Ohio State Career
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 2020
- Earned bachelor’s degree in family resource management in Spring 2019
- Enrolled in Master’s of Coaching program in 2019-20
- Four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (’17, ’18, ’19, ’20)
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
- 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
- Played in 145 collegiate games, with 10 goals, 44 assists and 54 points; one of 12 Buckeye blueliners with 50+ points since 2003-04
- Skated in 111 games, missing just two, with a 6-35-41 line in three years playing for the Buckeyes
- Transferred to Ohio State in Fall 2016 and sat out 2016-17 to satisfy NCAA transfer requirements
NHL
- Attended NHL development camp with Las Vegas as a free agent invitee in Summer 2017 and ’18
2019-20 (Redshirt Senior Season)
- Earned Honorable Mention All-B1G accolades
- 12 points on the year, with four goals and eight assists, while skating in 35 of 36 games
- +10 on the year to tie for second on the team, share the lead among the team’s defensemen and tie for third among Big Ten blueliners
- Power play goal against Wisconsin March 6 and was a career-high +4 in the game
- Two assists at Wisconsin Jan. 10
- 33 shot blocks, including five in series vs. Minnesota Dec. 6-7 and four at Minnesota Jan. 24-25
- Assist at Penn State Nov. 23 was 50th collegiate point
- B1G Third Star of the Week after hat trick and four points in series at Mercyhurst Oct. 25-26; hat trick in game one was first for a Buckeye defenseman since 1981 and first for any Buckeye in three years
- Assist in each game in the Ice Breaker Tournament
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection
2018-19 (Redshirt Junior Season)
- Skated in all 36 games, with 2-9-11 line and 28 shot blocks
- Goal vs. Michigan State March 2; Five blocks in series vs. the Spartans March 1-2
- Two assists and +2 vs. Notre Dame Feb. 1; three shot blocks and +1 in game two Feb. 2
- Goal (WATCH: USCHO.com #1 Play of the Week) and an assist vs. Michigan Jan. 12; Goal was first as a Buckeye and came in game 62 in the Scarlet and Gray
- Set up Tanner Laczynski’s gamewinner with 1:22 left vs. UMass Oct. 20
- Played in 100th collegiate game Feb. 2 vs. Notre Dame
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honors
2017-18 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
- Played in 40 games, posting 18 points to tie for first in scoring among Buckeye defensemen and rank fourth on team in assists
- +16 rating was tied for second among B1G blueliners and tied for fourth overall; tied for ninth in points among B1G defensemen
- Three two-assist games
- Point in seven of last nine games, with nine assists (and +8 rating) in the stretch
- Assist and three blocked shots vs. Minnesota Duluth in Frozen Four semifinal April 5
- Blocked career-high seven shots in NCAA Tournament win over Denver March 25 (previous Ohio State best was three); also had two blocks and an assist vs. Princeton March 24 in first game of regional
- Assist on overtime gamewinner vs. Michigan in B1G Tournament semifinals March 10
- Three assists in B1G quarterfinal series vs. Michigan State, with two in game two; +5 in the series (+2 in game one, +3 in game two)
- Three assists in series vs. Wisconsin Feb. 23-24; two in game two, with +2 mark
- Assist and +2 at Notre Dame Feb. 10
- Two assists vs. Michigan State Feb. 2 for first multiple-point game as a Buckeye
- Assist vs. Michigan Jan. 27 and at Penn State Jan. 12
- Assist Jan. 6 at Michigan State; +3 in series, with +2 mark in game one Jan. 5
- +3 in series vs. Minnesota Dec. 8-9, with +2 mark in game two
- Assist Nov. 24 at Michigan, with +1 mark and two blocks
- Helper Oct. 28 at Robert Morris, with +2 mark
- Assist Oct. 21 at UMass for first point as a Buckeye
- Three shot blocks vs. RPI Oct. 13, vs. Notre Dame Nov. 3 and vs. Niagara Dec. 30
2016-17 (Redshirt Season)
- Sat out season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules
2015-16 (Freshman Season at Alaska Anchorage)
- Skated in all 34 games, posting 13 points on four goals and nine assists
- Earned a spot on WCHA All-Rookie Team
Prior to College
- Spent 2014-15 with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL and recorded a 3-21-24 line
- NAHL All-Rookie Team selection while playing with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in 2013-14; had 20 points, including 17 assists, in 59 regular season games
- Skated in 14 playoff games for the Ice Dogs and had four goals and three assists for seven points as the team won the Robertson Cup championship
- Graduated from Elk River High School in 2013
Off the Ice
- Son of Jason and Cindy and has a brother, Riley, and sister-in-law, Jenna, who both attended University of Northwestern — St. Paul
- Enjoys golfing
- Followed his brother into hockey
- Has coached the summer program for Elk River youth and high school hockey
- NHL players Paul Martin and Joel Otto also hail from Elk River
- Favorite player is Erik Karlsson, whose style of hockey he models his game after
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