Colorado College Athletics

Before Colorado College: Collected 220 points (96g,124a) in 283 games over four and half seasons with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL before getting traded to the Kelowna Rockets midway through last season … Team captain for the Giants in ’25-26 after serving as an assistant captain the previous two seasons … No. 4 on Vancouver’s career scoring list … Named Humanitarian of the Year twice with Vancouver … Helped the Giants to the WHL playoffs for three seasons from 2022-25 and Kelowna to the 2026 playoffs … Notched 25 points (9g,16a) in 32 games for Kelowna, including one goal and four assists in six playoff contests last season … Won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship.
 
Personal: Parents are Todd and Tina Halaburda … Has one sister, Jacky … Would like to continue his hockey career following his time at CC … Hobbies include golfing and hiking … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite book is The Art of Winning … Favorite movie is Rocky III … Person in history he would most like to meet is Michael Jordan … Greatest moment in sports was winning the gold medal at the National U17 tournament for Team Canada … Favorite sport other than hockey is golf … Credits his parents with the biggest influence on his athletic career … Started playing hockey at age five … Favorite professional team is the Vancouver Canucks and favorite player is Alex Burrows.
 
Why CC: “I chose Colorado College because of the high level of development provided by their great coaching staff and amazing facilities. I believe CC is the best place to pursue my goal of reaching the NHL. I also like CC’s small class sizes and the block plan that lets me focus on one class at a time while competing in the NCHC the best conference in NCAA hockey the NCHC will get me most ready for pro hockey.”