University of Denver Athletics

NHL: Selected by the San Jose Sharks in Round 5 (132nd Overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft.
 
Honors and Awards: 2024 NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team … All-NCHC Third Team (2024-25) ... All-CCHA First Team (2023-24) …All-CCHA Rookie Team (2023-24) … 3x NCHC Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024; Nov. 4, 2024; March 10, 2025) … NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2024-25) ... NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2024-25) ... 2x CCHA Defenseman of the Month (February 2024; March 2024) … 3x CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Feb. 12, 2024; March 11, 2024; March 18, 2024) … 2x CCHA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 30, 2023; Feb. 12, 2024) … Finalist for both the 2023-24 CCHA Defenseman of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards … 2023-24 Preseason CCHA Rookie of the Year

2025-26: Participated in the San Jose Sharks' development camp in July 2025.
 
2024-25: Ranked second among team defensemen with 11 goals, 24 assists and 35 points while playing in all 44 games … Finished tied for fifth overall on Denver in points and ranked fourth on the squad in assists … Placed fourth in the NCAA among defensemen in scoring and was tied for fifth at his position in goals in the country … Led the team and was tied for second in the NCAA with a +31 plus/minus rating … Paced the Pioneers with 60 blocked shots and ranked second on the team and 10th on the NCAA leaderboard with 151 shots on goal ... Scored three power-play goals and recorded eight power-play points (3g/5a) … Had seven penalties for 22 penalty minutes … Made his debut with Denver and fired a season-high seven shots on goal on Oct. 5 at Alaska Anchorage ... Picked up his first point as a Pioneer with an assist on Oct. 6 at Alaska Anchorage to begin a career-long point streak, as he registered at least a point in nine straight games from Oct. 6-Nov. 9 (4g/9a) … Produced an assist in a personal-best five straight games from Oct. 26-Nov. 9 (2g/7a) ... Scored his first goal at Denver on Oct. 19 vs. Northeastern and tallied again on Oct. 25 vs. Wisconsin … Also scored in back-to-back games during the season on Jan. 10-11 vs. Miami (2g/0a) … Recorded his first multi-goal and three-point game with the Pioneers on Nov. 1 at Yale (2g/1a) ... Totaled four points in the series at Yale on Nov. 1-2 (2g/2a) to earn his second of three NCHC Defenseman of the Week honor of the season on Nov. 4 … Picked up his first top D-man of the Week award on Oct. 21 after a two-point series (1g/1a) vs. Northeastern on Oct. 18-19 … Registered a career-best three assists on Nov. 8 vs. Lindenwood, his second of three three-point contests during the season … Skated in his 50th NCAA game on Dec. 14 vs. Colorado College … Recorded points in five straight contests from Jan. 10-31 (3g/4a) and produced 14 points in a 14-game stretch from Dec. 14-Feb. 21 (3g/11a) … Scored his first game-winning goal as a Pioneer and tied a season best with seven shots on goal on Jan. 10 vs. Miami ... Registered his 50th career collegiate point with an assist on Feb. 14 vs. North Dakota and recorded a career-high 12 penalty minutes on Feb. 15 vs. UND ... Recorded a career-high four points (1g/3a) and matched a personal best with three assists on March 7 vs. Colorado College, helping him earn the NCHC Defenseman of the Week award on March 10 … It was his fourth career game with three or more points and was the first four-point contest by a Denver blueliner since Zeev Buium on Jan. 20, 2024 at Omaha (1g/3a) … Three of his points (1g/2a) vs. CC on March 7 came in the third period, tying his season high for the most in a single frame that he also achieved in the second period on Nov. 8 vs. Lindenwood (0g/3a) … Scored twice in the NCHC Playoffs, netting a goal in Game 3 of the Quarterfinals vs. Colorado College on March 16 and in his home state of Minnesota against Western Michigan in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship in St. Paul on March 22 … Made his NCAA Tournament debut on March 28 vs. Providence in the Northeast Regional Semifinals in Manchester, N.H. and recorded a +3 plus/minus rating—his final of three such performances during the year ... Scored the game-opening goal in the NCAA Regional Final on March 30 vs. No. 1-overall seed Boston College and was named to the Regional All-Tournament Team for his two-game performance in Manchester ... Registered an assist on Jared Wright’s goal that tied the game and forced overtime in the NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals vs. Western Michigan on April 10 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Attended the San Jose Sharks development camp in July 2024.
 
2023-24 (Bemidji State): Led all team defensemen with 11 goals, while ranking second among blueliners with 13 assists and 24 points in 32 games played … Finished tied for second overall on BSU in goals and tied for fourth in points, while leading the Beavers in shots (121) power-play goals (5-tied) and game-winning goals (3-tied) … Added 18 penalty minutes and a plus-5 rating to help Bemidji State win the MacNaughton Cup as CCHA regular-season champions … Ranked third among all CCHA defenders and second in the league among rookie rear guards in points … Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 13 vs. Wisconsin … Scored in his second NCAA game on Oct. 14 vs. Army for his first career goal and point … Posted his first assist on Oct. 27 vs. St. Thomas, the start of a season-long three-game assist streak through Nov. 3 (0g/3a) … Recorded his first multi-goal point outing (1g/1a) and tallied his first game-winning goal on Nov. 11 vs. Michigan Tech … Had his first of two, three-game goal streaks during the year from Nov. 11-18 (3g/1a) … Also had a three-game goal streak during the CCHA Playoffs from March 8-16 (4g/2a) … Recorded four multi-goal games, including two in the CCHA Quarterfinals vs. Ferris State … Posted a career-high three points (1g/2a) and scored his first overtime goal on March 8 against FSU before scoring twice on March 9 vs. the Bulldogs for his first two-goal game … Also tallied in the CCHA Semifinals against Lake Superior State on March 16 to cap off a season-long four-game point streak (4g/3a) that began with an assist on March 2 vs. Minnesota State … Blocked three or more shots in a game four times, including posting a season-best five blocks on Oct. 28 vs. St. Thomas … Had a season-high nine shots on Nov. 25 at North Dakota … Picked up two points on Feb. 9 at Northern Michigan (1g/1a).
 
International: Helped the United States win gold at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden … Appeared in all seven World Junior contests for the Americans and had three points on a goal and two assists on a squad that was led by Denver head coach David Carle … Won gold and was named to the All-Tournament Team with Team USA at the 2022 World Junior-A Challenge, recording five goals and seven points (5g/2a) in four contests—the most by a D-man.
 
Prior to College: Played two seasons of junior hockey with the USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders from 2021-2023, totaling 69 points (23g/46a) in 120 career games … Named the USHL Defenseman of the Year in 2022-23, pacing all league rear guards with 51 points (16g/35a) in 59 games and leading in all three special-teams categories with 27 power-play points (9g/18a) … Had an assist in five 2023 Clark Cup Playoff games … Registered18 points (7g/11a) in 61 games with Cedar Rapids in 2021-22 and played in two postseason outings … Skated in nine NAHL junior games with the Minnesota Magicians in 2020-21 … Played three seasons of prep hockey with Brainerd High School from 2018-2021, totaling 56 career points (26g/30a) in 68 overall games for the Warriors … Had 22 points (12g/10a) in 18 games in 2020-21 with BHS after posting 24 points (11g/13a) in 25 contests in 2019-20 … Registered 10 points (3g/7a) as a freshman at Brainerd in 2018-19.
 
Personal: Has five siblings, including two brothers that played hockey at Bowling Green State and then professionally in Europe … Loves golf and spending time on the lake with his family … Intends to major in marketing at DU … Wants to play in the NHL someday … Also played football and baseball while growing up … Favorite movie is Creed and favorite TV show is Blue Mountain State … Helped run the Lakes Hockey Academy in Brainerd, Minnesota, to help youth players work toward their goals in hockey.
 
Why DU: “I wanted to come to Denver to be pushed every single day both in hockey and in school. The coaching staff here at Denver is top notch and they know how to win.”