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Honors and Awards: 2024 NCAA National Champion ... 2x NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2023-24, 2024-25)

2024-25: Did not see any game action … Served as a backup netminder in 10 games, including each of the first five before suffering a lower-body injury … Underwent surgery in November 2024 and missed four-plus months before returning to availability on March 21, 2025 vs. Arizona State in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinals.

2023-24: Appeared in two games and made one start, winning his collegiate debut on Dec. 9 at Western Michigan … Joined Denver midseason on Nov. 24 and was eligible to play immediately, serving as a backup goaltender for that night’s game vs. Yale … Made 31-of-36 saves in the overtime win in his NCAA debut at Western Michigan … Became the first DU goalie to win his first career start that was also his debut since Magnus Chrona on Oct. 5, 2019 at Alaska Fairbanks … Entered the game in relief in the second period on Dec. 3 vs. Western Michigan, stopping 11-of-13 shots faced.
 
Before Denver: Spent the previous two and half seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Dubuque Fighting Saints and Muskegon Lumberjacks … Produced a combined 39-23-5 record, 3.50 goals-against average, .884 save percentage and two shutouts in 75 USHL contests from 2021-2023 … Appeared in 11 games in fall 2023 with Muskegon before joining Denver, registering a 6-3-0 record, 3.86 goals-against average and .870 save percentage … Acquired by the Lumberjacks on July 18, 2023 in a trade with Dubuque … Played two seasons with Dubuque from 2021-2023 … Named to the 2021-22 USHL All-Rookie Team and ranked third in the league in wins that season with a 25-9-3 record, 3.13 goals-against average, .898 save percentage … Played in two 2022 Clark Cup Playoff games (0-2, 4.94 GAA, .822 Save%) … Suited  in the 2022 BioSteel All-American  Game and recognized as a member of the USHL All-Academic Team … Attended Colorado Avalanche development camp as an invite in summer 2022 … Compiled a 8-11-2 record, 3.99 goals-against average, .865 save percentage in 2022-23 with Dubuque … Played 40 games with the St. Cloud Norsemen of the North American Hockey League in 2020-21, going 14-22-0 with a 3.37 goals-against average and .892 save percentage … Played three seasons with the Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club from 2017-2020 and suited up for Southlake Carroll High School in 2017-18.
 
Personal: Last name pronounced “guy-zuell” … Graduated from Southlake Carroll High School in Texas in 2022 … Is a dual Canadian-American citizen … Wants to win a national championship at DU while also earning a degree … Played with former Denver teammates Lucas Olvestad and Tristan Lemyre with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in 2021-22 … Hobbies include golfing, surfing, hunting and fishing.
 
Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because they have a great hockey program that has a history of winning and moving players on. That along with how good the school and city is made it easy to pick Denver.”