Began in the sport at age 4 because he wanted to play hockey like his brother, also motivated by watching Don Cherry and his Rock[apos]em Sock[apos]em Hockey… favorite player is Martin St. Louis because he was never drafted because of his size and is now a well-deserved star in the NHL … has worked staking gold claims in the Yukon; job entails walking mountains and claiming land on helicopters each day … Pick One: Snack food – pistachios; Television Show – Entourage; Movie – Anchorman; Celebrity – Will Ferrell; Ice cream flavor – chocolate chip cookie dough; Vacation spot – Okanagan, British Columbia; Music – Guns n Roses and Dierks Bentley; Professional Team – Vancouver Canucks; Sport other than hockey – motocross.
Ohio State Career: 2013-14 (Junior Season): : Played in 33-of-37 games, including last 23 (DNP Oct. 25 vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 9 vs. Niagara, Nov. 16 vs. Canisius, Dec. 2 vs. Michigan); career-high four goals, four assists and eight points … three points against Michigan Feb. 28/March 2; assist and +1 in game one, with career-high two assists and a +2 mark in game two … assist and +1 vs. Penn State Jan. 31 … scored a goal and was +1 in each game vs. Mercyhurst Dec. 28-29 … scored third-period gamewinning goal vs. Bowling Green Oct. 29 … scored vs. Miami Oct. 11 … +1 Feb. 8 at Michigan State and March 14 at Penn State.
2012-13 (Sophomore Season): Played in 26 games, with three assists … shorthanded assist vs. Notre Dame Feb. 2, with +1 mark … assist and +1 Jan. 11 at Ferris State … assist and +2 Nov. 23 vs. Lake State … +1 rating Jan. 26 vs. Lake Superior State.
2011-12 (Freshman Season): Played in 23 games, including 17 of last 21 … goal, three assists and four points on the year … first career goal was overtime gamewinner at Miami Dec. 10 … assist vs. Quinnipiac Oct. 8 in first career game … assist and +1 at Western Michigan Feb. 10 … helper at Michigan Nov. 19 and +1 in game one vs. the Wolverines Nov. 18.
Prior to Ohio State: Spent four seasons with the Powell River Kings in the BCHL, with the team winning the Coastal Conference championship and reaching the Fred Page Cup finals his last three campaigns … in his time with the Kings, broke the team[apos]s point and assist records … team-best 58 assists and 86 points in 56 regular-season games in 2010-11 en route to Coastal Conference All-Star accolades … 19 postseason points, including 10 goals … as assistant captain in 2009-10, played in 56 games, recording team-best 66 points on 16 goals and 50 assists and shared Playoff MVP honors … registered 20-30-50 line while playing in 60 games in 2008-09, shared team[apos]s Unsung Hero award … skated in 40 games his first year with the squad and had 18 points, including six goals… graduated from Brooks Secondary School in 2008 … also played soccer and lacrosse and participated in motocross.
Off The Ice: Son of George and Sam … has an older brother, Ryan … geological sciences major and aims to become a geologist after his hockey career is complete … enjoys fishing, dirt biking, boating and hunting.
Career Milestones
First Goal – Dec. 10, 2011 at Miami
First Assist – Oct. 8, 2011 at Quinnipiac
Career Single-Game Highs Goals:1(5x, last 12/29/13 vs. Mercyhurst)Assists:2(3/2/14 vs. Michigan)Points:2(3/2/14 vs. Michigan)Shots:4(3x, last 1/31/14 vs. Penn State)PIM:5(1/10/14 vs. Michigan State)+/-:+2(2x, last 3/2/14 vs. Michigan)
