Attracted to Ohio State because of the chance to play Big Ten hockey, it’s a good school and it has a good hockey program … started playing hockey at age 3, skating for fun in his hometown … hometown of Mannheim is 40 minutes away from Frankfurt … Pick one: Movie – Shutter Island; Television show – Breaking Bad; Professional Team – Chicago Blackhawks; Homecooked meal – schnitzel; Snack food – yogurt with granola; Ice cream flavor – chocolate; Sport other than hockey – soccer; Rink – SAP Arena; Place hockey has taken you – Winnipeg … favorite hockey player is Drew Doughty.
Ohio State Career: Competed for Germany in World Junior Championship in 2014 and ‘15 … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection … earned bachelor’s degree in economics in Spring 2018.
2017-18 (Senior Season): Two goals (first of his career) and two assists for four points while playing in 30 games … 33 shots blocks, with 2-plus in eight games … game Dec. 8 vs. Minnesota was 100th of his career … goal Nov. 3 vs. Notre Dame … set up third period gamewinner at Robert Morris Oct. 28 and third period goal at UConn Nov. 11 … scored first career goal Oct. 21 at UMass (in career game No. 89).
2016-17 (Junior Season): Saw action in 36 of 39 games and had four assists … missed series at Minnesota Dec. 2-3 with an injury … 49 shot blocks on the year … blocked five shots in NCAA Tournament game vs. Minnesota Duluth March 24 … four blocks at Wisconsin March 11 and had three in five games … assist vs. Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament March 16 … helper Feb. 17 at Michigan State and was +1 in each game of the series vs. the Spartans … blocked five shots in series with UConn Nov. 11-12 and had a helper in game one … posted an assist in season opener at Denver Oct. 7 … +2 rating at Bowling Green Oct. 21 and March 11 at Wisconsin.
2015-16 (Sophomore Season): Played in 24 games and had four assists … 31 blocked shots … injured in season opener and missed next five games; returned for three games and suffered another injury that forced him to miss more time … returned to action in Florida College Classic and had four shot blocks vs. Boston College Dec. 28 and an assist and +2 rating against Cornell Dec. 29 … assist Jan. 9 at Wisconsin and +1 in each game vs. the Badgers Jan. 8-9 … helper and three shot blocks in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals vs. Minnesota March 18 … an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honoree and named to Academic All-Big Ten team.
2014-15 (Freshman Season): Played in 23 games, recording four assists and blocking 18 shots … skated for Germany in 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, playing in all six games and serving as an alternate captain … assist in each game at Penn State Jan. 9-10, with +2 mark in game one … assist Dec. 5 at Michigan for first career point and blocked two shots in the game … picked up an assist at Michigan Feb. 22 and had three shot blocks in game one vs. the Wolverines Feb. 20 … blocked two shots Oct. 18 at Miami and Oct. 31 at Canisius … +1 Nov. 7 vs. Omaha, Nov. 21 vs. Michigan State, Nov. 29 at Notre Dame and Feb. 13 vs. Wisconsin.
Prior to Ohio State: Skated for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL in 2013-14 … 15 points, on three goals and 12 assists, in 47 games … played for Jungadler Mannheim U18 in 2011-12 and 2012-13 … 30 points in 33 games (12 goals, 18 assists) in his last year with the organization … had 13 points in 32 games in 2011-12 … played for Germany in the 2012 and 2013 World Under-18 Championships and in the 2014 World Junior Under-20 Championship … member of four national championship squads in Germany and served as team captain on one winning team … graduated from Mona Shores High School in 2014.
Off the Ice: Son of Claudia and Uwe … has a brother, Timo … economics major … enjoys video games and playing soccer, used to play the drums.
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