 2015-16 … selected a 2015-16 Big Ten Presason Player to Watch … two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten choice … 2015 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten … received team’s Most Improved Player award as a sophomore … seven of 25 career goals are gamewinners.
2014-15 (Junior Season): Played in all 36 games … led Buckeyes with career-high 15 goals, tying for fifth in the Big Ten … second on the squad with 23 points … Honorable Mention All-Big Ten … three gamewinning goals to tie for fifth in the Big Ten, including two in overtime (one of six NCAA players with two or more overtime gamewinners) … one of nine NCAA players with two hat tricks during the year … fifth in NCAA with 4.33 shots on goal per game … point in five of last eight games … hat trick, including overtime gamewinner, vs. Providence in season opener Oct. 10, earning NCAA Third Star of the Week honor … hat trick against Michigan Jan. 16, including first career shorthanded goal; had Value City Arena record 12 shots on goal in the game … first Buckeye with two hat tricks in a year since at least 1997-98 … scored overtime gamewinner at Penn State Jan. 9 … notched gamewinner with 40 seconds left in 3-2 win at Bowling Green Nov. 14 … three assists in sweep of Penn State Feb. 27-28, with two assists in game two; +1 mark in each game … three points in Shillelagh Tournament Nov. 28-29, with power play goal vs. Western Michigan and two assists vs. Notre Dame … goal Feb. 6 at Minnesota, with assist in game two … assist in game one, goal and +3 mark in game two vs. Minnesota March 6-7 … goal Feb. 14 vs. Wisconsin and Dec. 5 at Michigan, with a power play tally at Miami Oct. 18.
2013-14 (Sophomore Season): Voted squad’s Most Improved Player by his teammates … played in 33 of 37 games … skated in last 25 games of the year … five goals and 10 assists for 15 points … sealed win over No. 1 Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals with an empty-net goal with 27 seconds remaining … scored gamewinner Feb. 1 vs. Penn State; goal broke a two-all tie late in the second period; +1 in game one vs. the Nittany Lions … set up third-period game-tying goal vs. Michigan State Jan. 11 and was +1 in the game … three points in series with Robert Morris Oct. 25-26; power play, gamewinning goal in game one and had two assists in game two … goal and +1 mark at Penn State March 15 … helper vs. Minnesota March 7 … assist and +1 in each game vs. Mercyhurst Dec. 28-29 … scored Nov. 29 at Michigan in inaugural Big Ten game … assist and +1 rating vs. Canisius Nov. 15 and Nov. 2 vs. Minnesota Duluth … helper Oct. 15 at Bowling Green, with two blocked shots … three blocked shots Feb. 7 at Michigan State … an Academic All-Big Ten choice and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
2012-13 (Freshman Season): Skated in 20 games, with 11 points on five goals and six assists … played in first seven games, injured Nov. 9 vs. Alaska and missed 15 games before returning to action at Northern Michigan Jan. 18 … scored third period gamewinning goal, clinching CCHA quarterfinal series win, in game three vs. Ferris State March 17; blocked two shots vs. the Bulldogs … gamewinning goal and an assist vs. Notre Dame Feb. 1, with +1 mark … three points in series vs. Lake Superior State Jan. 25-26; assist in opener before goal and assist in game two, with +1 mark … tallied in first game back from injury Jan. 18 at Northern Michigan … scored Buckeyes’ first goal of the season in first career game Oct. 12 at Minnesota Duluth … two assists Oct. 27 at Bowling Green, with +2 mark … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to Ohio State: Played with the Des Moines Buccaneers and Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL … led the Buccaneers with 24 assists and 46 points in 2011-12 … ranked second with 22 goals while playing in 58 regular-season games in 2011-12 … received 2011-12 Curt Hammer Award as the Buccaneers’ leading scorer … began USHL career in 2010-11 with Waterloo, skating in 10 games before joining Des Moines for the final 32 regular-season games … had 15 points in 2010-11, with 13 (7g, 6a) coming with the Buccaneers … skated for Team USA in an Under-17 tournament overseas… attended Shattuck St. Mary’s … graduated from Valley High School (Des Moines, Iowa) in 2011 … also played baseball.
Off the Ice: Son of Paul, a New York City firefighter who played baseball in college, and Mary Jane, a registered nurse … has one older brother, Paul, a graduate of Notre Dame who attends law school at St. John’s, and a younger brother, Nicholas … criminology major.
