| Height: | 5-8 |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Mississauga, Ont. |
| Position: | Forward |
| Junior Team: | Maryland (NAHL) |
| Shoots/Catches: | Right |
Freshman (2021-22): Played in all 37 games for the Lakers… Posted eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points… Fifth on the team in goals (8)... Tied for fourth on the Lakers in assists (12)... Tied for fifth on the team in points (20)... Led all Laker rookies in goals, assists, and points… Third on the team in shots on goal (62)...Recorded four multi-point games during the season… Scored his first career game winning goal on Dec. 3 at Ferris State in the team’s 3-0 win… Recorded his first career multi-goal game on Dec. 3 at Ferris State (2G)... Posted his second career multi-goal game and fourth multi-point game of the season in the team’s 6-1 win at No. 20 Northern Michigan on Jan. 28 (2G)... Registered a career-high four points (1G, 3A) in the Lakers 5-2 win over Union on Oct. 22… Posted a career-best three-game point streak (1G, 5A) from Oct. 16 - 23… Scored his first career goal on Oct. 22 against Union… Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist on Oct. 9 at No. 3 Michigan… Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 2 at Omaha… Registered the most single-season points by a Laker freshman since 2019-20 when Boudon tallied 27 points (6G, 21A)... Posted the most goals in a single season by a Laker rookie since the 2016-17 season when Max Humitz scored 13 goals… Named CCHA Rookie of the Month (October)... Named CCHA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 6… Named CCHA Rookie of the Week on Jan. 31… Named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team.
High School/Juniors: Played four seasons of junior hockey (2017-21) split between the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), United State Hockey League (USHL), and North American Hockey League (NAHL)... Coached by Greg Walters, Scott McCrory, Mike Tarantino, Luke Strand, and Clint Mylymok… Spent the 2017-18 season playing for the Georgetown Raiders of the OJHL, posting 17 points (4G, 13A) in 51 games… Split the 2018-19 season between the Raiders and the Oakville Blades (OJHL)... Posted 23 points (12G, 11A) in 25 games with the Raiders and 27 points (11G, 16A) in 25 games with the Blades… Played for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL during the 2019-20 season… Totaled 25 points (8G, 17A) in 48 games for the Musketeers… Spent the 2020-21 season with the Maryland Black Bears of the NAHL, and posted 23 points (9G, 14A) in 42 games… Named Scholastic Player of the Year for the 2017-18 season… Received the Raiders Most Improved Player Award for the 2017-18 season… Member of the OJHL Championship team in 2018-19 with the Blades… Member of the Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship team in 2018-19 with the Blades… An RBC Cup Semi-Finalist in 2018-19 with the Blades.
Personal: Son of Rob and Anne Nixon… Has one sister, Megan… A 2018 graduate of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School… Selected to play in the Midget AAA Hockey All-Star Game & the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge… Plans to enroll in teachers college following graduation… Hobbies include hiking, listening to music, spending time with family & watching The Office… Kinesiology major.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 | at St. Thomas (Minn.) | W, 5-1 |
| Feb 25 | Bowling Green | W, 5-1 |
| Feb 26 | Bowling Green | W, 3-1 |
| Mar 4 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-1 |
| Mar 5 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-2 |
| Mar 6 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-4 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 37 | 27 | ||
| Points | 20 | 13 | ||
| Goals | 8 | 7 | ||
| Assists | 12 | 6 | ||
| PIM | 16 | 12 | ||
| +/- | -1 | -3 | ||
| Power-play goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Empty net goals | 2 | 1 | ||
| Games started | 6 | 5 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 62 | 48 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Nebraska-Omaha | W, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Nebraska-Omaha | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Michigan | L, 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | at Michigan | L, 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | W, 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Union | W, 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | Union | W, 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 29 | St. Lawrence | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | St. Lawrence | W, 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Michigan Tech | W, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Michigan Tech | L, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Bemidji State | L, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | Bemidji State | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 19 | at Bowling Green | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Bowling Green | L, 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | Minnesota State | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | Minnesota State | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | at Ferris State | W, 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 4 | at Ferris State | L, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 10 | Northern Michigan | W, 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 11 | Northern Michigan | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 7 | at Bemidji State | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | at Bemidji State | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 14 | Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | USNTDP U-18 | W, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 28 | at Northern Michigan | W, 6-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 29 | at Northern Michigan | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 11 | Ferris State | W, 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 12 | Ferris State | W, 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 18 | at St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 19 | at St. Thomas (Minn.) | W, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | Bowling Green | W, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | Bowling Green | W, 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 4 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Total | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Conference | 27 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Home | 21 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Away | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | +11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Losses | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Ties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| October | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| November | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| December | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| January | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| February | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| March | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
