University of North Dakota Athletics

2015-16 (Freshman): Named to NCHC Academic All-Conference Team … Had five goals and four assists in 32 games as a rookie ... Erupted for two goals and two assists in UND’s 8-1 win over Western Michigan in the penultimate game of the regular season (March 4) ... Had totaled just three goals and an assist in 27 games prior to that performance ... Picked up an assist in UND’s 7-1 win vs. Colorado College in Game 1 of the NCHC Quarterfinals (March 11) ... Collected his first collegiate goal in a 1-1 overtime tie vs. Maine at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Portland, Maine (Oct. 10) ... Enjoyed his first 2-goal game in a 5-2 win at Colorado College (Oct. 30) … Earned first letter. 

Before UND: Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round (162nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft … Spent the past two seasons with the USHL’s Tri-City Storm and was named to the USHL Second All-Star Team in 2014-15 after tying for the league’s goal-scoring lead with 35 goals … Also led the league with 17 power-play tallies and ranked second with eight game-winning goals … Added 20 assists for 55 points in 59 games … Fired a league-leading 300 shots on goal, 44 more than any other player in the USHL … Had 17 goals and 19 assists in 57 games as a USHL rookie in 2013-14 … Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2012-13 Under-17 World Championship … A 2014 graduate of Kearney High School in Kearney, Neb. 

Personal: Majoring in communication … Son of David and Jackie Wilkie … Father was a defenseman who spent parts of six seasons in the NHL with Montreal, Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers.