Niagara University Athletics

Why Niagara?
"Niagara University allows me to continue to play hockey at an exceptional level and at the same time get a great education. Niagara will provide great opportunities for me as an athlete and a student with strong coaching, smaller class sizes, and access to my professors."

2016-17 Season
Named a co-captain of the Purple Eagles prior to his junior season...Accumulated eight points (4+4) in 12 games before missing the remainder of the season due to injury...Scored one power-play goal and one shorthanded goal...Earned Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week accolades (11/22)...Scored one goal and one assist at RPI (10/21) and scored two goals at Sacred Heart (11/18)...Shot 28 pucks on goal and blocked seven shots.

2015-16 Season
Played in all 37 games for Niagara...Led the team with 11 goals and 18 points in his sophomore campaign...Tied for the team lead with three power-play goals...Scored his first hat trick vs. Bentley (12/4), adding an assist to set a career-high with four points in one game...In Atlantic Hockey play, recorded a team-best 10 goals to go with six assists for 16 points...Also led Niagara with a plus-1 rating in 28 conference games.

2014-15 Season
Named to the 2015 AHA All-Academic Team...Appeared in 32 games his rookie season…Totaled ten points, accumulating five goals and five assists…Scored two assists for a personal game high against Air Force (2/20)...Had 51 shots on net…Earned Travel Team USA Rookie of the Week honors after scoring a goal and an assist against RIT (12/15).

Before Niagara
Before spending the 2013-14 season with the Smiths Falls Bears, began his CCHL career with the Kanata Stallions...His standout season came in 2012-13, where he tallied a career-high 35 goals and 33 assists for 68 points...Overall, put together an impressive run in 143 games with the Stallions, scoring 67 goals and adding 82 helpers for 149 points.

Personal
Born in Shawville, Quebec...Son of Randy and Adele Plouffe...Has a brother, Brock...Majoring in finance...Left shot.