University of Denver Athletics

2018-19: Named team captain (July 24, 2018)...Named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team and an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (Feb. 19, 2019)...Received "Dr. Ralph Verploeg Award" and "Dr. Ken Bredesen Award" (April 5, 2019)...

2017-18: Named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team and recognized as an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (Feb. 14, 2018)...Named a Hornbeck Scholar for winter quarter...Recorded two three-point games...Named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference team and selected as an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (Feb. 14, 2018)...Received the Pioneers' Dr. Ken Breseden Most Sportsmanlike Player Award (June 6, 2018)...Named AHCA All-American Scholar (July 27, 2018)...

2016-17: One of Denver’s 16 Academic All-Conference Team members… More than doubled his freshman scoring total, finishing sophomore campaign with 20 points (10-10-20)…Skated in all 44 of Denver’s games… Registered back-to-back two-goal games on Mar. 18 vs. Western Michigan and Mar. 25 vs. Michigan Tech... Recorded career-high 3 points (2-1-3) on Jan. 28 vs. Omaha...Received the Pioneers' Dr. Ken Breseden Most Sportsmanlike Player Award...

2015-16: Scored first career NCAA goal on Nov. 21 at Wisconsin... Ended longest game in Magness Arena history on Mar. 12 vs. UNO, netting the game winning goal at the 8:54 mark of double overtime...

Before Denver: Spent three-plus seasons with the North American Hockey League’s (NAHL) Wichita Falls Wildcats, recording 123 points (49-74-123) in 176 career games… In 2014-15, led his team and finished tied for 10th in the NAHL in scoring with 60 points (26-34-60) in 60 games played and finished T-11th in the league with a +28 plus/minus rating…. Prior to joining the Wildcats, skated with the Pikes Peak Miners of the North American Prospects Hockey League for three seasons (2009-12), tallying 19 points (11-8-19) in 22 games played with the U-18 squad and 50 points (22-28-50) in 40 games played at the U-16 level… Won a league championship with the Miners in 2011 after leading the team in scoring with 30 points (16-14-30) in 20 games played…

Personal: The son of Diane Eshelman and Ken Staub… Has a brother, Kyle, and a sister, Alissa… Chose to attend Denver because he’s always wanted to play in his home state of Colorado… Career goal is to play pro hockey and use his college degree to be successful in his post-playing career… Favorite pro athlete is Peter Forsberg, whom he idolized growing up as a big Avalanche fan… Favorite movie: Wedding Crashers… Favorite TV show: Game of Thrones… Favorite video game: The Witcher… Favorite book: Flatbellies by Alan B. Hollingsworth… Favorite sport to play other than hockey: lacrosse… Hobbies include hiking, kayaking and going to the movies… Regularly volunteers at the Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center…