2009-10: Appeared in 31 games...Scored two goals and added three assists for five points...Only player to appear in 30 or more games and take less than three penalties...Registered first point of the season at Alaska - Anchorage (L, 5-3; Oct. 9, 2009)...Scored both goals in back-to-back games at American International (W, 8-2, W, 2-0; Nov. 27-28, 2009)...Dished out assists in consecutive games, at Connecticut (W, 5-1, L, 3-2 OT; Feb. 26-27, 2010).
2008-09: Appeared in seven games, attempting six shots with a 0 plus/minus…Recorded eight PIM with four minor penalties.
2007-08: Played in 23 games with seven assists...One minor penalty for two minutes...Two separate two-game scoring streaks.
Before Mercyhurst: Played two seasons for the Fargo-Moorhead Jets of the North American Hockey League (NAHL)...Team captain in 2006-07...Most Improved Player in 2005-06...Led the Jets during the 2006-07 regular season with 36 goals and 81 points in 61 games...Point and goal totals were both one shy of Fargo-Moorheads ' regular season bests of 82 and 37 set in 1997 by Tyler Arnason...Fourth in NAHL scoring...Jets finished first in the NAHL's Central Division with a mark of 37-19-6...2006 -07 Playoffs: 8GP; 4 goals, 4 assists, 8 points...Led team in goals.
High School: Participated in football, track, and golf while at Bemidji High School...Assistant captain in 2004-05...First Team Mariucci Conference in 2003-04 and 2004-05...Four-year letterwinner...BHS Athlete of the Year in 2004-05... 2004 football team MVP, captain and MVP of defense...Football Defensive MVP in 2003...Football team and Defensive MVP in 2001...Skated with the Team Minnesota program as a Peewee and Bantam, BYH VFW State Bantam Championship team, the Select 15, 16, and 17 program...Gopher State Black Team in 2004.
Personal: Son of Jon (Jack) and Karen Echternach..Brother Tyler and sister Naomi...Major is business management.
