Niagara University Athletics

Why Niagara?
"Niagara is a great opportunity to grow and learn as a student-athlete as well as a person.”

2015-16 Season
Played in 24 games as a senior...Recorded a career-best seven goals on 52 shots on goal...Added five assists to finish tied for fourth on Niagara with 12 points...Scored one goal and one assist vs. Bentley (12/4) and tallied both goals in a 2-0 shutout win at RIT (12/11).

2014-15 Season
Earned a third-consecutive Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honor...Played in 37 of 39 games this season… Scored six goals and supplied ten assists for a total of 16 points, good for fifth on the team… Scored two goals in a win over Army (Nov 22, 2014)…Completed the season with 58 shots on net.

2013-14 Season
Named to the AHA All-Academic Team for the second time...Played in 29 games as a sophomore...Scored three goals and added five assists for eight points...Took 49 shots on net and block 49 shots...Finished the season a plus-one.

2012-13 Season
Named to the AHA All-Academic Team...Saw action in 35 games...Was second among rookies in goals (5) and points (13), and was tied for tops among freshmen with eight assists...Earned his first career point with an assist vs. Mercyhurst (10/13)...Scored his first goal as a Purple Eagle at Michigan State (10/19)...Earned a career-high two assists for two points vs. Air Force (1/5)...Pocketed a career-high two points twice...Finished the year a plus-one and with 73 shots on goals.

Before Niagara
Scored 30 goals, 65 assists and 95 points in 111 games with the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)...Named to the 2011 Robinson Dvision’s CCHL All-Star team after tallying 20 goals and 37 assists.  

Personal
Born in Duluth, MI...Son of Joe and Candace Kolenda...Has one silbing, Blake.