Union College Athletics

NOTEWORTHY
Brother, Phil, played four years of hockey at New Hampshire.

2015-16 (SO)
ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team ... ranked tied for the team high with nine power-play points and finished second with a career-high 14 assists … tallied a career-high four goals … finished the season ranked seventh in scoring among ECAC Hockey defensemen … blocked a season-high five shots in a 4-4 tie at Princeton (1/8) … recorded three multi-point games … produced two assists against #8 Harvard (12/4) and Robert Morris (1/3) … registered a season-high three points (1 g, 2 a) in a 3-3 tie against #8 Cornell … potted first career game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Princeton (2/19) … one of only five Dutchmen to appear in all 36 games.


2014-15 (FR)
Recorded the third-most overall points (11) among ECAC Hockey rookie defensemen ... scored first collegiate goal (on the power play) at the Mayor’s Cup (1/24) ... blocked six shots at Quinnipiac (3/13) ... compiled a goal and assist in 4-1 win over Clarkson (2/6) ... produced two assists in 5-2 win at Princeton (1/9) ... registered an assist in his collegiate debut against American International (10/10) ... recorded game-winning assist versus Clarkson (2/28) ... took just five penalties in 35 games.

JUNIORS/PREP
Averaged a point per game for the Buffalo Junior Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) in 2013-14, registering 13 goals and 38 assists for 51 points in 52 games ... an alternate captain, ranked second among OJHL defensemen in scoring and was named a first team OJHL All-Star ... tabbed runner-up for the OJHL Top Defenseman Award during his rookie season ... member of state championship team as a high school junior at Williamsville (N.Y.) North.

PERSONAL
Economics major ... graduated from Stoney Creek High School (2012) ... parents are Cindy and Phil DeSimone ... born November 21, 1994 in Williamsville, N.Y.