Ohio State Career
- Earned bachelor’s degree in sport industry in Summer 2019
- Member of second senior class in program history to make three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2018 Frozen Four trip (second in program history)
- Buckeye Century Club member, with 100 points (41g, 59a) in 128 career games
- 2018 NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team
- Honorable Mention All-B1G in 2017
- 2018-19 B1G Preseason Player to Watch
- Two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten
NHL
- Traded by Toronto to St. Louis in July 2019, signed two-year, two-way entry level contract with the Blues
- Drafted in the fifth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by Toronto (No. 128 overall)
- Attended Toronto’s development camp in Summer 2014, ‘16 and ‘17
2018-19 (Senior Season)
- 9-13-22 line on the year while playing in 32 games
- Point in nine of his last 16 games (5g, 8a, 13p); t-4th on team in goals
- Assist Feb. 16 vs. Minnesota was career point 100
- Scored two power play goals at Penn State Jan. 19
- Two gamewinning goals, with both coming in the third period when the game was tied
- Two points (1g, 1a) in each game at Michigan State Jan. 4-5
- Three assists in series vs. Mercyhurst Dec. 28-29, with two in game two
- Broke 2-2 tie with 2:17 left in third period vs. Penn State Nov. 24 en route to 5-2 win
- Scored third-period gamewinner in 1-0 win at Colgate Nov. 10
2017-18 (Junior Season)
- Played in 34 games, with 15-11-26 line
- Point in 12 of his last 19 games (11g, 6a, 17p)
- Tied for seventh in B1G in goals, tied for sixth with six power play goals
- Finished tied for fourth in B1G games only with 11 goals
- NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team; Shut down Princeton and Denver’s top lines; Opened scoring vs. Denver; Won 66.7% of his faceoffs (26-13); Blocked three shots
- Seventh in NCAA, first in B1G with .592 faceoff winning percentage (260-179); First in league with .593 winning percentage in B1G games only (131-90)
- Assist in NCAA Tournament semifinal game vs. Minnesota Duluth April 5
- Power play goal and power play assist vs. Michigan in Big Ten Tournament semifinals March 10
- Two goals and +4 rating vs. Wisconsin Feb. 23
- Two points vs. Michigan Jan. 26, with a PPG and an assist
- Power play goal at Penn State Jan. 13
- Three points in series at Michigan State Jan. 5-6; assist in game one, 2 goals (and +2) in game two
- Assist in each game vs. Minnesota Dec. 8-9
- Scored vs. Penn State Dec. 1
- Goal and an assist in back-to-back games against Notre Dame Nov. 4 and at UConn Nov. 10
- Assist in each game at UMass Oct. 20-21
- Goal Oct. 13 vs. RPI
2016-17 (Sophomore Season)
- 12 goals, 23 assists and 35 points en route to Honorable Mention All-B1G accolades
- 20 points in league play to tie for 10th in scoring
- Point in 24 of 33 games played, including in 20 of last 26
- Five two-assist games and a three-assist outing
- Missed Dec. 3 game because of a B1G suspension and five contests with illness
- 11 points in last nine games combined (3g, 8a)
- Eighth in B1G in points per game (1.06) and 13th in total points
- Career-high three assists vs. Michigan Feb. 24
- First career two-goal game came vs. Minnesota Feb. 11
- Four points in series at Penn State Jan. 20-21; two assists in game one, goal and assist in game two
- Four points in series vs. Michigan State March 3-4; two assists in game one, third period GWG (on the power play) and an assist in game two
- Scored gamewinner at RPI Nov. 18
- Three points, with two assists, at Robert Morris Nov. 5
- Two helpers Oct. 21 at Bowling Green and Oct. 28 at Niagara
- 15 power play points, as Buckeyes led NCAA, converting 31.6 percent of their chances with the extra man
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten choice
2015-16 (Freshman Season)
- 17 points, with five goals and 12 assists, while playing in 29 games
- Three points and +5 in the series vs. Michigan March 4/6; goal and +3 in road win to open series and two points, with a goal and an assist, and +2 mark, in game two victory
- Scored shootout winner vs. Wolverines Jan. 15
- First career goal and picked up an assist at Michigan Jan. 17
- Two assists and +3 mark at Michigan State March 11
- Power play goal vs. Minnesota Feb. 12
- Assist in three games in a row, with one in each contest at Omaha Nov. 27-28 and one at Minnesota Dec 4
- Helper vs. Canisius Nov. 13 was first career point
Prior to Ohio State
- Played two full seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL
- 13 points in 11 playoff games, with four goals and nine assists, to rank third in playoff scoring for the Stampede as they won the Clark Cup
- 20 goals, 24 assists and 44 points in 52 regular season games; eight power play goals and two shorthanded scores
- Member of gold medal winning team at 2014 World Junior A Challenge
- 38 points, with 17 goals and 21 assists, in 55 games for the Stampede in 2013-14
- Spent time with U.S. National Team Development Program
- Played for Honeybaked program in 2011-12 and 2012-13
- Also played basketball
- Graduated from Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, S.D., in 2014
Off the Ice
- Son of Jullee and has two younger brothers, Jagger and Bishop
- Enjoys playing all sports and is an avid book reader
- Sport industry major
- Attracted to Ohio State because “it is the best all-around school in the country”
- Started playing hockey at age 3; got into the game because his mother plays
- Has mentored children in a summer program
- Favorite player is Pavel Datsyuk because he loves to watch him play the game
- Played with Buckeye classmate Brendon Kearney in youth hockey
- Pick one: Movie – Like Mike; Television show – SportsCenter; Musical group – Meek Mill; Athlete – Kobe Bryant; Homecooked meal – chicken parm; Celebrity – Jennifer Aniston; Ice cream flavor – rocky road; Vacation spot – Huntington Beach, Calif.; Magazine – Sports Illustrated
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