Attended Edmonton Oilers development camp in Summer 2015 and went to camps with Edmonton and Nashville in Summer 2016 … attracted to Ohio State because of the coaching staff, the campus and the Big Ten … started playing hockey at the age of 4 when his dad got him into the sport … works doing landscaping part time in the summer, was also a lot attendant at a car dealership … grandfather Rich played a few games with the Detroit Red Wings when they were in the Original Six … played two seasons with classmate Matt Tomkins in Sherwood Park … coached the 2013 Jr. Oilers in Edmonton … favorite player is TJ Oshie because they have similar physical game characteristics … Pick One: Movie – This is the End; Television show – The Big Bang Theory; Musician – French Montana; Professional Team – St. Louis Blues; Homecooked meal – chicken pot pie; Celebrity – Mark Wahlberg; Snack food – any kind of fruit; Ice cream flavor – banana chocolate; Sport other than hockey – football; Vacation spot – Christina Lake in British Columbia; Rink – Casman Center in Fort McMurray; Book/magazine – How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer; Place hockey has taken you – The Ohio State University.
Ohio State Career: Alternate captain for 2016-17 … 2016 First Team All-B1G, the first Buckeye defenseman to earn first team all-conference honors since 1981 … three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice.
2015-16 (Junior Season): First Team All-B1G … tied for fourth in points among conference blueliners with a career-high 21, including career-best five goals and 16 assists … played in 33 games and had a point in 15 of the last 21 … two assists and +3 in B1G tournament quarterfinal win vs. Michigan State March 17 … career-high three assists and +4 mark Feb. 20 at Penn State … +3 rating Oct. 31 vs. Mercyhurst and Feb. 26 vs. Wisconsin … blocked 59 shots to rank third on the team … nine games with three or more blocked shots … blocked eight shots in series vs. Wisconsin Feb. 26-27; assist and +3 in game one and had five blocks in game two … goal, assist and 10 blocks in Buckeyes’ run to Florida College Classic title, including first career power play goal and seven blocks in championship game vs. Cornell … three points and +3 in series at Minnesota Dec. 4-5; goal in each game and an assist in game two … five-game point streak Nov. 28-Dec. 29 with 3-3-6 line … voted team’s Best Defensive Player … earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2014-15 (Sophomore Season): Played in 32 games and had nine points, with two goals and seven assists … second on team with 59 blocked shots and eighth in the Big Ten with 1.84 blocks per game … three points in sweep of Penn State Feb. 27-28, with gamewinning goal in game one and two assists in game two; +2 in each game … +2 and blocked two shots vs. Penn State in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals March 19; five shot blocks vs. Minnesota in tourney semifinals March 20 … three assists in series at Canisius Oct. 31-Nov. 1, with two helpers in game two; +3 in series finale and +4 in series … assist and +2 vs. Minnesota March 7 with four blocks; +1 in game one … goal and +1 mark vs. Bowling Green Nov. 15 … blocked seven shots in series with Michigan Feb. 20/22, with four in series opener … assist and +1 rating at Mercyhurst Jan. 2 … +1 and four shot blocks Feb. 14 vs. Wisconsin … an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten choice.
2013-14 (Freshman Season): Played in 33 of 37 games … goal and four assists for five points … 51 blocked shots, with six Jan. 25 at Wisconsin, five Dec. 2 vs. Michigan and four Nov. 16 vs. Canisius … assist and +2 March 14 at Penn State, two blocks in game two … helper March 2 vs. Michigan … two points in series vs. Canisius Nov. 15-16; assist and +1 mark in game one, first career goal, +2 rating and four blocked shots in game two … assist Nov. 9 vs. Niagara for first career point, +2 in the game … +1 vs. Penn State Feb. 1 and had three blocks in game one of the series … an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to Ohio State: Spent two full seasons with the Sherwood Park Crusaders in the AJHL … totaled 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points during the 2012-13 season … team’s assistant captain during his second season … awarded the AJHL Top Defenseman award in 2013 … named to the AJHL’s North Division All-League team in 2013 … nominated for CJHL Defenseman of the Year honor in 2013 … played for Team Canada West in the World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where his team won the silver medal … leading scorer among defensemen on the 2012-13 Sherwood Park Crusaders.
Off the Ice: Son of Tim and Pam … has one younger sister, Jessica, who is a junior on the Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team … enjoys fly fishing and yoga … finance major.
