After graduating from high school with top grades, he moved to the town of Orono, Maine, to continue his academic and hockey career at the University of Maine, where he played for the Black Bears.
Po ukončení štúdia strednej školy, sa presťahoval do Spojených Štátov do mesta Orono, Maine, kde pokračoval vo svojej akademickej a hokejovej kariére na University of Maine, kde hral za Black Bears.