“My whole family’s been around hockey. My dad played at Illinois. Both my cousins play college hockey right now, as well. One of my cousins plays at Harvard, and the other at Middlebury. So yeah, that’s how I got into playing hockey: it runs in my family.
“I’ve played a lot of sports (other than hockey). I played basketball and soccer, and I ran cross-country and track. I played basketball for my varsity basketball team, and I also ran track and cross country for my Varsity team. I’ve always kind of just been the best at hockey.
“I found out about Northwood because my uncle knows Coach Miller really well. He and Coach Miller played in a hockey tournament once. But also, my aunt has known Coach Miller through I don’t even know what. But they’ve known each other for a while. Yeah, so my uncle kind of got me introduced to Coach Miller. Then I visited and fell in love.
“Away weekends are my best memories. It’s always the most fun to travel with the team. If I had to pick a favorite home weekend from this year, I’d probably say the Northwood Invitational. That was fun.
“I got to meet Pavel Datsyuk. That’s a cool person I’ve met. Before he left the Red Wings, I went to a camp at my local rink that was run by him. So, I got to be around him for a week and get to know him. I also got to meet Matty Beniers, the captain of the Seattle Kraken. My cousins are family friends with them, and through my cousins, I’ve gotten to meet him.
“A piece of advice I’d give is to just go into it with all the confidence in the world. Like yeah, you’re here for a reason. Make the most of it and try to stay confident.”
As told to Gavin Kruger ’26. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
