As A Junior: Finalist for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award…Named CHA’s Player of the Year and first-team all-conference after leading the league in scoring…Finished sixth in the NCAA in points per game (1.62) and 11^th in goals (26)…Set CHA record for points and tied league mark for goals…Played in 34 games…Led Niagara with career highs of 26 goals, 29 assists for 55 points…Tallied a team-best four game-winning goals (Oct. 5 and Jan. 10 vs. Air Force, Feb. 21 and 22 vs. Wayne State)…Finished second on the squad with seven power-play goals…Registered a team- and conference-best 16 multiple-point games…Recorded a pair of hat tricks (Oct. 5 vs. Air Force and  20 vs. UMass-Lowell)…Tallied a season-high four points in three games (Oct. 5 vs. Air Force, Oct. 25 vs. North  Dakota, and Feb. 22 vs. Wayne State)…Recorded 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points to lead the CHA in scoring, power-play points and game-winning goals…Named CHA Player of the Week three times (Nov. 4, Nov. 11 and Feb. 24)…Was Niagara’s Athlete of the Week (Feb. 24).

As A Sophomore: Appeared in all 35 games, registering 15 goals, 14 assists for a team-high 29 points…Finished second on the team in shots (105) and tied for the team lead in short-handed goals (1)…Scored four power play-goals and three game winners…Had a +4 plus/minus rating…Tallied 16 penalty minutes…A CHA All-Academic selection…Named Niagara Athlete of the Week (Jan.15)…Earned the Coach’s Spirit Award for attitude and motivation.

As A Freshman:  Played in 37 games…Tallied three goals and added five assists for eight points…Had 63 shots on goal and 16 penalty minutes…Had a -7 plus/minus rating…Scored one power-play goal…Scored first collegiate goal against Lake Superior State (Oct.7).

Before Niagara: Played for the Stratford Cullitons of the Mid-Western Junior B Hockey League…Registered 12 goals, 11 assists for 23 points in 18 games…Attended St. Ignatius High School.

Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1980, in Thunder Bay, Ont…Son of Salvatore and Patricia Tallari…One older sister, Elisa, and two younger brothers, Michael and David…Majoring in business.