July 23, 2021 — Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Draft. Second round, 40th overall.
Ranked fifth in scoring among all Division I defensemen and led all Hockey East blueliners in goals and points as a freshman at UMass in 2021-22, earning selection to the Hockey East First All-Star Team and unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team… Named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team as a sophomore in 2022-23 and became just the second UMass defenseman to post multiple 30-point seasons.
Registered 52 points (15g, 37a) in 53 games with Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minnesota high school)… Ranked second among team defensemen in goals, assists and points.
Recorded 67 points (22g, 45a) in 46 games with Shattuck-St. Mary’s… Ranked fourth on the team in goals, third in points and second in assists, leading all defensemen in all three categories… Also skated in two USHL games with the Youngstown Phantoms… Tallied an assist in his USHL debut against the U.S. NTDP (11/16/19).
Earned 48 points (8g, 40a) in 30 games with Shattuck-St. Mary’s… Led the team in assists and points and led all defensemen in goals… Also skated in six USHL playoff games with the Fargo Force.
Recorded 33 points (13g, 20a) in 37 NCAA games during his freshman season at UMass… Was named a First-Team East All-American after ranking fifth in scoring among all Division I defensemen and second among freshman blueliners… Was named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team and was a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team after leading all conference defensemen in goals and points… Also finished tied for first in game-winning goals (3) and tied for second in power-play goals (3) among Hockey East blueliners… Was teammates with fellow Hurricanes prospect Lucas Mercuri… Earned a point in 26 of 37 games, never going more than two games without finding the scoresheet… Posted a three-game assist streak from 10/3-10/16 (3a), including his first collegiate assist vs. Minnesota State (10/3)… Posted a three-game goal/point streak from 10/30-11/6 (3g, 2a) and was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week (11/2)… Capped his first collegiate multi-point game (1g, 1a) with the overtime, game-winning goal vs. Merrimack (10/30)… Recorded a point in 14 of 16 games from 11/13-2/5 (7g, 11a), including two seven-game point streaks from 11/13-1/3 (5g, 5a) and 1/21-2/5 (2g, 6a)… Tallied a season-high three points (2g, 1a) in his first collegiate multi-goal game vs. Merrimack (1/3)… Was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week for the second time (1/25) and chosen as the Rookie of the Month for January… Registered three points (2g, 1a) in two wins at Vermont (2/25-2/26) and was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week for a third time (3/1).
Recorded 31 points (9g, 22a) in 35 collegiate games during his sophomore season at UMass, becoming the second defenseman in program history to eclipse the 30-point mark in multiple seasons… Ranked tied for second in goals, assists and points among all Hockey East blueliners, earning conference Second-Team All-Star honors… Was the only Hockey East defenseman to score at all three strengths, with four power-play goals and his first collegiate shorthanded goal… Led all Minutemen skaters in scoring, with a team-high 15 assists and 19 points in 24 conference games… Named Hockey East Defender of the Week (10/17) after registering three points (2g, 1a) in a weekend sweep of #1 Denver (10/14-10/15)… Scored two power-play goals at Union (10/22)… Posted a five-game point streak from 1/3-1/20 (2g, 6a), with three of his seven multi-point games coming over that span… Tallied two assists at #7 Boston University (1/11), marking the first multi-assist game of his collegiate career… Scored the game-winning goal vs. Northeastern (2/24)… Posted back-to-back two-point games (1g, 1a) in a weekend sweep at Maine from 3/3-3/4 and was chosen as Hockey East’s Defender of the Week for the second time (3/7).