Colorado College Athletics

2018-19: Appeared in all 41 games … Recorded 11 points (7g,4a) … Tied for eighth in the NCHC among freshmen with seven goals … Scored game-winner goal at Western Michigan in game one of NCHC quarterfinal series … Scored first career goal and posted career-high +3 in 10-2 victory at Alaska Anchorage … First career game-winner in 2-1 victory over No. 20 Miami … Scored in 3-3 tie at Omaha, at Maine and at North Dakota … Scored in 2-2 tie at No. 1 St. Cloud State … Career-high two assists in 6-1 victory at Miami … Assisted on Troy Conzo’s goal in 5-1 victory over Merrimack … Member of the NCHC all-academic team.

Before Colorado College: Played 104 games for the U.S. National Development Program, including 43 in 2017-18 for the National Under-18 Team … Collected 16 points (8g,8a) for the U18 team … Helped team win the Five Nations Tournament in February, defeating Finland, 4-0, in the final game …  Appeared in 59 games (24 points) for Team USA in the USHL … Collected five points in six games and helped Team USA to the Gold Medal at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway … Played in five games for Team Black at the 2015-16 USA Select Festival.
 
Personal: Parents are Matt and Chris Middendorf … Has four siblings, Connor, Morgan, Lauren and Molly … His uncle, Max Middendorf, was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the third round of the 1985 NHL Draft and played parts of four seasons in the NHL … His grandfather, Frank, played for the Washington Redskins … Would like play in the NHL following his time at CC … Enjoys fishing and traveling in his spare time … Favorite food is pesto pasta … Favorite book is The Hunger Games … Favorite movie is Step Brothers … Person in history he would most like to meet is Tony Twist … Greatest moment in sports was winning a Youth Olympic Gold Medal in Lillehammer, Norway … Favorite sport other than hockey is basketball … Credits his brother, Connor, with the biggest influence on his athletic career … Started playing hockey at age three … Favorite professional team is the Toronto Maple Leafs and favorite player is Auston Matthews.