University of North Dakota Athletics

Signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes at the end of the 2023-24 season ... Made his NHL debut on April 16, 2024 at Columbus

2023-24 (Sophomore): Had one of the best seasons in program history ... Appeared in all 40 games ... Finished with 22 goals and 38 assists to hit 60 points ... Became only the second player in the last decade to hit 60 points at UND (Brock Boeser, 2015-16) ... Finished fourth in the nation and led the NCHC in points ... Tied for third in the nation and led the league in assists ... Became the seventh player at UND since 1999-00 to be named a Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick Finalist ... His 38 assists are the most by a NoDak player since 2000-01 (Jeff Panzer, Travis Roche) ... Shattered the conference's scoring record with 37 points in 24 NCHC games ... Named NCHC Player of the Year, NCHC Forward of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the All-NCHC First Team ... Selected to the AHCA/CCM All-America West First Team ... Became the program's 66th All-American ... Is only the second sophomore at UND in the last 30 years to hit the 100-point mark (Zach Parise, 2003-04) ... Hit the century mark in just 78 games, the sixth-fastest mark in program history ... Had nine games with at least three points ... Finished the season with points in 21 of UND's 22 games in 2024 ... Tallied 34 points over his final 18 games ... Named NCHC Player of the Month in February and March ... Opened his season with two goals and an assist in a win over Army West Point (Oct. 13) ... Notched another three-point game (2G, 1A) in a victory vs. Minnesota State (Oct. 27) ... Struck for goals in back-to-back games at Boston University, including the overtime winner on Saturday (Nov. 4) ... Scored a goal in five straight games to help UND go 5-0-0 against Miami, Bemidji State and Denver (Nov. 17-Dec. 1) ... Had three multi-point outings in that stretch ... Had multiple point streaks of over double digits ... Scored the overtime winner against Bemidji State (Nov. 24) ... Had a three-goal weekend at St. Cloud State (Jan. 19-20) ... Recorded four points (1G, 3A) in a weekend sweep over Denver (Jan. 26-27) ... Scored his third overtime winner of the season at Miami (Feb. 2) ... Had UND's first five-point game since Mark MacMillan in 2014 with a goal and four assists against Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 23) ... Notched two assists in the finale to finish the weekend with seven points (1G, 6A) ... Had his ninth game with three-plus points in the NCHC Quarterfinal clincher over Miami (Mar. 16) ... Had two assists in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal vs. Omaha (Mar. 22) ... Gave UND the lead in the NCAA Regional Semifinal against Michigan (Mar. 29) ... Named to the NCHC All-Academic Team for the second straight year. 

2022-23 (Freshman): Put together one of the best seasons by a freshman in program history ... One of only six players to appear in all 39 games ... Paced the team with 42 points, becoming only the third freshman at UND since 1980 to lead the team in points ... Struck for 16 goals and added 26 assists, ranking second on the team in both categories ... Sat among the top-5 for freshman scoring in the NCAA ... Tallied six of his goals on the power play to sit second on the squad ... Also tied for second with a pair of game-winning goals ... Earned NCHC Rookie of the Year honors ... Selected to the All-NCHC Second Team and was an unanimous choice to the All-NCHC Rookie Team ... Led all NCHC rookies and ranked second among all skaters with 29 points in 24 league games -- the third-most points by a freshman during NCHC play in league history ... Captured NCHC Rookie of the Month in February and March ... Finished with 13 multi-point games, the most in the NCHC and third-most in the nation ... Became only the 14th rookie at UND since 1999-00 to have 15 goals in his first season and the sixth freshman with 40-plus points since the turn of the century ... Embarked on an 11-game point streak from Nov. 11-Jan. 6, the longest by a freshman at UND since 2015-16 ... Scored in his collegiate debut against Holy Cross (Oct. 7) ... Had four multi-point contests in the first month of the season ... Tallied his first multi-goal game in a win over Miami (Nov. 18) ... Recorded his first multi-assist contest against Western Michigan (Jan. 14) ... Had a three-point night with a goal and two helpers to cap a sweep at Miami (Jan. 28) ... Scored both goals, including the OT winner, in a victory at Colorado College (Feb. 24) ... Never went more than two-consecutive games without a point ... Blocked 17 shots ... Earned both NCHC All-Academic and NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors ... Earned a bronze medal at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships with the United States. 

Before UND: Played last season with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) … Scored 27 goals and added 50 assists for 77 points in just 61 games … The USHL point total is the most by an incoming UND player in over 20 years … Earned USHL Third Team All-Star selection … Appeared in 25 games for the Steel in 2020-21 after completing a state championship season with Eden Prairie … Potted 17 points in those 25 games … Tallied the game-winning goal to secure the Clark Cup in 2021 … Scored a whopping 58 points (20g, 38a) in just 19 games for Eden Prairie … Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round (109th overall) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

Personal: Major is communication ... Father, Jason, played three seasons at North Dakota (1996-1999) before a 13-year NHL career.