Professional
- Signed AHL standard player contract with Chicago Wolves in Summer 2022
- Invited to Toronto Maple Leafs development camp in 2018 and Buffalo Sabres camp in 2019 and attended Carolina Hurricanes camp in 2022
College Career
- Graduate transfer in 2021-22 after playing four years at Niagara
- Earned degree in finance at Niagara in Spring 2021 and certificate in public management from Ohio State in Summer 2022; plans to become a financial advisor
- Ended collegiate career with 165 games played, posting 83 points on 29 goals and 54 assists
- An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
Ohio State Career
2021-22 (Graduate Season)
- Posted 10 points, with five goals and five assists, while playing in 35 of 37 games; did not play in game two vs. Bentley or UConn
- Scored gamewinner against Michigan Dec. 11, marking first goal at Ohio State
- Two assists vs. Michigan State Oct. 30 and LIU Dec. 31
- Notched a shorthanded helper vs. Penn State Nov. 5
- Goal in each game vs. Wisconsin Feb. 4-5
- Clinched shootout victory at Wisconsin Jan. 9
- Tallied at Michigan State Jan. 21
- Played in collegiate game 150 Jan. 9 at Wisconsin
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades
Prior to Ohio State
At Niagara
- Played in 130 games in four years at Niagara, with 24 goals, 49 assists and 73 points
- Skated in 21 games in 2020-21, with a 4-4-8 line
- Played in all 34 games in 2019-20, notching six goals and 12 assists for 18 points; posted two goals at RIT Nov. 8, 2019, scoring to tie the game and then tallying the gamewinner for the Purple Eagles in their first 3×3 overtime game; both goals appeared on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays and NHL Network Goal One | Goal Two
- Appeared in all 41 games and had 27 points, on nine goals and 18 assists, as a sophomore in 2018-19
- Saw action in 34 of 36 games as a freshman and had 20 points, scoring six goals and posting 14 assists; named Atlantic Hockey Rookie Player of the Week
- Earned AHA All-Academic Team accolades in 2019
Junior Hockey
- Played for the NAHL Amarillo Bulls in 2016-17, with 34 points, on 14 goals and 20 assists, in 51 games
- Came up through Pittsburgh Penguins Elite program and was part of 2016 U18 AAA National Championship squad
- Attended Central Catholic for three years and graduated from PA Cyber in 2017
Personal
- Son of Eric, owner of Ameri-Bin (a waste and hauling service), and Cathy, who attended Washington and Jefferson College
- Has three siblings, brothers Logan and Riley, and sister Lauren
- Spends lots of time outdoors fishing and golfing with friends
- Chose to wear No. 27 at Ohio State because it was the first number he wore when he started playing hockey
- Has worked for his father’s company in the summer loading debris and doing clean outs for people who need help clearing out their projects
- On why he chose Ohio State: “Coming to Ohio State was a no-brainer. Being from Pittsburgh it is close to home and it is respected not only athletically but academically as well.”
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Comes from a hockey family and started playing when he was 3 years old. Uncles John Mooney (Colorado College) and Tom Mooney (Notre Dame) played college hockey and introduced him to the game
- Great uncle Jack Butler payed for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1951-59 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012
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