2013-14: Assistant captain ... Dressed in 24 games, finishing with 10 assists ... Totaled 49 shots ... Enjoyed a three-game scoring streak in early January (3a) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal and added another helper in his first of two multi-point games against Boston University (12/6) ... Finished the year with three assists over the final three games of the regular season ... Wraps ups his career with 58 points (7g, 51a) over 133 games.
2012-13: Tabbed an assistant captain ... Appeared in 36 games and ranked second among all blueliners with 15 points on the season ... Tied for sixth on the team in total scoring ... Posted three goals and dished 12 assists on the year ... Finished with 40 penalty minutes ... Logged significant power play game, potting two extra-man markers ... Dished an assist in season opener at Union (10/6) ... Posted a two-assist game in win over Vermont (10/26) ... Scored first marker of the year against Northeastern (11/2) ... Notched a two-point (1g, 1a) contest in win at Vermont (1/5) ... Repeated those efforts two games later in a home victory against Maine (1/12).
2011-12: Played in 34 games, second among underclassmen defensemen … Tied for team lead in assists among defensemen with 15 ... Plus/minus rating of +9 was tied for second among under-classmen defensemen ... Also scored two goals … Scored a goal and added an assist against Connecticut (10/22) … Recorded a career-high four assists against Vermont (12/7) … Scored team’s only goal in 1-1 tie at #12 Colgate (12/10) … Added another three assists in Ledyard National Bank Classic against St. Lawrence (12/30) … Recorded an assist on both goals against Boston University (1/6) … Team went 6-1-3 in games where he recorded at least one point … Led team in scoring after first half of season.
2010-11: One of five players and one of two rookies to appear in all 39 games this season … Tallied 14 assists and 16 points … Tied for 13th among Hockey East defenders in scoring … Notched first career goal against UMass (2/5) … Tallied power play goal at UMass (2/18) … Recorded three points against UMass (2/5) … Added two assists vs. Lowell (1/21) … Registered +6 rating … Picked up a pair of assists in the Hockey East Semifinals against UNH (3/18).
Before Merrimack: Attended Kelowna Secondary School before playing for Westside of BCHL from 207-10 … Named BCHL’s best defenseman in 2010 under former Merrimack associate coach Darren Yopyk … Departs as all-time leading scorer in goals, assists, and points in franchise history for defenders at Westside.
Personal: Born January 5, 1989 … Son of Paul and Lisa Ellis … Has three siblings, Caleigh, Sean and Josh … Business major at Merrimack.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 4, Vermont, 12/07/2011
Goals: 1, 7 times
Assists: 4, Vermont, 12/07/2011
Shots: 6, Quinnipiac, 01/18/14 ; at Massachusetts, 01/24/14 ; Colgate, Nov 23, 2012
Power-play goals: 1, 4 times
Penalties: 4, at Clarkson, 01/11/14
Penalty minutes: 15, Providence, 1/29/12
Plus/minus: 4, vs St. Lawrence, Dec 30, 2011
