BEFORE PENN STATE
Played in the OHL from 2021-25 with the Sudbury Wolves and Flint Firebirds…Served as an alternate captain each of the past three seasons, two with Sudbury and 2024-25 with Flint…Skated in 36 games scoring four goals while adding 13 assists for 17 points before his season was cut short due to injury… Played for the Sudbury Wolves from 2021-24 skating in a total of 193 games registering 74 points on 18 goals and 56 assists…Named the Sudbury Wolves Best Defensive Player and an OHL All-Rookie Finalist in 2021-22…Competed for Team Canada at the 2022 u18 World Championships in Landshut, Germany and was drafted in the sixth round (No. 167) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2022 NHL Draft…Played in 229 total OHL games registering 91 points on 22 goals and 69 assists… Played his youth hockey for the Whitby Wildcats AAA organization with his best season coming in 2019-20 as he registered 35 points on 10 goals and 25 assists at the U16 level.
PERSONAL
Son of Lisa and Justin Collins…Has two younger sisters, Olivia and Emry…Intending to major in business.