Originally from Riga, Latvia…Scored 21 goals and added 28 assists in 51 games with the Fighting Saints in 2010-11 … committed to the University of Vermont for 2012-13 … named to Western Conference All-Star team in 2011 … expected to be taken early in the first round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft … Named Fighting Saints captain for 2011-12 … will play for Latvia in 2012 World Junior Championships in Canada …