Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (No. 204 overall) ... participated in the Senators' Development Camp the last two summers ... attracted to Ohio State because of the amazing facilities, tradition and coaching staff ... was introduced to hockey when he was 4 by a friend of his father's ... favorite player is Steve Yzerman because he was an amazing player that passed more than he shot ... summer jobs include working in a weight room, coaching baseball with his father and landscaping ... Pick One: Television show - Friday Night Lights; Movie - Radio; Homecooked meal - anything his mom makes; Vacation spot - Grandhaven, Mich.; Ice cream flavor - cookie dough; Snack food - cookies; Music - Tim McGraw; Professional Team - Chicago Cubs; Sport other than hockey - baseball.
Ohio State Career: Honorable mention CCHA All-Rookie Team ... CCHA Rookie of the Week choice ... an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete ... shared team's Leading Scorer award as a freshman.
2011-12 (Freshman Season): Played in 33-of-35 games (DNP Oct. 28 vs. Alaska because of injury and Jan. 15 vs. Michigan) ... earned honorable mention CCHA All-Rookie Team accolades ... shared team lead with 24 points and had team-high 17 assists ... fourth in scoring among CCHA rookies in all games; t-11th in assists and t-13th in power play points among all league players ... finished conference play fourth in rookie scoring (19) and t-11th in assists overall (14) ... 22nd among all NCAA freshmen in points per game (.73) ... career-high two goals, two assists and four points in 6-5 win at Michigan Nov. 19 to earn CCHA Rookie of the Week honors; goals both came on the power play 16 seconds apart; +2 in the game ... goal and an assist for two points (all on the power play) at Western Michigan Feb. 11 ... three points in series with Michigan State Feb. 3-4; goal in opener and two assists in game two; +2 in second game ... scored gamewinning goal on a 5x3 power play in the third period vs. Quinnipiac Oct. 7 for first collegiate point ... goal and assist for two points vs. Quinnipiac Oct. 8; goal was an extra attacker score with :56 left ... two-point game at Notre Dame Oct. 15 with unassisted GWG and an assist ... assist vs. Ferris State Jan. 21; +1 in each game vs. Bulldogs Jan. 20-21 ... assist on third-period game-tying goal Oct. 27 vs. Alaska ... assist vs. Northern Michigan Nov. 11 and in both games vs. Lake Superior State Dec. 2-3; +1 in game two vs. the Lakers ... assist and +2 Dec. 30 vs. Robert Morris ... assist and career-high +2 Oct. 21 at Michigan State ... helper at Bowling Green Jan. 8; +1 in each game vs. the Falcons Jan. 7-8 ... helper and +1 Nov. 4 at Alabama-Huntsville ... power play assist vs. Miami Feb. 25... Special Mention CCHA Rookie of the Month and Buckeye Sports Bulletin Icer of the Month in October after posting seven points in seven games (3-4-7) ... an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to Ohio State: Spent ttwo seasons with the Lincoln Stars in the USHL ... had team-best 67 points to rank fifth in the USHL in 2010-11 ... 44 assists were fourth in the league and first on the squad ... added 23 goals (t-14th in the league) while playing in 54 regular-season games and serving as an assistant captain ... named to USHL Midseason All-Star Team ... member of U.S. Junior Select Team that won goal at the 2010 World Junior A Challenge in Penticton, British Columbia; had three assists in the tournament ... posted 26 points, including 11 goals, in 36 games for the Stars in 2009-10, joining the team full time for the second half of the year ... skated for Team Illinois ... graduated from Wheaton Academy in 2010 ... also played baseball and was conference player of the year as a senior and named all-state ... played varsity golf as well.
Off the Ice: Son of Rick and Linda ... has two siblings, an older brother, Rick and a younger sister, Dana ... business administration major
Career Milestones First Goal - Oct. 7, 2011 vs. Quinnipiac First Assist - Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Quinnipiac
Career Multiple Point Games - 3 Career Multiple Goal Games - 1 Career Multiple Assist Games - 1 Career Longest Point Streak - 3 games (2x, 10/21/11-11/4/11; 11/19/11-12/3/11)
Career Highs Goals - 2 (11/19/11 at Michigan) Assists - 2 (2x, 2/4/12 vs. Michigan State, 11/19/11 at Michigan) Points - 4 (11/19/11 at Michigan) PIM - 10 (2/4/12 vs. Michigan State) Shots - 6 (12/30/11 vs. Robert Morris) Plus/Minus - +2 (4x, 2/4/12 vs. Michigan State, 12/30/11 vs. Robert Morris, 11/19/11 at Michigan, 10/21/11 at Michigan State)
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