University of Denver Athletics

NHL: Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in Round 2 (35th Overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft … Signed a professional contract with TPS Turku in Finland’s Liiga on May 23, 2022.

Honors and Awards: 2022 NCAA National Champion … 2x NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2020-21, 2021-22) ... NCHC Rookie of the Week (March 1, 2021).

2021-22: Played in 35 games and recorded nine points (1g/8a) to help the Pioneers win the 2022 NCAA National Championship … Finished with a +20 plus/minus rating, the third-highest among team defensemen … Recorded 21 penalty minutes … Ranked fifth on the squad with 32 blocked shots … Scored a power-play goal on Jan. 16 vs. Omaha … Ended his collegiate career with 20 points (3g/17a) in 59 games over two seasons.

2020-21: Played in 24 games, recording two goals and adding nine assists for 11 points, finishing tied for fourth on the club in scoring … Tied for the team lead for points by a defensemen while leading all blueliners in assists … Tied for second on the squad with 23 penalty minutes … Added 25 blocked shots, -2 plus/minus rating and scored Denver’s only short-handed goal of the season … Tallied a goal and an assist in Denver’s 4-1 win at Omaha on Jan. 23 … Registered two assists in Denver’s regular-season finale vs. Colorado College on Feb. 27.

Before Denver: Recorded 25 goals, 62 assists and 99 penalty minutes in 111 games for Ässät U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) from 2018-2020 … Named the 2019-20 U20 Jr. A SM-liiga Best Player and Defenseman and was selected for the First All-Star Team … Served as alternate captain for Ässät U20 in 2019-20 … Has played more than 70 games for Finland, representing his country at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship as well as other tournaments … Named to the 2018-19 U20 SM-Sarja Second All-Star Team.

Personal: Son of Petri and Krista … Has an older sister, Ellli … Father Petri played hockey for Alaska Anchorage (NCAA) from 1992-1995 and completed four professional seasons in Europe … Chose Denver because of the city, community, school and hockey program.