Teammates with Buckeye senior Cory Schneider in Penticton ... started skating at age 2 when father would take him out on the open ice and has loved the game ever since ... first job was working construction ... favorite hockey player is Scott Niedermayer because "he makes the game look so easy" ... says greatest athletic achievement is winning the BCHL title with the Penticton Vees ... Pick one: Ice cream flavor - chocolate; Movie - Remember the Titans and Dazed and Confused; Television show - Trailer Park Boys and Entourage; Musician - George Strait, Jason Michael Carrol and the Rolling Stones; Professional team - Vancouver Canucks; Homecooked meal - chicken soup; Celebrity - Jessica Alba; Snack food - beef jerky; Sport other than hockey - football; Vacation spot - Hawaii; Rink - Memorial Arena in Penticton; Book - Catcher in the Rye ... listens to music before a game ... first professional event he attended was a Vancouver Canucks game ... childhood hero was Bobby Orr. 

Ohio State Career: A two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten choice ... voted team's George Burke Most Valuable Freshman by his teammates ... honorable mention CCHA All-Rookie Team ... two-time CCHA Rookie of the Week and a CCHA Defenseman of the Week Nov. 1, 2011 ... Buckeye Sports Bulletin Icer of the Month in December 2009. 

2011-12 (Junior Season, through 12/10/11):CCHA Defenseman of the Week 11/1 ...Has played in all 18 games, 9 assists and 10 points; team-high +9 mark ...In CCHA games only is t-7th among defensemen in scoring (1-7-8) ...Four-game assist and point streak (0-6-6) 10/21-11/4 ...Assist and +2 in 3-2 OT win at Miami 12/10 ...Assist at Michigan 11/19; blocked 2 shots in each game vs. UM 11/18-19 ...+4 in series vs. Northern Michigan 11/11-12, with +2 rating in each game ...3A in series vs. Alaska 10/27-28 to earn CCHA Defenseman of the Week honors; helper on PP GTG in series opener; 2A (one PP) and +2 in game two ...2A at Michigan State 10/21 ...Assist and +3 vs. the Bobcats (10/8) ...Assist at UAH 11/4, +1 at UAH 11/5 ...PPG at Notre Dame 10/15 ...3rd on team with 25 recorded blocked shots, including 7 in series at Michigan State 10/20-21.

2010-11 (Sophomore Season): Played in 31 games, posting eight assists and nine points, along with +2 mark ... tallied at Quinnipiac Oct. 9 ... career-high two assists vs. Robert Morris Oct. 15 ... helper at Ferris State Oct. 22 for three-game point streak ... assist in each game at Northern Michigan Oct. 29-30, at Michigan State Nov. 12, at Alaska Jan. 29 and vs. Lake Superior State Feb. 18 ... +1 in eight of first nine games of the year ... +2 vs. Notre Dame Jan. 21 and +1 in 12 games on the year ... played in first 17 games before missing Catamount Cup (Jan. 1-2), Miami series (Jan. 7-9) and first game at Western Michigan Jan. 14 with an injury; returned to action Jan. 15 vs. the Broncos ... game disqualification vs. Ferris State Feb. 25 and missed CCHA tournament opener March 4 ... an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten pick. 

2009-10 (Freshman season): Played in 32-of-39 games, leading the Buckeye freshmen with three goals, six assists and nine points en route to George Burke Most Valuable Freshman accolades ... +8 on the year ... named CCHA Rookie of the Week Dec. 6 and Jan. 11 and also earned an honorable mention spot on league all-rookie team ... CCHA Rookie of the Week following series with Bowling Green Jan. 8-9; had a power-play goal in each game (the gamewinner in game 1) and added an assist in the opener for career-best two-point night ... also league's rookie of the week after Michigan series Dec. 4-5; was +6 in the series, had a 1-1-2 line and was not on the ice for a goal against in the series split ... +5 vs. the Wolverines Dec. 4 in 5-3 win; first Buckeye to be +5 or better in a game since November 2001; scored first goal in the third period, tally was the go-ahead goal to break a 2-all tie ... first career point came on a helper vs. Denver Oct. 16 ... assists at Notre Dame Oct. 31, vs. Bemidji State Nov. 28 and vs. Alaska Feb. 13 ... +3 at Ferris State Nov. 21 and +2 March 6 vs. Notre Dame; +1 in five games ... named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete. 

Prior to Ohio State: Played two years with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL ... played in 60 games in 2008-09, with eight goals, 25 assists and 33 points, while serving as an assistant captain ... had a 1-16-17 line in 2007-08 ... the Vees won the BCHL championship in 2008 ... also played badminton and was ranked third in British Columbia ... graduated from West Vancouver Secondary School in 2007. 

Off the Ice: Son of Darcy and Ann ... father played wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders ... has a younger sister, Alysha, who is a student at McGill ... family has a pet dog, Eli ... cousin has played quarterback for the University of Saskatchewan.

Career Milestones 
First Goal - Dec. 4,009 vs. Michigan 
First Assist - Oct. 16, 2009 vs. Denver

Career Single-Game Highs 
Goals - 1 (5x, last 10/15/11 at Notre Dame) 
Assists - 2 (3x, 10/28/11 vs. Alaska; 10/21/11 at Michigan State; 10/15/10 vs. Robert Morris) 
Points - 2 (4x, 10/28/11 vs. Alaska; 10/21/11 at Michigan State;10/15/10 vs. Robert Morris; 1/8/10 vs. Bowling Green) 
PIM - 17 (2/25/11 vs. Ferris State) 
Shots - 6 (1/29/11 at Alaska) 
Plus/Minus - +5 (12/4/09 vs. Michigan) 
Career-Long Point Streak - 4 games (10/21/11-11/4/11)