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Honors and Awards: 2024 NCAA National Champion … NCHC Goaltender of the Week (Nov. 27, 2023) … NCHC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 6, 2023) ... 2x NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2023-24, 2024-25) … 2x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2023-24, 2024-25)
 
2024-25: Saw action in nine games, making four starts … Posted a 2-2-0 record with a 2.08 goals-against average and .915 save percentage … Made his season debut on Nov. 2 at Yale and stopped 21-of-22 shots, including each of the 14 he faced in the last two periods of play in his first game since Dec. 8, 2023 at Western Michigan … Had a 130:50 shutout streak against Yale that stretched from the previous year on Nov. 24-25, 2023 … Made a season-high 26 saves on Jan. 24 at Minnesota Duluth … Stopped six shots and earned a combined shutout with Matt Davis after coming in relief following an injury in the third period on Feb. 14 vs. North Dakota ... It was the first combined team shutout by the Pioneers in at least last 10 years … Denied 21-of-23 shots faced in the win and took his first career penalty minutes on Feb. 22 at Miami … Saw action in both Games 2 and 3 of the NCHC Quarterfinals against Colorado College on March 15-16, including playing the final 12:16 and stopping all three shots in Game 3 ... Transferred to Brown University after the season.

2023-24: Posted an 8-4-0 record, 2.91 goals-against average, .883 save percentage and led the team with three shutouts during his freshman season … The three clean sheets were the most by a rookie netminder since Filip Larsson in 2018-19 (4) … Started 12-of-13 games played, including 12 in a row from Oct. 28-Dec. 8 … Made his collegiate debut in the third period on Oct. 8 at Alaska Fairbanks … Had his first career start on Oct. 28 vs. Air Force where he recorded a 24-save shutout and earned an assist for his first point … Was the first Denver netminder to record a shutout in his first career start since Matt Davis also did it vs. Air Force on Oct. 16, 2021 … Stopped 39-of-41 total shots in a two-game sweep of Colorado College on Nov. 3-4, allowing one goal in each contest and becoming the first Pioneer keeper to win each of his first three career games since Magnus Chrona in 2019-20 … Registered then-season bests with 29 saves on 34 shots on Nov. 11 at Arizona State ... Also had 29 saves on Dec. 2 vs. North Dakota … Posted a weekend shutout of Yale on Nov. 24-25, making all 13 (the fewest in a win during the year) and 28 saves, respectively, to earn NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors … Magnus Chrona was the last goalie to post consecutive shutouts on Jan. 13-14, 2023 vs. Miami … Went on a career-long shutout streak of 141:47 across four games from Nov 19-Dec. 1—the ninth longest by a goaltender in school history … Recorded career highs by making 30 saves on 35 shots faced on Dec. 8 at Western Michigan … Served as a backup goaltender in all eight postseason contests and in each of the final 14 games of the season.

Before Denver: Split the 2022-23 campaign between the Lloydminster Bobcats and Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, combining for a 20-22-1 record, 3.05 goals-against average, .910 save percentage and three shutouts … Nominated as the top goaltender in the AJHL and was named team MVP during the 2022-23 season … Began the year with Lloydminster, posting a 9-14-1 mark, 3.37 GAA and .906 save% in 25 games … Finished the year with Camrose and went 11-8-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .915 save% … Started all four games for the Kodiaks in the 2023 AJHL Playoffs (0-4, 3.84 GAA, .888 save%) … Appeared in 17 contests with Lloydminster in the 2021-22 season, going 3-11-2 with a 3.66 GAA and .905 save% … Saw action in one postseason game in 2022 … Helped Airdrie win AMBHL championship in 2017-18.
 
Personal: Son of Dan and Nicole Halyk … Has two older brothers, Max and Theo, and a younger sister, Elle … Graduated from Renert High School in 2021 … Intends to major in finance at DU … Career goals are to win a national championship at Denver and play in the NHL … Hobbies include pickleball, chess, reading and playing cards … Helped run his high school’s chess club as a senior.

Why DU: "I chose the University of Denver because the school excels in both hockey and academics. The coaches are second to none and the campus and city are beautiful.”