Eric Pohlkamp - 2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 23
Eric Pohlkamp
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baxter, Minnesota
- NHL:
- San Jose Sharks | 5th Round | 132nd Overall | 2023 NHL Draft
- Last Team:
- Bemidji State Beavers (CCHA)
NHL: Selected by the San Jose Sharks in Round 5 (132nd Overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft ... Signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks on April 16, 2026.
Honors and Awards: 2026 NCAA National Champion … 2025-26 AHCA (West) All-American First Team … 2025-26 Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick Finalist … 2025 NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team … 2026 NCHC Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team … 2025-26 NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year … 2025-26 All-NCHC First Team … All-NCHC Third Team (2024-25) ... All-CCHA First Team (2023-24) … All-CCHA Rookie Team (2023-24) … National Co-Defender of the Month (November 2025) … NCHC Defenseman of the Month (November 2025) … 6x NCHC Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024; Nov. 4, 2024; March 10, 2025; Oct. 14, 2025; Nov. 11, 2025; Nov. 25, 2025) … 2026 AHCA National All-American Scholar … 2x NCHC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25, 2025-26) ... 2x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2024-25, 2025-26) ... 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 the 2025-26 NCHC Player of the Year … Finalist for both the 2023-24 CCHA Defenseman of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards … 2025-26 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team ... 2023-24 Preseason CCHA Rookie of the Year … DU Hockey’s Dallas Gaume Offensive Player Award (2025-26)
2025-26: Led the Pioneers and ranked first among all NCAA defensemen with 18 goals and 39 points while playing in all 43 games … His 18 goals set an NCHC record for a defender and tied Mike Busniuk (1973-74) for the third-most by a blueliner in a single season in DU history … It was the also most tallies by a Pioneer defenseman since Greg Woods had 19 markers as a freshman in 1975-76 … Also ranked first in the country with 188 shots goal … Was third overall on Denver with 21 assists, which was tied for 11th among all blueliners in the country … Also led DU with six power-play goals and was second on the squad with 12 power-play points (6g/6a) … Scored three game-winning markers throughout the season, tied for second on the squad … Ranked third on the team and tied for ninth among NCAA D-men with a +24 plus/minus rating and was fifth on DU with 33 penalty minutes … Paced Denver and was fifth in the NCAA with 83 blocked shots, the most by a Pioneer since the statistic first began being tracked in 2013-14 (Will Butcher had the previous most with 82 in 2016-17) … Blocked four or more shots in a game seven times, including a career-high six blocks on Dec. 13 at St. Cloud State—the most in a game during the season by a DU skater … Recorded multiple points in 11 games and registered at least three points in three outings, bringing his career total to seven such contests … Scored the only three-goal game of the season by a Pioneer on Oct. 11 vs. Bentley for his first career hat trick … Became the 12th defenseman in DU history to tally three times in a game and the first to do it on home ice since Ryan Caldwell on Feb. 14, 2004 vs. Minnesota State … It was also the second three-goal outing by a rear guard in as many seasons as former teammate Zeev Buium was the last to do it on Nov. 15, 2024 at North Dakota … Additionally, it marked just the fifth time and was the fourth defenseman in NCHC history to record a hat trick at the time of the achievement … Tallied twice in the third period against Bentley and also buried a short-handed goal in the game to become the first DU D-man to score with a man-down since Antti Tuomisto on Jan. 23, 2021 vs. Omaha … Earned his first of three NCHC Defenseman of the Week awards of the season on Oct. 14 after his hat trick performance (also on Nov. 11 and Nov. 25) … Also had three points with two goals and an assist on Nov. 21 at Arizona State and matched a career high with three assists on Feb. 13 at Omaha, which included his 50th career helper … Registered his third multi-goal game of the season with a pair of markers on Jan. 24 vs. St. Cloud State … Finished his career with five multi-goal games and recorded three or more points in a contest seven times (six at Denver) … Set the NCHC record for the most goals by a defenseman in a single season with his 16th of the year on Jan. 24 vs. SCSU, surpassing the previous mark of 15 that was held by a pair of DU players in Mike Benning (2021-22) and Joey LaLeggia (2014-15) … Had a career-high 15 penalty minutes on Oct. 31 vs. Alaska Anchorage … Recorded two points (1g/1a) and produced a season-high +4 plus/minus rating on Nov. 8 at Western Michigan … Earned his first career honors as both the NCHC and National Defenseman of the Month for November after combining for seven goals and three assists in eight games … His seven tallies in November were tied for the third-most by NCAA blueliners and were the most by a DU D-man in a single month since the start of the 2002-03 season (online records presently don’t go back any further), with only Mercyhurst’s Joseph Duszak (9, January 2019) and Boston University’s Ahti Oksanen (8, January 2015) scoring more in a month than Pohlkamp … Added 11 blocked shots and had a +10 plus/minus rating in November, while also registering three multi-point games during the month … Tallied eight goals in a nine-game period from Nov. 1-Dec. 5 and scored six goals in a six-game stretch from Nov. 1-21, 2025, which included a career-long, four-game goal streak from Nov. 1-14, 2025 (4g/2a) … The four-game goal streak was longest by a defenseman in NCHC history and by a Pioneer rear guard since at least the start of the 2002-03 campaign … His four-game goal streak also marked his season-long point streak (4g/2a) and was the first four-game streak by a defender since BU’s Cole Hutson from Feb. 22-March 8, 2025 (4g/4a) … Fired a career-high 10 shots and scored his 11th goal of the campaign to tie a career best on Nov. 29 vs. Minnesota in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game … Scored his 12th goal of the season on Dec. 5 vs. Miami to set a personal high for a single campaign … Compiled a personal-best six blocked shots on Dec. 13 at St. Cloud State … Went on a season-long three-game assist stretch from Jan. 3-10 (1g/3a) … Skated in his 100th career NCAA game on Jan. 16 at North Dakota ... Had one goal and one assist and nine shots on goal on March 7 vs. Miami, helping DU sweep the NCHC Quarterfinal series in two games … Had the primary assist on Boston Buckberger’s tying goal with 3:51 left in the third period to force overtime in the NCHC Semifinals vs. Western Michigan on March 14 … Registered two points (1g/1a) including his 40th career goal on March 29 in a rematch against WMU in the NCAA West Regional Final to help the Pioneers secure a Frozen Four berth … Blocked five shots in the NCAA National Championship Game against Wisconsin on April 11 in Las Vegas … Finished his college career with 98 career points (40g/58a) across three seasons between Denver and Bemidji State, including 74 points (29g/74a) in 87 games with the Pioneers from 2024-2026 … Was one of four players in the nation to be named both an athletic and academic All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association … Participated in the San Jose Sharks' development camp in July 2025 ... Named to the NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team on Sept. 17.
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 ... Represented the NCAA at the 2025 Spengler Cup from Dec. 26-31 for the U.S. Collegiate Select Team ... Was one of the first 10 players to be named to the U.S. College squad and recorded two goals and one assist in the three games of the tournament with an average of 21:49 of ice time.
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.”
Honors and Awards: 2026 NCAA National Champion … 2025-26 AHCA (West) All-American First Team … 2025-26 Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick Finalist … 2025 NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team … 2026 NCHC Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team … 2025-26 NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year … 2025-26 All-NCHC First Team … All-NCHC Third Team (2024-25) ... All-CCHA First Team (2023-24) … All-CCHA Rookie Team (2023-24) … National Co-Defender of the Month (November 2025) … NCHC Defenseman of the Month (November 2025) … 6x NCHC Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024; Nov. 4, 2024; March 10, 2025; Oct. 14, 2025; Nov. 11, 2025; Nov. 25, 2025) … 2026 AHCA National All-American Scholar … 2x NCHC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25, 2025-26) ... 2x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2024-25, 2025-26) ... 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 the 2025-26 NCHC Player of the Year … Finalist for both the 2023-24 CCHA Defenseman of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards … 2025-26 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team ... 2023-24 Preseason CCHA Rookie of the Year … DU Hockey’s Dallas Gaume Offensive Player Award (2025-26)
2025-26: Led the Pioneers and ranked first among all NCAA defensemen with 18 goals and 39 points while playing in all 43 games … His 18 goals set an NCHC record for a defender and tied Mike Busniuk (1973-74) for the third-most by a blueliner in a single season in DU history … It was the also most tallies by a Pioneer defenseman since Greg Woods had 19 markers as a freshman in 1975-76 … Also ranked first in the country with 188 shots goal … Was third overall on Denver with 21 assists, which was tied for 11th among all blueliners in the country … Also led DU with six power-play goals and was second on the squad with 12 power-play points (6g/6a) … Scored three game-winning markers throughout the season, tied for second on the squad … Ranked third on the team and tied for ninth among NCAA D-men with a +24 plus/minus rating and was fifth on DU with 33 penalty minutes … Paced Denver and was fifth in the NCAA with 83 blocked shots, the most by a Pioneer since the statistic first began being tracked in 2013-14 (Will Butcher had the previous most with 82 in 2016-17) … Blocked four or more shots in a game seven times, including a career-high six blocks on Dec. 13 at St. Cloud State—the most in a game during the season by a DU skater … Recorded multiple points in 11 games and registered at least three points in three outings, bringing his career total to seven such contests … Scored the only three-goal game of the season by a Pioneer on Oct. 11 vs. Bentley for his first career hat trick … Became the 12th defenseman in DU history to tally three times in a game and the first to do it on home ice since Ryan Caldwell on Feb. 14, 2004 vs. Minnesota State … It was also the second three-goal outing by a rear guard in as many seasons as former teammate Zeev Buium was the last to do it on Nov. 15, 2024 at North Dakota … Additionally, it marked just the fifth time and was the fourth defenseman in NCHC history to record a hat trick at the time of the achievement … Tallied twice in the third period against Bentley and also buried a short-handed goal in the game to become the first DU D-man to score with a man-down since Antti Tuomisto on Jan. 23, 2021 vs. Omaha … Earned his first of three NCHC Defenseman of the Week awards of the season on Oct. 14 after his hat trick performance (also on Nov. 11 and Nov. 25) … Also had three points with two goals and an assist on Nov. 21 at Arizona State and matched a career high with three assists on Feb. 13 at Omaha, which included his 50th career helper … Registered his third multi-goal game of the season with a pair of markers on Jan. 24 vs. St. Cloud State … Finished his career with five multi-goal games and recorded three or more points in a contest seven times (six at Denver) … Set the NCHC record for the most goals by a defenseman in a single season with his 16th of the year on Jan. 24 vs. SCSU, surpassing the previous mark of 15 that was held by a pair of DU players in Mike Benning (2021-22) and Joey LaLeggia (2014-15) … Had a career-high 15 penalty minutes on Oct. 31 vs. Alaska Anchorage … Recorded two points (1g/1a) and produced a season-high +4 plus/minus rating on Nov. 8 at Western Michigan … Earned his first career honors as both the NCHC and National Defenseman of the Month for November after combining for seven goals and three assists in eight games … His seven tallies in November were tied for the third-most by NCAA blueliners and were the most by a DU D-man in a single month since the start of the 2002-03 season (online records presently don’t go back any further), with only Mercyhurst’s Joseph Duszak (9, January 2019) and Boston University’s Ahti Oksanen (8, January 2015) scoring more in a month than Pohlkamp … Added 11 blocked shots and had a +10 plus/minus rating in November, while also registering three multi-point games during the month … Tallied eight goals in a nine-game period from Nov. 1-Dec. 5 and scored six goals in a six-game stretch from Nov. 1-21, 2025, which included a career-long, four-game goal streak from Nov. 1-14, 2025 (4g/2a) … The four-game goal streak was longest by a defenseman in NCHC history and by a Pioneer rear guard since at least the start of the 2002-03 campaign … His four-game goal streak also marked his season-long point streak (4g/2a) and was the first four-game streak by a defender since BU’s Cole Hutson from Feb. 22-March 8, 2025 (4g/4a) … Fired a career-high 10 shots and scored his 11th goal of the campaign to tie a career best on Nov. 29 vs. Minnesota in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game … Scored his 12th goal of the season on Dec. 5 vs. Miami to set a personal high for a single campaign … Compiled a personal-best six blocked shots on Dec. 13 at St. Cloud State … Went on a season-long three-game assist stretch from Jan. 3-10 (1g/3a) … Skated in his 100th career NCAA game on Jan. 16 at North Dakota ... Had one goal and one assist and nine shots on goal on March 7 vs. Miami, helping DU sweep the NCHC Quarterfinal series in two games … Had the primary assist on Boston Buckberger’s tying goal with 3:51 left in the third period to force overtime in the NCHC Semifinals vs. Western Michigan on March 14 … Registered two points (1g/1a) including his 40th career goal on March 29 in a rematch against WMU in the NCAA West Regional Final to help the Pioneers secure a Frozen Four berth … Blocked five shots in the NCAA National Championship Game against Wisconsin on April 11 in Las Vegas … Finished his college career with 98 career points (40g/58a) across three seasons between Denver and Bemidji State, including 74 points (29g/74a) in 87 games with the Pioneers from 2024-2026 … Was one of four players in the nation to be named both an athletic and academic All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association … Participated in the San Jose Sharks' development camp in July 2025 ... Named to the NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team on Sept. 17.
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 ... Represented the NCAA at the 2025 Spengler Cup from Dec. 26-31 for the U.S. Collegiate Select Team ... Was one of the first 10 players to be named to the U.S. College squad and recorded two goals and one assist in the three games of the tournament with an average of 21:49 of ice time.
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.”
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