As A Junior: Played in 36 games…Registered nine goals and 14 assists (23 pts.)…Scored two game-winning goals (Jan. 11 vs. Air Force & Feb. 14 Findlay)…Had four multiple-point games…Scored a season-high three points vs. Air Force (Oct. 5 & Jan. 10)…Had a career-best tying two goals against Air Force (Jan. 10)…Selected to CHA All-Academic team for the second-straight season.

As A Sophomore: Played in 34 games…Tallied seven goals and 18 assists for 25 points…Had a +3 plus/minus rating…Recorded 46 shots on goal and 33 penalty minutes…Scored two power-play goals…Led team in CHA games with .208 shooting percentage, overall season percentage of .152…Named to CHA All-Academic Team.

As A Freshman: Played in 37 games…Scored 12 goals and added 11 assists for 23 points…Registered 69 shots on goal and two penalty minutes…Had a -6 plus/minus rating…Scored three power-play goals and two game-winning goals…Tied for the team lead in goals…Named CHA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 13)…Finished seventh in the CHA in freshman scoring with 10 points…Scored his first collegiate goal in a two-point effort against Lake Superior State (Oct. 7)…Named the Xerox Most Valuable Player of the Game for the Punch Imlach College Hockey Showcase after registering two goals in a 4-3 overtime loss to Western Michigan (Nov. 11)…Ranked 233rd (eighth round) overall among North American Forwards and Defensemen by the NHL’s Central Scouting Service for the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Before Niagara: Did not play in high school…Played for Tappara Junior A during the 1999-00 season…Was one of two nonprofessionals granted a tryout for the Finnish National Junior Team…Attended Sampo Sports High School.

Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1981, in Nokia, Finland…Son of Esa and Mari Karru …One older sister, Taina, and a younger sister, Jonne…Majoring in business.