University of North Dakota Athletics

2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 28 games as a rookie ... Had four points on the season and UND won all three games in which he recorded a point ... Grabbed first collegiate assist in the 5-0 blanking of Wisconsin (Nov. 2) ... Added another assist a week later at Miami (Nov. 9) ... Recorded first multi-point night with a pair of helpers against Alaska Anchorage (Nov. 23) ... Blocked 10 shots ... Out nearly two months in the middle stages of the season due to injury ... Did not record a point upon his return to the lineup (14 games) ... Earned first varsity letter. 

Before UND: Selected by Ottawa in the second round (48th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft … Spent the previous two seasons with the BCHL's Penticton Vees … Teammate of fellow UND freshmen Jackson Keane and Adam Scheel in 2017-18 … Named to the BCHL All-Star First Team in 2017-18 after ranking third among the league's defensemen with 47 points (9 goals, 38 assists) in 48 games … Six of his nine goals came on the power play and three were game-winners … Helped lead the Vees to a BCHL title in 2016-17, when he had three goals and 20 assists in 48 games as a rookie … Represented Canada in each of the last two years at the World Junior A Challenge ... A 2018 graduate of Penticton Secondary High School.

Personal: Majoring in marketing ... Son of Kerry and Claudia Tychonick.