Bio

2018-19: Appeared in 27 games for the Bulldogs in 2018-19 as a redshirt junior…finished with four points, all assists…had nine shots on goal…had one point streak of two games…both against Michigan State on Nov. 2-3.

2017-18: Dressed in 36 games for Ferris State in 2017-18, had a goal and five assists for six points with 33 shots on goal…picked up first goal as a Bulldog on Oct. 21 vs. Mercyhurst at 8:22 of the second period...was a season-best +3 at Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 24, 2017 in a 6-2 victory…had three points in two-game series vs. Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 24-25.

Transfer from NCAA Division I Air Force Academy in the Atlantic Hockey Association... Joined the Ferris State program in the fall of 2016.

Air Force: Played in 29 games as a freshman for the Falcons, notching a goal and eight assists with a +7 rating...Helped the team to a 20-12-5 record and a second-place finish in the Atlantic Hockey standings...

High School/Juniors: Played 145 games of junior hockey over three seasons…Appeared in 12 games during the 2011-12 season with the United States Hockey League's (USHL) Muskegon Lumberjacks and had five points on a goal and four assists…Also played 29 games with the Lumberjacks in 2012-13 and had three assists…Spent the 2013-14 season with the Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and had four assists…Also played 58 games for the Jets in 2014-15 and had 24 points on four goals and 20 assists with a +44 rating, the best of any defenseman...Named the 2014-15 NAHL North Division Defenseman of the Year and was named to the All-North Division Team…Ranked second in scoring among Janesville defensemen in 2014-15…Before juniors, he lettered three years in hockey and two in lacrosse at Woodstock High School.

Personal: Parents are Fritz and Tisha Yoder...Has two siblings...Started playing ice hockey at age eight...Favorite NHL team is Nashville Predators...Favorite NHL player is Niklas Hjalmarsson.