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AS A BULLDOG: 
2018-19: Had the privilege of serving as an alternate team captain with a NCAA national champion ... continued to furnish the Bulldogs with steadfast energy on the back end, but ratcheted up his offensive game a notch or two ... counted himself among the 10 Bulldog veterans who set or equaled career bests for points ... was credited with five goals and 13 assists on the season ...  topped the NCHC in overall penalty minutes with 78 ... o player scored more goals (two) and points (three) in the opening two minutes of play than any other NCAA I skater in the country ... erupted for a personal-high four points (one goal and three assists) in the series opener with visiting Maine on Oct. 19 before helping set up one score the following night en route to collaring NCHC Defenseman of the Week acclaim ... was bestowed with that same honor two weeks three weeks later following the home set with Colorado College ... concluded his junior year having taken shifts in a team-high 114 straight games and possessing the best career plus-minus rating (+41) of any current Bulldog ... participated in his third straight NHL development camp in the summer of 2019 (Boston Bruins in 2019, Buffalo Sabres in 2018 and Calgary Flames in 2017).
2017-18: Was the grizzled veteran (despite being just a sophomore) on a starting blue line cast that included five rookies .... responded to that seniority leadership role by posting then-career bests for both goals (seven) and points (13) and held the distinction of being the only Bulldog defenseman to play in all 44 games ... scored the last of his seven goals in UMD's 2-1 triumph over Air Force in the 2018 NCAA West Regional title bout and was subsequently selected to the six-member All-Tournament team at the event ... rankled first among 2017-18 Bulldogs in penalties (27) and penalty minutes (81) and finished second in blocked shots (a career-high 74) ... figured in on three goals in a 7-5 setback at Omaha on Dec. 8, 2017, scoring once and assisting on two other tallies ...
2016-17: Received the Mike Sertich Award (UMD's Most Improved Player) after closing out his inaugural collegiate season with 12 points on two goals and 10 assists ... skated in 37 of the the club's 42 games (three of those missed appearances were the result of a lower body injury), partnering primarily with then-senior Dan Molenaar ... made quite an impression with some spirited play down the stretch -- scored twice and added six assists in final 12 outings for the year ... posted the seventh-best plus-minus figure (+14) of any rookie blueliner in the country ... turned in his most productive offensive night of the season with a three-point (one goal and two assist) performance in UMD's 5-3 NCHC playoff series-sealing victory over Miami at AMSOIL Arena on March 11 . ..  was one of five Bulldogs to mark in the points column in both NCAA West Regional clashes ... was a 2016-17 UMD single-game high +4  against Miami on March 11.
BEFORE UMD: Spent two winters with United States Hockey League's Des Moines franchise before launching his NCAA I career ... placed second among 2015-16 Buccaneer defensemen in regular season scoring with 13 points, tallying once and assisting on a dozen other goals in 57 games ... also racked up a team-leading 164 penalty minutes during the regular season ... totaled one goal and nine assists while taking part in 50 regular season bouts the previous year ... Is a 2014 graduate of Eagan High School ... captained the Wildcats to a third-place finish at the 2014 Minnesota State High School Class AA Tournament and was chosen to that event's All-Tournament Team ... paced the team in plus-minus rating that season ... lettered four years in hockey,  three times in football (strong safety) and once in golf at Eagan High School.
BULLDOG MILESTONES: First Game - vs. Michigan Tech (Oct. 2, 2016). First Goal - vs. Miami (March 11, 2017). First Assist vs. Michigan Tech (Oct. 2, 2016).  Most Goals, Game - 2 vs. Miami ((March 2, 2019). Most Points, Game - 4 vs. Maine (Oct/ 19, 2018). Most Shots, Game - 6 vs. Miami (March 11, 2017). Longest Scoring Streak - 3 Games (Nov. 17-Nov. 25, 2017).
PERSONAL: Born Nickolas Lloyd Wolff in St. Paul, Minn. ... is the son of Ron (a hockey goalie at Duluth Central High School during the late 1970s and early 1980s) and Cyndi Wolff, both UMD alumni ... has one older brother (Joe, who attended UMD) and sister (Ali) ... is majoring in criminology at UMD.