Started playing hockey at age 2, with his father and grandfather getting him into the game … attracted to Ohio State because of “the coaches, campus and tradition” … has spent time coaching mite clinics … grew up playing with Buckeye classmate Miguel Fidler, with the duo part of two Minnesota state championship teams with Edina High School … Pick one: Movie – Caddyshack; Television show – Tosh.0; Music group – Dave Matthews Band; Professional team – Minnesota Wild; Athlete – Steph Curry; Snack food – applesauce; Ice cream flavor – birthday cake; Vacation spot – West Palm Beach; Magazine – National Geographic.
Prior to Ohio State: Drafted in the fifth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers (No. 142 overall) … played in 43 games in the USHL in 2014-15, with eight goals and eight assists for 16 points … started the year with the Sioux Falls Stampede and had a goal and two assists in 14 games before being traded to the Madison Capitols, where he had 13 points (7g, 6a) in 29 games … 27 points in 25 games (seven goals, 20 assists) as a captain for Edina High in 2013-14 as the squad won its second consecutive state title … had a 9-10-19 line for Edina in 2012-13 when the team captured the Minnesota state title … 15 points (5g, 10a) for Edina in 2011-12 … played two games for the Lincoln Stars (USHL) in 2012-13 and four for Sioux Falls (2a) in 2013-14 … graduated from Edina High School in 2014 … also played golf, serving as team captain when the squad won the 2014 state title.
Off the Ice: Son of Marty and Patti … father played at Minnesota and spent time as a professional … has a brother, Louie, who plays at RPI and was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the seventh round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft … grandfather Lou Nanne, an All-American at Minnesota and captain of the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team, played (635 NHL games), coached and was GM of the Minnesota North Stars for more than a decade; he is a member of the US and IIHF halls of fame and received the Lester Patrick Award in 1980 for service to hockey in the United States … cousin Vinny Lettieri plays for Minnesota … plans to major in busines and go into sales, acting or fashion.
