Before NU: Played out the 2007-08 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the U.S. Hockey League...played in 31 games, netting one goal and five assists for six points...played the 2006-07 season with St. Louis Bandits of the North American Hockey League...appeared in 47 games and had three goals, five assists and eight points...named most coachable and most improved...team went 52-17-5 and won the national championship...spent 2004-06 at the AAA level, playing for the Alliance Bulldogs then the Colorado Thunderbirds...both teams advanced to the national championship quarterfinals...rated the top defenseman twice for the Rocky Mountain District at the USA Hockey Festival.
Personal: Born May 18, 1989...graduated from Marquette High in St. Louis...majoring in Business and Finance...mother, Jodi, is in the Michigan Tech Hall of Fame for her exploits in basketball...father, Pat, is a youth hockey coach...plans to major in Business/Finance...Class of 2012.