011-12 (Freshman): Appeared in four games before undergoing season-ending knee surgery in February ... Registered one goal and one assist in his four games ... Scored his first career goal in a 3-2 loss at No. 5 Minnesota (Nov. 5) ... Collected his first collegiate point with an assist in a 3-1 win vs. St. Cloud State (Oct. 29) ... Named the WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year in both the Grand Forks Herald Coaches Poll and the 93X (Duluth) Media Poll ... Was ranked as the Florida Panthers' No. 7 prospect in The Hockey News 2012 Future Watch ... Recipient of the Pat & Tammy Sogard Endowment.

Before UND: Selected in the second round, 33rd overall, by Florida in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft ... Spent the previous two seasons with the United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) ... Played in in 58 games with the U.S. Under-18 Team in 2010-11 and led the team in points (73), goals (39), power-play goals (16), and game-winning goals (six) ... Led the team to a gold medal at the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World U18 Championship in Germany ... Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team to a first-place finish at the 2010 Men's Under-18 Four Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden ... Named the tournament's top forward after totaling six points (3g, 3a) in three games ... Also won the 2011 Five Nations Cup championship in the Czech Republic ... Split the 2009-10 season with the U.S. Men's National Under-18 and Under-17 Teams ... Amassed 63 points (21g, 42a) in 62 games between the two teams ... Member of the U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team that won the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus ... Tied for the team lead with 10 points (2g, 8a) in seven games as an under-aged player ... Named to the United States Hockey League (USHL) All-Star roster in each of his two years with the NTDP ... Won three straight Michigan midget state championships (2007-09) with the Little Caesar's Hockey Club prior to joining the NTDP.

Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son of Rocco and Susie Grimaldi ... Older sister, Niccole, played soccer at Oklahoma State.