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2007-08: Appeared in 31 games … scored three goals and added eight assists … had an assist in his first collegiate contest against Colgate … scored his first collegiate goal, an empty-net tally to put away #18 Cornell at the Blue Cross Arena … recorded his first multiple-point performance with a goal and an assist and was plus-2 in a 5-2 win over Bentley … among team leaders with 56 penalty minutes … took 37 shots on goal … had a point in 10 games … won a season-high 14-of-24 faceoffs against Mercyhurst … won 167-of-323 face-offs (51.7 percent) overall.

Before RIT: Played for the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) in 2006-07 … scored 32 goals and added 40 assists for 72 points to go along with 100 penalty minutes … led Nanaimo to the 2007 BCHL Championship … scored the game-winning goal in the deciding game of the championship series … scored eight goals and added five assists in 12 playoff games … also played two seasons for the Williams Lake Timberwolves in the BCHL … recorded 173 points in 173 BCHL games over three seasons.

Personal: Business major … attended Kelowna Secondary School … born Dec. 3, 1986 in Edmonton, Alberta … son of Jim and Trish Mazzei … has one brother, John and one sister, Martina … brother John played for Bowling Green from 2004-2008 with 59 points in 134 games … lists Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche and Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings as his favorite NHL players … favorite NHL team is the Vancouver Canucks … favorite sports moment was scoring the game-winning goal with 30 seconds left to the capture the BCHL Championship … enjoys anything barbequed … favorite TV show is Shooter … would like to be playing professional hockey in Italy in 10 years … person he would most like to meet is Megan Fox.