2020-21 (Sophomore): 2020-21 (Sophomore): Named the NCHC Player of the Year, becoming first unanimous selection in the league's history ... Also won the conference's forward of the year and defensive forward of the year ... First Team All-NCHC ... Won the league's scoring title with 28 points and 15 goals in the regular season ... Also paced the conference in power play goals (7), faceoff win percentage (.620), multi-point games (11) and multi-goal games ... Recorded 13 points in 10 games in the NCHC pod in Omaha to start the season ... Had a stretch of five consecutive games with multiple points (Jan. 23-Feb. 12) ... Had a six=game scoring streak in that range ... Among the national leaders in faceoff win percentage and currently hold the UND record for career faceoff win percentage ... Won all 18 draws he took in a Dec. 4 overtime win over Denver ... Helped North Dakota to a second straight NCHC Penrose Cup as regular season champions ... Member of the NCHC All-Academic Team.
2019-20 (Freshman): Made a significant splash in his rookie collegiate campaign, leading the team in goals (16) and re-energizing the power play ... NCHC Rookie of the Year finalist and a member of the NCHC All-Rookie Team ... Dubbed the team's Rookie of the Year ... Named the First Star of the Game at home on four different occasions ... Scored first career goal in his first game, a 5-0 win over Canisius (Oct. 11) that held up as the game-winner ... Ended the first half on a tear, scoring six goals in a six-game stretch, including a pair of two-goal games ... Etched first two-goal contest in a 4-2 win over St. Cloud State (Nov. 22) then repeated the feat two weeks later at Western Michigan (Dec. 7) ... Enjoyed first three-point game (2-1--3) of his career in that WMU win ... Led Team USA at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Tournament with four goals and seven points ... Finished 17th in the WJC for points (4-3--7) ... Returned from that tournament and proceeded to score three more times over the next four games ... This stretch was in the midst of a career-long nine-game point streak (6-5--11) ... Scored one of the most memorable goals of the season, potting home a rebound in overtime vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 29) to clinch the NCHC Penrose Cup ... Led the team with five PPGs, finishing tied for fifth in the NCHC in that category ... Became increasingly dominant in the faceoff circle, winning 61.1 percent of his draws, including a 64.3 winning clip in the second half of the season ... His season faceoff win percentage ranked second all-time in a single campaign at UND is currently the best career win percentage ... North Dakota was 12-1-1 when he scored ... Named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and a member of the NCHC All-Academic Team ... Earned first varsity letter.
Before UND: Selected with the first pick of the second round in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft (Ottawa) ... Ranked 28th among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting's final 2019 draft rankings … Named to the USHL All-Rookie Team in 2018-19 after leading all first-year skaters with 59 points in 56 games ... Scored 17 goals and added 15 assists in 30 games with Lincoln before shipping off to Tri-City, where he potted 11 goals and added 16 assists in just 26 games ... Tallied nine points in six playoff games with four goals and five helpers ... Represented the US in its gold-medal entry at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge (1-1--2) ... First-ever UND player from the state of New York.
Personal: A kinesiology major.
