Ohio State Career
- Skated in 63 games in the Scarlet and Gray, with 3-5-8 totals
- Started career at Northern Michigan and played in 86 collegiate games, posting five goals, eight assists and 13 points
- Member of 2019 Big Ten regular season championship team and NCAA appearance in 2019, along with expected 2020 NCAA trip before remainder of season was canceled because of COVID
2020-21 (Senior Season)
- Played in 22 games, with two goals and three assists for five points
- Two two-point nights
- Assist and +1 vs. Arizona State March 4
- Goal and an assist at Michigan State Jan. 23
- Scored and had a helper against Penn State Jan. 8 for first career multiple-point game (and first points of the season); +2 in the win
- Two shot blocks vs. Minnesota Jan. 29, vs. Michigan Feb. 20 and vs. Arizona State March 4, with 13 on the year
2019-20 (Junior Season)
- 22 games played
- Missed 13 games with injury suffered just prior to start of second half and returned Feb. 8 vs. Penn State
- Scored first goal as a Buckeye March 6 vs. Wisconsin in Big Ten Tournament game (first goal since Dec. 2, 2016 when playing at NMU)
- Two shot blocks vs. Michigan Nov. 2, including one to close out the 2-1 win
- Assist at Notre Dame Nov. 8
- Eight shot blocks, including three in playoff sweep of Wisconsin
2018-19 (Sophomore Season)
- Played in 19 games
- Assist vs. Notre Dame Feb. 1 for first career point as a Buckeye
- Made Ohio State debut Oct. 12 at Arizona State
Prior to Ohio State
- Spent a year and a half with Lincoln in the USHL; had 8-9-17 line in 48 games in 2017-18 as an alternate captain and notched 11 points (6g, 5a) in 27 regular season games in 2016-17
- Started 2016-17 with Northern Michigan in the WCHA, with five points in 23 games
- Represented Team USA at 2015 World Junior A Challenge, winning bronze, and was selected for the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game that season
- Won the 2015 USHL Clark Cup with Sioux Falls
- First played in the USHL in 2013-14, skating in two games with Muskegon, and then played in 28 games with Sioux Falls in 2014-15, notching 11 points (6g, 5a)
- Began 2015-16 with Sioux Falls, picking up 19 points, including 10 goals, in 35 games before moving to Lincoln and recording 13 points in 19 regular season games
- Played for Sheboygan High School, Team Wisconsin and Milwaukee Jr. Admirals
- Graduated from Sheboygan High School in 2015
Personal
- Son of Casey, an electrical engineer, and Jill
- Has an older brother, Trevor, a student at UW La Crosse, and a younger sister, Caley
- Criminal justice major and plans to become a police officer
- Enjoys riding dirt bikes and motorcycles
- Got started playing hockey at age 4, with his parents putting he and his brother into the sport
- Played with Buckeye Gustaf Westlund, in juniors
- Has worked for a storage company
- Favorite hockey player is Alex Ovechkin because he is “fun to watch”
- Pick one: Movie – Lone Survivor; Television show – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Professional team – Green Bay Packers; Athlete – Aaron Rodgers; Homecooked meal – steak; Celebrity – The Rock; Snack food – Flaming Hot Cheetos; Ice cream flavor – chocolate; Vacation spot – both sets of grandparents’ houses up north; Rink – The Schott
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