Colorado College Athletics

2022-23: Appeared in one game, on Senior Night vs. Denver … Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team for the fourth consecutive year.
 
2021-22: Appeared in four games … Attempted only shot of season in 1-1 tie vs. St. Lawrence … Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team for the third consecutive year.
 
2020-21: Appeared in two games, including NCHC quarterfinal vs. St. Cloud State ... Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team for the second consecutive year.
 
2019-20: Appeared in 31 games ... Posted one goals and two assists ... First career goal vs. Omaha ... First career point with assist in 4-2 victory at St. Cloud State ... Also collected an assist at Denver ... Game-high five blocked shots against Minnesota ... Collected two shots four different games ... Career-high +2 in 7-2 win at Princeton ... Named a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the NCHC and a member of the all-academic team.

Before Colorado College: All-time leading scorer among defensemen in Wenatchee Wild history … Finished third on the team and sixth among defensemen in the British Columbia Hockey League with 42 points (14g,28a) in 58 regular-season games in 2018-19 … Recorded eight points (1g,7a) in 18 playoff games … Scored the overtime game-winner to clinch the series vs. Cowichan Valley and advance to the third round of the Fred Page Cup … Notched 36 points (9g,27a) in the 2017-18 regular season and led the Wild to the 2018 Fred Page and Doyle Cup (Pacific Region) championships with 10 points in 20 playoff games … Helped the Wild to the 2016-17 BCHL regular-season title with 10 points in 46 games … Played in the USA Select Festival from 2014-16 … Teammate of current Tiger Jack Gates with the Anaheim Jr. Ducks.
 
Personal: Parents are Don and Wendy Sasaki ... Has one sister, Janelle … Would like to pursue a career in science or engineering following his time at CC … Enjoys reading, fishing and playing cards in his spare time … Favorite food is steak … Favorite book is 12 Rules for Life … Favorite movie is The Departed … Person in history he would most like to meet is C.S. Lewis … Greatest moment in sports was winning the BCHL Championship … Favorite sport other than hockey is football … Credits his parents with the biggest influence on his athletic career … Started playing hockey at age four … Favorite professional team is the Los Angeles Kings and favorite player is Torey Krug.