UMD Athletics

Hockey Center (1989-93)
Baseball Infielder (1990-92)

Was chosen a first team All-American, a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist, the USA Hockey Male Athlete of the Year and the WCHA Player of the Year in 1992-93 after pacing the NCAA in scoring with 36 goals and 56 assists for 92 points (for a school-record 2.49 points per game average) ... Concluded his playing days with 219 points (96 goals and 123 assists), good for a share of the No. 2 spot on UMD’s all-time charts ... Reigned as the Bulldogs’ top point producer for a third year in a row in 1992-93 en route to receiving the team’s Most Valuable Player Award an unprecedented third straight time ... Captained UMD to the 1992-93 WCHA regular season title and an NCAA Regional berth ... Was an All-WCHA first team selection as a senior and a second tean honoree the previous winter ... Still holds Bulldog marks for career game-winning goals (15) as well as playoff assists (13) and playoff points (19) in one season ... Batted .500 (17-for34) as a utility player during his three years with the baseball Bulldogs ... Was voted UMD’s Outstanding Senior Male Athlete for 1992-93 ... Went on to enjoy an eight-year National Hockey League career with Buffalo, Dallas (where he was a member of the Stanley Cup champion Stars in 1999), Chicago and Philadelphia ... Produced 96 goals and 152 assists for 248 points in 450 regular season NHL games ... Played professionally for seven years in Europe and Japan before calling it a career in 2008 ... Skated for Team U.S.A. in seven IIHF World Championships ... Is a native of Cloquet, Minn. ... Earned a B.A.S. degree in community health education from UMD in 2009.