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BEFORE UMD: Became more of a force with the Force manning the Fargo point in his second, and final year of United States Hockey League competition in 2011-12 …  finished with 23 assists and 26 points in 60 regular season games to lead all 2011-12 Force defensemen in those two categories … tallied one goal and nine assists in 51 games the previous year while playing under then-Fargo head coach Jason Herter, now a Bulldog assistant  … was a teammate of fellow incoming UMD freshman Austin Farley as a member of the Force ... is a 2010 graduate of International Falls High School … scored 19 times and helped set up 30 other goals in 26 outings while serving as a team captain for the Broncos during his final prep season en route to Duluth News-Tribune All-Area second team recognition … earned All-Iron Range Conference acclaim and an Associated Press All-State honorable mention selection in each of his final three high school seasons … also was a three-time all-conference performer with the Bronco baseball squad … is the latest in a line of 18 International Falls natives who have continued their hockey careers at UMD.

PERSONAL: Born William Blais Corrin on Aug. 1, 1991 in International Falls ... is the son of William and Jean Corrin ... has two older siblings (Brittany and Ladd) ...  his uncle, Dean Blais, is also an International Falls native and currently the head men’s hockey coach at UMD’s WCHA rival, the University of Nebraksa-Omaha ... is majoring in criminology at UMD.