University of North Dakota Athletics

Exits UND as the program's single-season record holder for save percentage (.936) and second in GAA (1.37) ... His .904 career save percentage is 10th all-time and his 2.24 GAA is eighth. 

2020-21 (Senior): Named to the NCHC All-Academic Team fpr the third time in his career ... Saw action in five games and started four of those ... Finished with a record of 2-2-0 ... Made his first start of the season in a win over Western Michigan (Dec. 6), making 16 stops ... Stopped all 10 shots in relief at Denver (Jan. 17) ... Made 18 saves in a home win over Denver (Feb. 13) ... Fell in overtime in his final start at home, stopping 17 shots against Omaha (Mar. 5). 

2019-20 (Junior): Led NCHC in goals against average (1.37) ... Would have ranked second in the NCAA with that GAA, just narrowly missing on the minimum for minutes played ... made nine starts, including eight straight in the middle of the conference season in the second half .. Came on in relief Jan. 10 vs. Omaha for his first minutes of the season, blanking the Mavericks over the final 25:15 .. Came on again in relief a week later at Miami and earned the tie, allowing just a powerplay goal in the final 44:52 of that game ... Earned his first start the following night, making 19 stops in a 5-3 win at Miami ... Beat 11th-ranked Minnesota Duluth on the road a week later, making 22 saves in a 3-2 win ... Started the next six games and squandered just eight goals in that span, going 4-1-1 in that stretch ... Gave up one goal or fewer in seven of his 11 appearances and had a pair of shutouts ... Two-time NCHC Goalie of the Week (Feb. 3 & Feb. 17) ... Finished the season with a 7-1-2 overall record, a 1.37 GAA and a .936 save percentage ... Allowed just seven even-strength goals all season ... Named to the NCHC All-Academic Team ... Earned third letter. 


2018-19 (Sophomore): Saw action in 14 games, making 13 starts ... Logged a 2.73 goals-against average with a 5-7-0 record and an .880 save percentage ... Recorded first win of the season in a 5-2 victory over Alaska Anchorage (Nov. 23), kicking aside 20 shots ... Beat defending and eventual national champion Minnesota Duluth Feb. 22 with 21 saves in his first start since allowing five goals at Duluth nearly three months prior ... Started final eight games in net for North Dakota, going 4-4-0 in that stretch ... Only allowed 10 even-strength goals in those eight games combined ... Lowered his season GAA a full goal in that time span (3.75 to 2.73) ... Stopped a season-high 31 shots at Colorado College (Mar. 1) ... Stole a win at CC the next night, stopping 24 of 25 shots faced for a 2-1 win ... Backstopped UND to a sweep of Omaha the following weekend (2-1 and 5-4) ... Earned second letter.  
 
2017-18 (Freshman): Named to NCHC Academic All-Conference Team and was an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … Logged the sixth-best goals against average (2.31) and sixth-best save percentage (.910) by a freshman in UND history … Went 5-4-3 in his 12 appearances (11 starts) ... Two-time NCHC Goaltender of the Week ... Earned his first honor after making his first two starts at No. 7 Wisconsin (Nov. 3-4) ... Made his collegiate debut in the series opener and made 36 saves in a 3-2 UND win, the most this century by a UND goaltender making his debut ... Stopped 22 of 24 shots the following night in a 2-2 overtime tie ... Also earned NCHC weekly honors Feb. 12 after stopping 34 of 36 shots in a series split with Colorado College (Feb. 9-10) ... Earned his first collegiate shutout with a 15-save blanking of No. 13 Omaha (Jan. 6) ... Shutout was the first by a UND freshman since current San Jose Sharks standout Aaron Dell on Oct. 23, 2009 at Alaska Anchorage … Earned first letter.
 
Before UND: Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the sixth round (155th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft … Split the 2016-17 season between the USHL’s Waterloo Blackhawks (15 GP), Chicago Steel (5 GP) and Omaha Lancers (14 GP) … Finished the year with Waterloo and went 11-4-0 … Went a combined 21-8-1 in 34 appearances with a 3.00 goals against average and .891 save percentage on the season … Appeared in 47 games with the NAHL’s Aberdeen Wings in 2015-16 and tied for second in the league with a .929 save percentage ... A 2015 graduate of Lake Park High School.

Personal: Majoring in marketing … Son of Mark Thome and Anne Sterner ... Cousin, Andrew Thome, pitched at UND from 2012-15 and played professionally in the Houston Astros organization.