University of Denver Athletics

NHL: Selected by the Calgary Flames in Round 6 (167th Overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft…Signed an entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames (April 27, 2020)...

2020-21: Signed an entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames (April 27, 2020)...

2019-20: Named the Pioneers' Dallas Gaume Offensive Player of the Year (April 9, 2020)...One of eight Pioneers to appear in all 36 games…Led the Pioneers in scoring with a career-high 36 points…Scored in a team-leading 25 of 36 games…Led Denver with 20 power-play points and 103 shots on goal…Tied a career-high with two goals on Jan. 11, 2020 vs. St. Cloud State…Participated in Calgary Flames Development Camp…Named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (Feb. 19, 2020)...Named Second-Team All-Conference (March 11, 2020)...Named a finalist for NCHC Forward of the Year (March 16, 2020)...

2018-19: Appeared in 40 of 41 games…Registered one goal and two assists in collegiate debut on Oct. 12, 2018 vs. Air Force...Finished second in team scoring with 30 points (6-24-30) and led the Pioneers with 24 assists…Recorded five multi-point games…Paced Denver skaters with five power-play goals…Named NCHC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 15, 2018)...Named NCHC Rookie of the Month (Oct. 30, 2018)...Represented Norway at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division I Group A, posting three goals and three assists in four games...Received the Pioneers’ Barry Sharp Award as the top freshman (April 5, 2019)...Named Pioneer Sportsman of the Year as the top male freshman (May 6, 2019)... Named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (July 9, 2019)…

Before Denver: Posted 73 points (24-49-73) in 117 USHL games from 2016-2018...Logged 46 points (14-32-46) in 60 games with the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) during the 2017-2018 season...Ranked 120th among North American skaters on the 2018 NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings for the 2018 NHL Draft...Represented Norway at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I tournaments, leading the 2017 tournament with 12 points (4-8-12) in five games...

Personal: Son of Flemming Pettersen and Therese Nygaard...Has a younger sister, Olivia Nikoline ...Favorite movie is Hacksaw Ridge...Favorite TV Show is Who's Line is it Anyway...Favorite sport other than hockey is soccer...Favorite artist is Akon...Favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys...