Before UConn
Played for UMass-Amherst in 2002-03 … played for the New England Junior Coyotes of the EJHL in 2003-04 and was named to the EJHL All-Star team … member of the Junior Lock Monsters (EJHL) in 2001-02 and served as team captain … four-time letterwinner for Groton-Dunstable High School … was team captain and team MVP as a senior … earned Central Massachusetts All-Star honors his junior and senior seasons … named Lowell Sun Player of the Year in 2001 and Lowell Sun First Team All-Star in 2000 … also lettered in baseball at Groton-Dunstable ... born April 6, 1983 ... a sociology major.