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Redshirt Junior (2014-15 Season): Recovered from injury after playing in only six games during the 2013-14 campaign...Made an impact, skating in 35 contests while accounting for 14 points on three goals and 11 assists…Led all defenseman with 80 shots on net…Had two assists and a plus-2 rating in a loss to Wisconsin on Nov. 29…Earned two helpers and a plus-2 rating in a 5-0 shutout of Lake Superior State on Dec. 13…Scored his first goal of the season against Michigan Tech on Dec. 29…Had a three-game point streak from Jan. 8-Jan. 16, getting on the score sheet with a goal and two assists in games with Alaska-Anchorage and Minnesota State…Earned a season-high plus-3 rating in a 3-2 win at Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 21…Went on his second three-game point streak of the season from Feb. 27 through Mar. 6 with a goal and two assists in games with Bemidji State and Lake Superior State...Recipient of FSU's Jimmy Swears Courage Award after making a recovery from a severe spinal injury.

Junior (2013-14 Season): Only had the opportuinity to play in five contests before injury at Alabama Huntsville on Nov. 1...Granted redshirt...Had four shots on goal...Registered a plus-2 rating.

Sophomore (2012-13 Season): Game-By-Game Statistics...Played in 37 overall contests...Registered 17 total points on four goals and 13 assists...Tallied his first point of the season on an assist to Brandon Anselmini for his first career goal on Oct. 13...Tallied three points on the same night in the series against Mercyhurst on Oct. 19, which tied for a team high on the season...Racked up three points in consecutive games on Feb. 2 and 8. Finished the season with 44 blocks...Placed fifth on the team in pointsPlaced fifth in +/- with a rating of plus-4.

Freshman (2011-12 Season): Game-By-Game Statistics...Signed with Ferris State during the November early-signing period...Played in 30 games...Tied for 11th on the team in scoring with 13 points on a goal and 12 assists...Tallied nine points in 15 away games and four points in 15 home games...Assisted on the winning goal in the sweep of Colgate on Jan. 7...(1/7)...Assisted on the winning goal against Ohio State on Jan. 20...Earned two assists in the CCHA Tournament Quarterfinal series Mar. 10-11...Netted his first collegiate goal as the game-winner against Denver in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semi-Final on Mar. 23...Earned five assists in three games form Jan. 20-27...Recorded 19 blocked shots on the season.

High School/Juniors: Skated the 2010-11 campaign with the United States Hockey League's (USHL) Tri-City Storm (Kearney, Neb.)...Coached by Drew Schoneck...Compiled nine points with a goal and eight assists in 28 regular-season contests during the 2010-11 season...Tied for third in scoring among the squad's defensemen...Netted one power-play goal and finished the 2010-11 campaign with a plus-1 rating...Teammate of Ferris State incoming freshmen Jason Binkley and Dominic Panetta...Played two seasons (2008-09 and 2009-10) with the Burnaby Express of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) under head coach Jon Calvano...Accumulated 29 points on six goals and 23 assists to go with three power play tallies and a short-handed marker in 60 outings with Burnaby during the 2009-10 season...Recorded three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 53 games in the 2008-09 season...A two-time (2008-09 and 2009-10) team's Most Outstanding Defenseman Award recipient...A 2009 graduate of Burnaby (British Columbia) Central Secondary School.

Personal: Son of Daniel Denis and Mitsuko Collins of Burnaby, British Columbia...Born 8/20/91 in Burnaby, British Columbia...Father is employed as a pastry chef and mother works as a general accountant...Has a younger brother...Shoots right-handed...Majoring in applied speech communication.

* Season Long Injury

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