Career Marks:
- Played in 147 games, 6th in RMU history
- Recorded 78 points on 28 goals and 50 assists
- Ranks ninth in program history in shorthanded goals (2)
- 6th all-time in plus-minus rating (+37)
- Won five championship trophies with the Colonials: two Three Rivers Classic tournament championships, two Atlantic Hockey regular season titles and one Atlantic Hockey playoff championship, helping Robert Morris to its first NCAA tournament appearance
- Part of the Class of 2016 that won 87 games, more than any other class in Colonials history.
- Signed with ECHL Norfolk at the end of his senior season
2015-16 | Senior Season:
- Played in all 39 games, recording a career high 32 points
- Scored 11 goals and 21 assists, both career-high marks
- Ranked 6th on RMU in scoring, one of six players scoring more than 30 points
- Scored five power play goals and seven power play assists
- Plus-16 rating
- Scored two game-winning goals
2014-15 | Junior Season:
- Skated in 31 of 37 games, finishing with 16 points on five goals and 11 assists
- Tied for team lead in shorthanded goals with two
- Finished the year +11 and with 14 blocked shotsÂ
- Led team in penalty minutes (54) and was third in total penalties (19)
- Netted a career-high-tying three points (all assists) vs. AIC on Jan. 17
- Posted four multi-point games, including two assists in Game 1 AHC quarterfinal playoff win over Niagara on March 13
- His two unassisted goals ranked second on the Colonials
- AHC All-Academic team for the third time
2013-14 | Sophomore Season:
- Skated in 40 of 42 games, racking up 21 points (7-14) to rank ninth on the team
- Tied with oft-linemate Brandon Denham for fourth on team in shots with 105
- Also finished even with Denham in assists (14) and plus/minus (+12), both ranking seventh
- Tied for fifth on RMU with two power-play goals
- Set a career-best with three points (1-2) Feb. 28 at Mercyhurst
- Was at his best offensively in the AHA playoffs, scoring seven points (3-4) in seven postseason games
- Had two points each (1-1) in RMU's AHA semifinal and final victories
- Blocked 24 shots, capped by three in the decisive Game 3 against Army on March 9 in the AHA first round
- Fired six shots on two occasions: Oct. 26 vs. Ohio State and in AHA semifinal against Niagara on March 21
- Was season-high +3 on Jan. 10 at UConn
- Ranked third on RMU in penalties (20) and fifth in penalty minutes (40)
- Named to AHA All-Academic Team for second time
2012-13 | Freshman Season:
- Appeared in 37 games for the Colonials as a freshman
- Made RMU debut on Oct. 13 at Quinnipiac
- Recorded first career point, an assist, at Canisius on Nov. 9
- Tallied nine points (5-4) on the season
- Recorded first career goal on a power play against Penn State in the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 28
- Recorded a career-high two points (1-1) in only his second career playoff game against Sacred Heart on March 9
- Launched 63 shots on the season and blocked 14
- Ended the season ranked third on the team with 42 penalty minutes
- Named to AHA All-Academic Team
Pre-RMU Highlights:
- Had 41 points, 252 penalty minutes and a +15 plus/minus rating in two seasons with the Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) under coach John Becanic
- Helped lead the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 to a national championship, recording 15 points in 38 games during the 2009-10 season
Personal:
- Born October 11, 1993
- Majoring in Finance and Legal Studies
- Son of Mike and Marcia Cope; brother to Daniel and Ryan
- Favorite team is the Colorado Avalanche
- Favorite athlete growing up was Peter Forsberg
- Has also played lacrosse
- Interests include hiking and fishing
- Plans to become a lawyer
Why RMU?
"Up-and-coming hockey team with a small-school feel"
