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2016-17: Played in 17 games before an injury cut his season short … tallied a goal and added two assists … fired 30 shots on goal … had season-high six shots on goal, drew an assist, and was plus-2 in the season-opening 6-3 win over Robert Morris … had an assist against the Colonials the next night … fired six shots on goal against Connecticut at Blue Cross Arena … scored his lone goal at Air Force … lead team by winning 61.3 percent of his face-offs taken, which paced Atlantic Hockey and was fifth best in all of Division I … won 111 of 181 total draws … had a goal and two assists in 12 Atlantic Hockey contests … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors … named an American Hockey Coaches Association All-American Scholar for maintaining at least a 3.6 grade-point average in both semesters. STATS

2015-16: Played in 37 contests … tallied 16 points on six goals and 10 assists … dished out a career-high three assists in the Atlantic Hockey Championship, a 7-4 win over Robert Morris … also set a career-high in that game by winning 16 face-offs … set a then RIT Division I record by scoring consecutive goals 25 seconds apart in the 2-2 tie against Bowling Green during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend at Blue Cross Arena … earned Atlantic Hockey Offensive Player of the Week honors, Oct. 20 … those two goals earned the top spot in the NCAA Hockey Plays of the Week on www.ncaa.com, Oct. 19 … had a goal and added an assist in a 5-3 win at Sacred Heart … scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win at Bentley … third on the team with 232 face-off wins … won 55.2 percent of his face-offs taken … fired 76 shots on goal … blocked 26 shots … recorded 11 points on four goals and seven assists in 27 Atlantic Hockey regular season games … Tigers were 8-1-3 when he recorded a point. STATS

2014-15: Appeared in 39 games … tallied 10 points on four goals and six assists … won season-best 10 face-offs in an 8-0 victory over Mercyhurst … recorded eight points (2-6-8) in 17 home contests … tallied three goals and three assists in 27 Atlantic Hockey contests … started the season by recording a point in the first three games … scored his first goal of the season in front of a sellout crowd at Blue Cross Arena against nationally-ranked Boston College … also scored against Air Force, Army, and Mercyhurst … tallied a power-play goal in a 4-1 victory over Army … blocked 21 shots … won 58.1 percent of his face-offs taken (108-of-186), second best on the team … Tigers were 5-5-0 when he recorded a point … named to the AHC All-Academic Team. STATS

2013-14: Led all RIT rookies and was third overall on the team in scoring with 22 points on eight goals and 14 assists in 34 games played … recorded a pair of power-play goals … named the Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Month in November … two-time AHA Rookie of the Week, Nov. 26 and Dec. 10 … made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Colgate … scored his first collegiate goal in a 4-2 win over Robert Morris … tallied a pair of goals, including the game-winner against American International … recorded season-high three points on a goal and two assists against St. Lawrence … dished out a pair of assists on three occasions against Canisius, St. Lawrence, and Army … tallied a power-play goal in back-to-back games against Holy Cross … recorded nine points (3-6-9) during a five-game point-scoring streak, Nov. 9 to Nov. 29 … had 13 points (5-8-13) over a nine-game run … fired 82 shots on goal … blocked 12 shots … recorded 18 points on seven goals and 11 assists in 25 AHA contests … Tigers were 8-4-3 when he scored a point … enjoyed six multiple-point contests. STATS

Before RIT: Played the last two seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL) … scored 40 goals and 70 points in 114 career games … served as a team captain 2012-13 … tallied 23 goals and 22 assists for 45 points in 56 games … tied for the team lead with seven power-play and two shorthanded tallies … recorded two hat-tricks … scored 12 goals and added three assists for 15 points during an eight-game point scoring streak, Oct. 26 to Nov. 17, 2012 … recorded 17 goals and 25 points in 58 games during the 2011-12 season … also played for the Thunder Bay Major Midget Kings in 2010-11, recording 109 points on 46 goals and 63 assists … Thunder Bay team captain.

Personal: New Media marketing major … attended St. Patrick Catholic High School … son of Rod and Doris Skirving … hails from the same hometown as the Staal brothers, who all play in the National Hockey League … hobbies include fishing, hiking and yoga  … favorite TV show is “Conan” and favorite movie is “Step Brothers” … favorite actors are Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart … favorite meal is steak and potatoes … listens to “Born to Rage” by Dada Life to get ready for game time … favorite music artist is Florida Georgia Line … favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings and favorite NHL player is Patrick Sharp of the Dallas Stars … favorite opposing rink to play in is Minnesota’s Mariucci Arena … best personal hockey moment was winning back-to-back Atlantic Hockey Conference Championships … place outside North America that he would like to live is Italy because … historic figure he would most like to meet is Terry Fox … dream job outside of hockey is a sports broadcaster or NHL marketer… four people (living or non-living) he would invite to dinner are his grandpa, Terry Fox, Wayne Gretzky and Patrick Sharp

Career Highs
Goals: 2, 2X, last Oct. 17, 2015 vs. Bowling Green
Assists: 3, March 19, 2016 vs. Robert Morris
Points: 3, 2X, last March 19, 2016 vs. Robert Morris
+/-: +2, 2X, last Oct. 7, 2016 vs. Robert Morris
Shots: 6, 6X, last Oct. 15, 2016 vs. Connecticut
PIM: 4, 6X, last Oct. 21, 2016 at Union