July 23, 2021 — Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Draft. Fourth round, 109th overall.
Was named the NCHC Rookie of the Year with North Dakota in 2022-23 after ranking second in scoring among all conference freshmen and posting a league-high 13 multi-point games… Won a bronze medal with the United States at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, tallying six points (1g, 5a) in seven games… His father, Jason, played 13 NHL seasons with Los Angeles, NY Islanders, Toronto and Anaheim from 1999-2012.
Registered 10 points (3g, 7a) in seven games with Eden Prairie High School in Minnesota… Tallied nine points (4g, 5a) in six postseason games as Eden Prairie was crowned Minnesota state champions… Scored in double overtime in the state championship game toclinch the title for the Eagles.
Recorded 58 points (20g, 38a) in 19 games with Eden Prairie… Led the Eagles in assists and ranked second in points and tied for second in goals… Also earned 17 points (7g, 10a) in 25 USHL games with the Chicago Steel… Scored his first career USHL goal in his USHL debut vs. Muskegon (11/14)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) vs. Green Bay(11/20)… Posted a three-game point streak from 11/28-12/5 (2g, 1a)… Earned three points (1g,2a) vs. Green Bay (1/2)… Recorded three points (1g, 2a) at U.S. NTDP (1/9)… Registered one goal in eight USHL playoff games with Chicago… Scored the series-clinching goal in Game 4 of the Clark Cup Final vs. Fargo (5/22).
Registered 77 points (27g, 50a) in 61 regular-season games with Chicago (USHL)… Named to the USHL Third All-Star Team after ranking fifth in the league in assists and sixth in points, leading the Steel in both categories… Tallied 24 of his assists on the power play, ranking tied for second in the USHL in that category… Finished third on the team in goals… Posted a six-game point streak from 10/2-10/22 (5g, 10a), including four consecutive multi- point outings from 10/2-10/15 (4g, 9a)… Tallied a career-high five assists vs. U.S. NTDP (10/9)… Earned a point in 20 of 23 games from 10/31-1/29 (12g, 24a), including 12 multi-point games… Scored six goals in four games from 12/30-1/8 (6g, 5a), including his second five-point game of the season (1g, 4a) vs. Madison (12/30) and his first career USHL hat trick (3g) at Green Bay (1/8)… Posted a five-game point streak from 2/19-3/4 (2g, 7a), including four assists at Muskegon (2/26)… Added two points (1g, 1a) in three USHL playoff games, scoring a goal in Game 1 of the First Round at Madison (4/30).
Tallied 42 points (16g, 26a) in 39 games as a freshman at North Dakota, finishing seventh in scoring among all Division I freshmen… Ranked second in goals, assists and points among all NCHC freshmen, earning league Rookie of the Year honors… Also selected to the All-NCHC Second Team and unanimously selected to the All-Rookie Team… Posted 13 multi-point games, the most in the NCHC and the third-most in Division I… Paced the team in points and ranked second in goals, assists and power-play goals (6)… Became the third North Dakota freshman since 1980 to lead the team in scoring, and the sixth since 2000 to eclipse the 40-point mark… Never went more than two games without finding the scoresheet… Registered two points (1g, 1a) in four of his first six collegiate games (10/7-10/22: 4g, 4a), including in his debut vs. Holy Cross (10/7)… Posted an 11-game point streak from 11/11-1/6 (5g, 8a), tied for the fifth-longest point streak in Division I and tied for the third-longest by any freshman… Named NCHC Rookie of the Month for January and February… Earned 18 points in 12 games from 1/14-3/3 (6g, 12a), with a season-high three points (1g, 2a) at Miami (OH) on 1/28… Scored both of North Dakota’s goals, including the overtime winner, at Colorado College (2/24).