Stats
- Position/#: Defense/5
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6’0″
- Weight: 195 lbs
- Born: 2006-02-03
- Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario
Bio
The downtown Ottawa product made his first step into competitive junior hockey along the Seaway, eventually getting scouted into the Brockville Under-18 system. Converted from forward to defenseman upon joining the AAA level, earning time on the Junior B Tikis before cracking the Junior A roster last year. Traded to Renfrew as part of a three way swap also involving Pembroke.
Fast Facts
- Has been in skates since he was 3-years-old, idolized goalies growing up despite never playing the position
- While his mother’s side has all played hockey at some level, his Columbian-born father taught him the beautiful game of soccer
- Relishes his role as a shutdown defender, regularily taking on defensive zone and penalty kill assignments
- An avid outdoorsman, enjoys fishing as a way of honing his patience on the ice
One-Timers
- Nickname: Rango, Rangus
- Hockey idol growing up: Jonathan Quick
- Hidden Talent: “I used to be double jointed as a kid and I could wrap my hands behind my back and put them over my head. Used to freak my friends out all the time!”
- Actor who would play him in a move: Jake Gyllenhall
- Dream Dinner Guest: LOGIQ
- Favourite Meal: “A lobster boil”
- With Biscuits? “Absolutely.”
- Favourite Movie: Interstellar
- Favourite TV Show: Lost
- First jersey bought: Los Angeles Kings, “I don’t know if it was a Quick jersey or not.”
- Favourite Artist: Drake
- Dream Superpower: Flight
- Favourite Superhero: The Flash
