2023-2024 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: A 2024 B1G Distinguished Scholar…Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Season: Skated in 27 games…Scored six goals with three assists for nine points.
at Michigan State (11/10-11): Recorded a goal in a 3-3 tie added an assist the following night in a 5-3 loss. at Michigan (11/18): Scored a goal in a 5-3 victory. Lindenwood (11/25): Registered a goal in a 7-1 victory. at Wisconsin (12/8): Notched a season-high with two points on a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss. Michigan State (1/13): Recorded an assist in a 7-3 loss. Ohio State (1/27): Notched the game-winning goal in a 4-3 win to complete the series sweep. at Ohio State (3/1): Scored a goal in a 5-2 victory.
2022-23 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named a 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten honoree…Named a 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Skated in 36 games…Tied his career-high with 15 points on seven goals and eight assists.
at Mercyhurst (10/14): Scored a goal in a 4-1 win. at Wisconsin (10/28): Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory. No. 1 Michigan (11/5): Registered a goal and an assist in a 4-3 loss. No. 17 Michigan State (11/18): Tallied one assist in a 4-3 win. Alaska (11/22): Netted one goal with one assist in a 3-2 victory. at Notre Dame (12/9): Collected one assist in a 5-2 win. atRIT (12/30): Scored the game-winning goal in a 6-1 victory. at No. 17 Michigan State (1/14): Contributed one goal in a 4-4 tie. Notre Dame (1/21): Tallied an assist in a 3-2 victory. at No. 7 Michigan (1/27): Registered an assist in 7-3 loss. No. 2 Minnesota (2/17): Had an assist in a 7-2 loss. vs. No. 13 Michigan Tech (3/24): Scored the opening goal in an 8-0 victory during the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
2021-22 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned 2021-22 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades...Named a 2021-22 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Season: Skated in 36 games...Tallied career highs of 11 goals and four assists for 15 points.
Niagara (10/22): Scored his first career goal, a shorthanded tally, before adding an empty net goal in a 6-2 win...Recorded his first career multi-goal and multi-point game in the process. at St. Thomas (11/23): Tied his career high with two goals in a 5-1 victory. at St. Thomas (11/24): Registered the game-winning goal in a 4-1 win. Michigan State (12/3): Tallied one assist in a 4-2 win. Michigan State (12/4): Extended his career-best point streak to four games with one goal in a 4-3 loss. at Army (1/1): In addition to tallying one assist, he added the game-winning goal in a 5-3 victory. No. 13/13 Notre Dame (1/7): Registered one goal in a 4-2 defeat. No. 13/13 Notre Dame (1/8): Notched one assist in a 5-4 loss. at No. 4/5 Michigan (1/14): Scored one goal in a 3-2 defeat. Minnesota (2/19): Recorded one goal in a 6-4 loss. No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/4): Tallied one goal in a 4-3 defeat. No. 2/2 Minnesota (3/12): Registered one goal in a 3-2 loss.
2020-21 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Skated in six games...Registered one assist.
Notre Dame (1/29): Registered the first point of his Nittany Lion career with one assist in a 3-2 overtime loss.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Spent 2019-20 with the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers…Finished season with 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points in 46 games…Played two previous seasons with the Des Moines Buccaneers (2017-19)…Registered 22 points (10G, 12A) in 105 total games with the Buccaneers.
PERSONAL
Son of Anita and Scott Paquette…Has an older sister, Erin…Majoring in finance.