2007-08 (Junior): Named to All-WCHA Academic team ... Achieved career highs in points (18), goals (eight) and game-winning goals (three) ... Recorded a career-high +10 plus/minus rating ... Notched an assist in each of UND’s final three NCAA postseason games ... Three-game point streak was the longest of his career ... Had a goal and an assist for a season-high two points against Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 23) ... Scored game-winning goals against Minnesota (Dec. 7), St. Cloud State (Jan. 5) and Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 26) ... Was a season-high +3 in the St. Cloud State game ... Ranked fourth on the team with 91 shots on goal ... Earned third letter.
2006-07 (Sophomore): Played in 38 of UND’s 43 games ... Had six goals and 11 assists for a career-high 17 points on the season ... Recorded first multi-point game of his career on March 16, 2007 when he had career-high three points (1g, 2a) in 6-2 win against St. Cloud State in the WCHA Final Five ... Was also a +3 in that game ... Scored game-winning goal in 5-2 win over Colorado College on Nov. 25 ... Named WCHA All-Academic for first time in his career ... One of UND’s league-tying high 11 players that were named to the WCHA All-Academic team ... Earned second letter.
2005-06 (Freshman): Played in all 46 games as a freshman ... Had five goals and four assists ... Picked up an assist in Frozen Four semifinal loss to Boston College ... Scored a goal in the NCAA West Region final vs. Holy Cross (March 25) ... Picked up an assist vs. Wisconsin at the WCHA Final Five (March 17) ... Had six points in his last 13 games after collecting just three in the first 33 games ... His first career goal was the game-winner at St. Cloud State (Nov. 19) ... Earned first letter.
Before UND: Drafted in the fifth round (160th overall) by the Dallas Stars in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft ... Spent the 2004-05 season with Vernon in the BCHL, finishing regular season with 74 points (36 goals, 38 assists) in 60 games, also had 53 penalty minutes ... Was second on team and 10th in league in scoring ... In 2003-04, was the leading scorer for his Tisdale midget team in Saskatchewan, with 71 points (34 goals, 37 assists) in 44 games, had 52 penalty minutes ... Also competed for three years in track in high school in the long jump, triple jump and sprints.
Personal: Majoring in marketing ... A 2004 graduate of Craik (Sask.) High School ... Son of Cliff and Nora Watkins.
