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NHL: Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in Round 5 (No. 130 Overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft
 
Before Denver: Spent three-plus years in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks, appearing in 162 career WHL contests and totaling 52 goals and 69 points for 121 points ... Skated in 65 games with the Winterhawks in 2025-26 as team captain … Finished second on the team with 30 goals, 46 assists and 75 points while ranking first with a +14 plus/minus rating and third with 78 penalty minutes ... Scored three goals for a hat trick on Dec. 28, 2025 vs. Tri-City and had a career-best four points (2g/2a) on March 15, 2026 vs. Everett … Played in four WHL postseason contests for Portland in 2026, contributing a goal and an assist ... Skated two games with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after signing an amateur tryout on April 8, 2025 … Made his pro debut on April 15, 2025 vs. Hershey and also played against Bridgeport on April 17, 2025 … Registered 16 goals, 15 assists and 31 points in 50 regular-season games and had 13 points (4g/9a) in 16 WHL playoff outings for the Winterhawks in 2024-25 … Played his first full season of major-junior with Portland in 2023-24 and recorded 15 points (6g/9a) … Contributed two assists in 17 WHL playoff contests in 2025 ... Split the 2022-23 campaign between the South Alberta Hockey Academy and the WHL Portland Winterhawks ... Contributed 13 goals, 22 assists and 35 points in 31 games for the CSSHL Under-18 league ... Skated in three postseason games with SAHA, totaling three points with two goals and an assist ... Appeared in three contests for Portland in December 2022 ... Also previously played for the Northern Alberta Xtreme, South East Athletic Club Tigers and Medicine Hat Hounds.
 
Personal: Has three brothers, including a twin … Has an older brother that plays college hockey at Michigan Tech … Uncle played professional basketball in Europe … Graduated from Monsignor McCoy High School in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 2025 … Intends to major in kinesiology at DU … Wants to be an impact player in the NHL someday … Played high school baseball and also participated in badminton, basketball, volleyball, soccer, cross country and track when he was younger … Favorite music is country … Favorite movie is The Dark Knight and favorite TV show is Breaking Bad … Has volunteered with Toms Tykes and Boys and Girls Club of Portland and worked with Cram the Stands to raise money for kids battling cancer.
 
Other: Went No. 3 overall in the 2022 WHL Prospect Draft by the Portland Winterhawks ... Ranked No. 60 among North American skaters for the 2025 NHL Draft by NHL Central Scouting … Played two seasons with both current DU teammate Kyle Chyzowski and with former Pioneer Alex Weiermair at WHL Portland.
 
Why DU: “They have a great hockey team and program that develops players for the next level. I also chose the University of Denver because of how much they care about academics.”