Niagara University Athletics

Why Niagara?
"Playing Division I hockey has always been a goal of mine. Niagara is close to home and provides a great education along with a great hockey program. When Niagara showed interest, I knew that was where I wanted to play."
 
2018-19:
Was named to Atlantic Hockey’s Player of the Month for November, was named the Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 22) and was named to All-Conference Third Team as a defenseman…Was named to the 2018-19 AHA All-Academic Team…One of seven players to appear in all 41 games, during his third season with Niagara…Collected 40 points (15G, 25A), 48 blocks and six power play goals…Season debut with one goal and one assist vs. AIC (Oct. 12)…Season-high with two goals at Western Michigan (Dec. 1) and vs. RIT (Feb. 27)…Season-high with two assists vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 9 and 10), vs. Canisius (Nov. 17), vs. Mercyhurst (Jan. 19), vs. Sacred Heart (Feb. 8 and 9) and vs. Canisius (March 9)…Season-high with five blocks vs. RIT (Jan. 4) and vs. Mercyhurst (Jan. 19)…Finished the season with 83 shots and .181 shooting percentage…Invited to Carolina Hurricanes development camp following the season.

2017-18:
One of four Purple Eagles to play in all of the teams 36 games...Led all defensemen and second on the team with 30 points tallying four goals and a team high 26 assists..On October 24th he was named Atlantic Hockey Defenseman player of the week for his performance during the previous weekend... Tied for 12th in Division I for points by a defenseman...Ranked 7th among Division I defensemen in assists...Participated in the Toronto Maple Leafs' development camp after freshman year with teammate Eric Cooley.

2016-17:
Played in 35 games as a freshman...Led Niagara with 15 assists, tied for third on the team with 15 points...Tallied an assist in his first collegiate game vs. Holy Cross (10/7)...Had his first two point game with two assists vs. Holy Cross (10/8)...Also picked up two assists at Army (2/11)...Scored four assists in a four-game point streak (11/4-11/19)...Tied for second on the Purple Eagles with 45 blocked shots...Added 56 shots on goal.

Before Niagara:
Played 114 games for the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Aurora Tigers from 2013 to 2016, totaling 69 points on 12 goals and 57 assists…In 2014-15 with Aurora, scored six goals and 36 assists for 42 points, including a league-best 23 power-play assists…Drafted to the United States Hockey League (USHL) by the Bloomington Thunder in the USHL Phase II Draft…Played 17 games with Bloomington in 2015-16, scoring one goal and one assist…Former draft choice of the Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
 
Personal:
Born in Newmarket, ON…Son of Andre Delmas and Leslie McCloskey…Has one sister, Marley…Enrolled in the Academic Exploration Program…Right shot.