2005-06 (Sophomore)
Earned the team's most improved player award ... Played in 31 of the 32 games, mostly as the center on the second line ... Had 23 points (10-13-23) to rank second on the team ... Tied for second on the team with a career-best 10 goals ... Tied for the team lead with six power-play goals ... 18 points in CHA games were second on the team and 10th in the league ... Ranked eighth in the CHA in goals scored ... First career goal came in the win over Union ... Two points in that game ... Best offensive game of his career came against Wayne State, Dec. 3 ... Career-bests of two goals and three points ... Two points (1-1-2) in the first game against RIT ... In back-to-back games against Wayne State and RIT, had five points after having one assist all last season ... Matched his career best with three points in the Niagara series, Jan. 13-14 ... Two points (1-1-2) in the first game ... Scored a power-play goal in the second game against Bemidji State ... Scored a goal in the first game at Niagara, Feb. 10 ... His power-play goal gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead in the 3-2 victory ... Career-best four points in the UAH series, Feb. 17-18 ... Two assists in the first game as he assisted on Brian Gineo's game-winner ... Two points (1-1-2) in the second game ... Scored the game-winning goal in the 5-0 win on the power play in the second period ... Matched his career-high with three points in the second game against Wayne State, March 4 ... Tied his career-best with two goals in the game as AFA won, 5-3 ... Assisted on Josh Print's goal in the CHA Tournament game against Robert Morris.
2004-05 (Freshman)
Played in 26 of the 36 games and had one assist with 22 shots ... Only point of the season was an assist on Brooks Turnquist's game-winning goal in overtime to beat Sacred Heart in the first round of the RPI Tournament, Nov. 26 ... Played in seven of the final 13 games, but did not play in the CHA Tournament.
Before Air Force
Played junior hockey for coach Shawn Kurulak's Fargo-Moorhead Jets of the North American Junior Hockey League ... Played in 46 of the 56 games and had 14 goals and 15 assists for 29 points ... Sixth on the team in goals and seventh in points ... Five game-winners tied for the team lead and five power-play goals were fourth ... Graduate from Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School ... Hockey coach was Brian Klanow ... Lettered two years in hockey and four in lacrosse ... All-state and all-league in both sports as a junior and senior.
Personal
Member of Cadet Squadron 37 ... Parents are Mark and Kim Schaffer ... Two siblings, Becky (19) and T.J. (18) ... Would like to fly helicopters after graduation ... Is the element leader in his squadron, responsible for 10 cadets ... Served as a counselor for Falcon Summer Sports Camps this past summer ... Also attended Operation Air Force at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and went on a C-5 mission to Alaska, Japan, Hawaii and Korea ... Person in history he would most like to meet is his grandfather ... Credits his father as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Favorite movies are Rounders and Good Will Hunting ... Favorite book is Angels and Demons ... Favorite food is chicken and dumplings ... Greatest moment in sports was playing for a U.S. select hockey team and travelling to Prague, Czech Republic ... Favorite sport other than hockey is lacrosse ... Hobbies are golf and outdoors ... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings ... Favorite player is recently retired Red Wings center Steve Yzerman.
