First hockey player he admired was Steve Yzerman ... favorite place he has competed is Joe Louis Arena ... always in his refrigerator - milk and eggs ... participated in Detroit Red Wings prospect camp the last three summers ... says best hockey player he has played with is TJ Hensick, would most like to play with Pavel Datsyuk or Henrik Zetterberg ... when he has a free hour, plays Xbox ... in 2008-09 would like to “win a CCHA championship, graduate, then win a NCAA championship” ... roommates for 2008-09 are Joseph Palmer, C.J. Severyn and John Albert ... prized possession is his dog, Bowzer ... says of his favorite Ohio State tradition “watching people jump into Mirror Lake in sub-zero weather (the night before the Michigan football game) is pretty interesting” ... Favorites: Spot on Campus – RPAC; Board Game as a Kid – Candyland; American from History – Thomas Edison; Movie – 300; Old School Television Show – Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; Television Channel – History Channel; Television Show – Entourage; Sportscaster – Stuart Scott; music – rock; Actor – Jeremy Piven/Chris Tucker; Actress – Jessica Alba; Team – Manchester United; Athlete – Sergei Federov; Video Game – Splinter Cell ... would like to play soccer or tennis at Ohio State if not on the hockey team ... says greatest strengths of his game are vision and passing ... enjoys reading Dan Brown’s novels.

Ohio State Career: A three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice ... 2007 Coaches Award winner for hard work and determination to rehab from two separate injuries.

2007-08 (Junior Season): Saw action in 25 games, recording two goals and three assists for five points ... season-best two assists and points in win vs. Alaska Jan. 5; also season-high +2 vs. the Nanooks ... scored vs. St. Lawrence Dec. 8 in 50th career game ... assist at Western Michigan Nov. 24 ... scored unassisted vs. Wisconsin in Lefty McFadden tournament championship game Oct. 13 ... +1 in four games - vs. Wisconsin, at Minnesota Oct. 26 and in each game vs. St. Lawrence Dec. 7-8 ... 24 shots on the year, including season-best four vs. Alaska Jan. 5 ... an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten choice.

2006-07 (Sophomore Season): Had career-best seven goals, seven assists and 14 points in 26 games ... had first career goal (a power-play tally) and first career assist vs. Western Michigan Nov. 9 ... had seven points in November ... hat trick at Bowling Green Nov. 17, scoring each goal vs. a different goalie ... two-point game vs. Colgate Nov. 24, with a power-play tally and an assist ... scored gamewinning goal on the power play at Lake Superior State Jan. 27 ... fourth extra-man goal of the year came at Nebraska-Omaha Feb. 16 ... shared team lead with four power-play tallies ... career-best two assists against Michigan Feb. 24 ... had an assist in each of the last two games of the year in the playoff series vs. Northern Michigan March 3-4 ... other assist came vs. Northern Michigan Feb. 10 ... 51 shots on goal ... missed six games because of injury ... named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten choice.

2005-06 (Freshman Season): Played in nine games before suffering season-ending knee injury in practice week of Jan. 15 ... played in first game as a Buckeye Oct. 29 at Western Michigan; was +1 in the contest ... scored a goal in exhibition game vs. Western Ontario ... +1 rating Nov. 25 at Notre Dame ... had 12 shots on the year, including three at WMU Oct. 29 and against Miami Dec. 30 ... had two shots in three other games ... also played vs. Miami Nov. 5, at Notre Dame Nov. 25, vs. Union Dec. 10,  in both games of the Ohio Hockey Classic Dec. 29-30, in the series vs. Bowling Green Jan. 6-7 and vs. Nebraska-Omaha Jan. 14 ... an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ohio State: Played for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL in 2004-05 ... posted 19 goals and 23 assists for 42 points in 58 games ... had 4-1-5 in 13 playoff games ... the Musketeers won the USHL Western Conference championship ... played for the St. Louis Eagles of the USHL in 2003-04, posting 12-17-29 totals in 57 games ... member of Detroit Compuware (NAHL) in 2002-03 ... graduate of Walled Lake Central High School ... competed in Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament ... merit scholarship award winner, earned academic honors for having a grade-point average over 3.5 and was a member of Positive Peer Intervention Group.

Off the Ice: Son of Larry and Laura ... 23 years old ... has a younger sister, Carla and a younger brother, Collin ... hobbies include wakeboarding, golf and surfing ... majoring in history, with a minor in entrepreneurship.

CAREER MILESTONES
First Goal   Nov. 9, 2006 vs. Western Michigan
First Assist Nov. 9, 2006 vs. Western Michigan

CAREER HIGHS
Goals    3 Nov. 17, 2006 at Bowling Green
Assists  2 2x, last Jan. 5, 2008 vs. Alaska
Points   3 Nov. 17, 2006 at Bowling Green
PIM      6 Nov. 17, 2006 at Bowling Green
Shots    5 2x, last Feb. 2, 2007 at Ferris State

CAREER STATS
SEASON  GP G A  P  SHOTS N-PIM  +/- PP SH GW
2005-06 9  0 0  0  12    0-0    E  0 0 0 
2006-07 26 7 7  14 51    5-10   -1 4 0 1
2007-08 25 2 3  5  24    6-12   -8 0 0 0
TOTALS  60 9 10 19 87    11-22  -9 4 0 1

CAREER CCHA STATS
SEASON  GP G A P  SHOTS N-PIM +/- PP SH GW
2005-06 6  0 0 0  7     0-0   +1  0  0  0
2006-07 21 6 4 10 41    4-8   -1  3  0  1
2007-08 16 0 3 3  16    4-8   -9  0  0  0
TOTALS  43 6 7 13 64    8-16  -9  3  0  1