University of North Dakota Athletics

2023-24 (Junior): Named an assistant captain by his peers prior to the season ... Appeared in 36 games ... Scored one goal and added 10 assists for 11 points ... Finished with a plus-3 rating ... Blocked 16 shots ... Had 49 shots on goal ... Dished out a pair of assists in the season opener against Army West Point (Oct. 13) ... Notched an assist in both contests at Boston University (Nov. 3-4) ... Recorded a pair of helpers to help UND rally from a three-goal deficit at Denver (Dec. 1) ... Notched another assist to seal a victory against the Pioneers (Jan. 26) ... Opened the scoring with his first of the year in the first game of the NCHC Quarterfinals against Miami (Mar. 15) ... Had his third multi-assist game of the year the next night vs. the RedHawks (Mar. 16) ... Tallied 144 faceoff wins ... Earned NCHC All-Academic Team and NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors for the third straight year.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Appeared in 34 games ... Struck for five goals and added seven assists for 12 points ... Blocked 21 shots ... Tallied 54 shots on goal ... Finished with 397 faceoff victories to lead the team and rank 16th in the nation ... His 56.1 winning percentage also sat among the top-20 for qualified centers and in the top-5 of the NCHC ... Opened the season with a goal and an 18-7 record in the dot in the win over Holy Cross (Oct. 7) ... Dished out an assist and won 18 faceoffs in the shootout win against Quinnipiac (Oct. 14) ... Factored into both goals with a tally and a helper at top-ranked Minnesota (Oct. 21) ... Struck on the power play and won 16 draws against Arizona State (Oct. 29) ... Recorded his third game of the season with 18 wins in the dot against Denver (Nov. 11) ... Dished out an assist in back-to-back games against Denver (Nov. 12) and Miami (Nov. 18) ... Started a third-period rally with a goal in an eventual overtime win vs. St. Cloud State (Feb. 17) ... Went a whopping 16-5 in the dot the next night against the Huskies (Feb. 18) ... Notched an assist in the opening game of the NCHC Quarterfinals at Omaha (Mar. 10) ... Evened the game on the power play in the eventual win in the decisive Game 3 of the NCHC Quarterfinals against the Mavericks (Mar. 12) ... Dished out a helper and had 18 faceoff victories in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal vs. St. Cloud State (Mar. 17) ... Earned NCHC All-Academic Team and NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors for the second straight year. 

2021-22 (Freshman): Was one of only three players to appear in all 39 games ... Finished fourth on the team with 24 points ... His eight goals were tied for the most among freshman at UND ... Added 16 assists ... Recorded a plus-8 rating ... Totaled 16 blocked shots ... Won 274 faceoffs, good for a 52.0 winning percentage ... Made his collegiate debut against Niagara (Oct. 8) ... Tallied his first multi-point game and scored his first collegiate goal in the win over the Purple Eagles ... Followed it up with a two-goal performance to secure the sweep over Niagara (Oct. 9) ... Became the first freshman to score in the first two games of his career since Drew Stafford in 2003-04 ... Scored a goal and added an assist vs. Penn State (Oct. 30) ... Assisted on the game-opening goal to secure a sweep over Miami (Nov. 12) ... Notched a pair of helpers in the win over Minnesota (Nov. 27) ... Tallied a power play strike in the victory at Colorado College (Dec. 10) ... Opened the second half with a goal vs. Cornell (Jan. 7) ... Had an assist and 11 faceoff wins in the victory over St. Cloud State (Jan. 28) ... Notched a pair of assists in the road win at Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 18) ... Potted a pair of goals in the Penrose Cup-clinching win at Omaha (Mar. 4) ... Made it points in three straight games with an assist in the finale at Omaha (Mar. 5) and a pair of helpers in the NCHC Quarterfinals opener vs. Colorado College (Mar. 11) ... Won a season-high 12 draws in that victory over the Tigers ... Matched that mark in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff against Western Michigan (Mar. 18) ... Named an AHCA Academic All-America Scholar ... Also earned NCHC All-Academic Team selection ... Named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete. 

Before UND: Teammates and linemates with Jackson Kunz in Green Bay … Earned All-USHL Third Team honors in 2020-21 … Named an assistant captain for the Gamblers last year … Second on the team with 53 points … Also second with 34 points … Notched a team-high +30 rating … Scored 19 goals … Had 32 points in 47 games with Green Bay in 2019-20 … Selected by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.  

Personal: Major is management ...  Cousin of former UND players Nick and Jordan Schmaltz ... Father, Marc and uncles, Monte and Mike, played football at North Dakota in the late 1980s.