2022-23
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Appeared in 28 games.
• Totaled six points on five goals and one assist.
• First collegiate goal proved to be the game-winner in 5-3 victory over Princeton (Nov. 25).
• Tallied goals in back-to-back road victories over Arizona State (5-3, Jan. 21) and Holy Cross (4-3, Jan. 27).
2021-22
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Made four appearances during the season
• Blocked a shot in 5-4 win at Princeton (Nov. 26)
2020-21
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AHCA All-American Scholar
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Appeared in 14 games
• Assisted the game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over Mercyhurst (Feb. 5) for lone point of the season.
BEFORE RIT
• Transferred from AIC prior to the 2020-21 season
• Two-time Dean’s List member with the Yellowjackets
• Played for the Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
• Voted 2017-18 SJHL Rookie Team Defenseman of the Year and 2018-19 Sherwood Division Defenseman of the Year
• Tabbed Flin Flon’s Most Popular Player and Rookie of the Year in 2017-18 and Best Defenseman in 2018-19
• Tied for third in the league among defensemen with 42 points (9 goals, 33 assists) along with 118 penalty minutes over 44 games during his final season with the Bombers
• Teammate of current Tiger Caleb Moretz in high school and juniors.
PERSONAL
• Calvon "Bootsy" John Boots was born in Salmon, Idaho
• Son of MaryAnn and Justin Boots, also has one older brother, J.R.
• Attended West Valley High School
• Lists winning the Arctic Winter Games championship in OT as a 16 year-old (“Down, 5-1, came back to tie it with :08 left in front of 2,500 fans”) as his most memorable athletic moment
• Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing golf in his spare time
• Started skating “as soon as I could walk," following in older brother’s footsteps
• Has previously volunteered for the Fairbanks Food Bank
• Favorite NHL team is the Colorado Avalanche and favorite player is Erik Karlsson
• Majoring in accounting.
