Honors and Awards: 2024 NCAA National Champion…AHCA All-American Scholar (2022-23)…2x NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2022-23, 2023-24)…2x NCHC Outstanding Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)…NCHC Forward of the Week (Nov. 14, 2022)…2x DU's Dr. Ken Bredesen Sportsmanship Player of the Year (2022-23, 2023-24).
2024-25: He will attend the Los Angeles Kings development camp in the summer of 2024.
2023-24: Appeared in all 44 games and recorded personal bests with 15 goals and 10 assists for a total of 25 points…Led Denver's .205 shooting percentage and tied for the team lead in goals in five-game wins…Committed just four penalties on the season with eight penalty minutes…Recorded the longest career six-game point streak (4 goals/3 assists) from November 3-19, which included three consecutive assist games (1 goal/3 assists) from November 10-17…Played in his 50th career game against North Dakota on December 2…Recorded four multi-point games, scoring two goals on February 23 against Miami…Recorded a career-high four-game point streak (5 goals/0 assists) from February 17-March 1, which was also part of a five-game point streak (February 16-March 1)… From January 27th to March 23rd, recorded a total of 13 points (8 goals, 5 assists)…Recorded two assists for the first time in his career in Game 1 of the NCHC Quarterfinals against Minnesota Duluth on March 16 and scored the game-winning point in Game 2 of the playoff series against UMD on March 17…Contributed to an assist in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Game against Omaha on March 23…Scored the game-winning point in the NCAA Championship Game against Boston College in his hometown of Minnesota on April 13…Participated in the Los Angeles Kings Summer Development Camp in July 2023.
2022-23: Ranked second among freshmen in scoring with 12 points (eight goals, four assists) in 34 games… Led the Pioneers' team with a .174 shooting percentage and was fourth on the team with three game-winning goals… Had just two penalty minutes on the year and a plus-minus rating of +13… Made his NCAA debut on October 7 against Notre Dame in the Icebreaker Tournament… On November 11, scored two goals and recorded his first career points, including an assist, against North Dakota, before scoring his first goal and the game-winning goal in the second half of the game… The following November 12, recorded his first multi-goal game and another game-winning goal against UND, earning his first NCHC Forward of the Week award… Recorded three consecutive points on the year… Scored two goals against Arizona State on December 3… Scored the game-winning goal against Colorado University at Ball Arena on January 27… Returned to lineup in March After missing six games with an upper-body injury, played in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals against Colorado College and finished 17th…Attended Los Angeles Kings development camp in July 2022.
Before Denver: In 2021-22, he appeared in 59 games for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League, recording 34 points (15 goals/19 assists) and had three points (1 goal/2 assists) in four postseason games…was third in scoring for the Lancers and was named the team's Newcomer of the Year…participated in the 2022 Biosteel All-American Game…played high school hockey in Minnesota for St. Thomas Academy most of the past three seasons (2018-2021)…served as St. Thomas' team captain in 2020-21 and was second on the team in scoring with 38 points (16 goals/22 assists) in 21 games…had 24 points (6 goals/18 assists) in 25 games in 2019-20 and 12 points (4 goals/8 assists) in 25 games in 2020-21. At St. Thomas in 2018-19…Played club hockey for Team MAP South in 2019-20 and 2020-21…Appeared in six junior games with the Minot Minotauros of the North American Hockey League in 2020-21.
Personal: Son of Cheryl Wright… Has two older brothers, Jordan and Will… His mother was a gymnast at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln… His older brother, Will, plays college hockey at Providence University in Great Falls, Montana… Graduated from St. Thomas Academy in 2021… Placed in the top 20 in Military Leadership for 2020-21 and was the recipient of St. Thomas Academy's Chris Hannigan Memorial Scholarship for 2019-20… Played high school, club and junior hockey in 2020-21… Plans to major in business at DU… Career goals include winning an NCAA National Championship, playing in the NHL and earning a Master's in Business Administration… Hobbies include golf and fishing… Volunteer with Feed My Starving Children.
Why choose DU: “I chose the University of Denver for the supportive college culture and the opportunity to excel at a high level in both hockey and academics.”
